Dylan Jones
1975 : The Year the World Forgot Hardcover Book
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There is a myth that the long, dark days before punk were full of legions of British prog rock groups that the likes of Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer and Jethro Tull roamed the land, soiling the culture like universityeducated Orcs.Wrong.The midseventies were dense with extraordinarily sophisticated, mature rock music made by singers, songwriters and musicians who had no problem calling themselves artists. And the records they made aspired to artistic status everyone was trying to make their own masterpiece, and the sense of competitiveness was like something not seen since the midsixties. Threeminute pop singles had given way to concept albums and poppackage tours had been supplanted by rock festivals, and rock in general had a renewed sense of ambition.1975 was the apotheosis of the adult pop, the most important year in the narrative arc of postwar music, and a year that was rich with masterpieces Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan, The Who by Numbers by the Who, Young Americans by David Bowie, Another Green World by Brian Eno, The Hissing of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell and A Night at the Opera by Queen, amongst countless other legendary albums.These records were magisterial records that couldnt be bettered. Who could realistically make a more sophisticated album than The Hissing of Summer Lawns? Or a more complex hardrock album than Physical Graffiti? Or indeed a record as unimpeachable and as prescient as Horses?1975, as Dylan Jones expertly...
Binding: Hardcover;368 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: AVG; Weight: 812 g; Dimensions: 163 x 243 x 38
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There is a myth that the long, dark days before punk were full of legions of British prog rock groups that the likes of Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer and Jethro Tull roamed the land, soiling the culture like universityeducated Orcs.Wrong.The midseventies were dense with extraordinarily sophisticated, mature rock music made by singers, songwriters and musicians who had no problem calling themselves artists. And the records they made aspired to artistic status everyone was trying to make their own masterpiece, and the sense of competitiveness was like something not seen since the midsixties. Threeminute pop singles had given way to concept albums and poppackage tours had been supplanted by rock festivals, and rock in general had a renewed sense of ambition.1975 was the apotheosis of the adult pop, the most important year in the narrative arc of postwar music, and a year that was rich with masterpieces Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan, The Who by Numbers by the Who, Young Americans by David Bowie, Another Green World by Brian Eno, The Hissing of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell and A Night at the Opera by Queen, amongst countless other legendary albums.These records were magisterial records that couldnt be bettered. Who could realistically make a more sophisticated album than The Hissing of Summer Lawns? Or a more complex hardrock album than Physical Graffiti? Or indeed a record as unimpeachable and as prescient as Horses?1975, as Dylan Jones expertly...
Binding: Hardcover;368 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: AVG; Weight: 812 g; Dimensions: 163 x 243 x 38
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Dylan Jones
1975 : The Year the World Forgot Hardcover Book
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