Mystery Train Images of America in Rock 'N' Roll Music

Greil Marcus

Sixth revised edition

Paperback (28 Apr 2015)

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The perfect gift for music fans and anyone who loves artists like Elvis Presley, Randy Newman, Sly Stone, Robert Johnson, and Harmonica Frank.

In 1975, Greil Marcus's Mystery Train changed the way readers thought about rock 'n' roll and continues to be sought out today by music fans and anyone interested in pop culture. Looking at recordings by six key artists-Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley-Marcus offers a complex and unprecedented analysis of the relationship between rock 'n' roll and American culture. In this latest edition, Marcus provides an extensively updated and rewritten Note and Discographies section, exploring the recordings' evolution and continuing impact.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780142181584
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint:	Plume
Pub date:	28 Apr 2015
Edition:	Sixth revised edition
DEWEY:	781.660973
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	448
Weight:	915g
Height:	230mm
Width:	150mm
Spine width:	23mm