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Synopsis
This infamous book has enjoyed a lively underground reputation since its first publication in 1970. Richard Meltzer (a.k.a. R. Meltzer) took his training as a young philosopher and applied it with unalloyed enthusiasm to the lyrics, sound, and culture of rock and roll. Never before had anyone noticed the relationship between the philosophy of Heidegger and a tune by Little Anthony and the Imperials, heard the cries of agony in the Shangri Las' Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)", or transcribed every "papa-ooma-mow-mow" in the Trashmen's Surfin' Bird."From Dionne Warwick to Plato, Jim Morrison to Bert Brecht, Conway Twitty to Miguel de Unamuno, Meltzer subverts high and low culture in his search for meaning, emotion, and codes in popular music. At once an earnest investigation and a crypto put-on, the book can be read for its nuggets of information and insights or for its humour. Here with Greil Marcus's new introduction, yet another generation of readers can be outraged and inspired.
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About the Author
Richard Meltzer is the author of over a dozen books, including A Whore Just Like the Rest-winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award-and innumerable articles. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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The Aesthetics of Rock
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Something Else Press, Inc., New York, 1970
ISBN 10: 0871100371
ISBN 13: 9780871100375
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Something Else Press January 1970, 1970
ISBN 10: 0871100371
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The Aesthetics of Rock
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ISBN 10: 0871100371
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Jacket is bright & clean. NOT price clipped. Green cloth with gold lettering. Orange end pages. Clean, solid, without markings. Red tinted top edge. Along with Lester Bangs, Meltzer is the other wildman founding father of rock journalism. Brilliant & pretentious and impossible to describe this is a book every fan of rock music should read. Yet, few actually read the crazy thng. This is an excellent collector's copy. Seller Inventory # ABE-1788634859903
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Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First printing of one of the earliest works of rock-music criticism and analysis, one of "The Best Rock 'n' Roll Books Ever" (New Musical Express), and a modern classic. From Dick Higgins' legendary press. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth. Near fine in like jacket. DJ has minimal surface wear and shallow creases to front panel, close inspection only. Unclipped. Book has trace fading to cloth along top edge. Else a bright, clean, sharp and tight example. 346pp. Near fine in a near fine jacket. Signed. Seller Inventory # 43493
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. From the library of record executive and Blues scholar Lawrence Cohn. Fine in fine dust jacket. One of the earliest as well as best in- depth analysis of the subject. It would be hard to fine a fresher copy. ; 6" x 8 1/4"; 346 pages. Seller Inventory # 312157