Shots from the Hip by Charles Shaar Murray

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Shots from the Hip by Charles Shaar Murray

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Part of Penguin Originals series

Summary

This collection forms a compendium of frontline despatches. The book is divided into several sections - the early 1970s (the hippy hangover and the glamorous tendency), the middle 1970s (the end of civilisation as we know it) and the late 1970s onwards (after the end).

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Shots from the Hip by Charles Shaar Murray

A collection from one of pop music's writers, which forms a compendium of frontline despatches. The book is divided into several sections - the early 1970s (the hippy hangover and the glamorous tendency), the middle 1970s (the end of civilisation as we know it) and the late 1970s onwards (after the end). Pieces include the world's rudest interview with Paul McCartney, proto punk and Manhattan wierdos (ie the Ramones), punk rock, soul power, the Rolling Stones, Murray's memorial of Jimi Hendrix and the death of Presley.

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The distinguished Ralph J. Murray Award went to Charles Shaar Murray. Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix and the Postwar Rock 'n' Roll Revolution won the Gleason Music Book Award. He resides in the United Kingdom.

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ISBN 13 9780140123418
ISBN 10 0140123415
Title Shots from the Hip
Author Charles Shaar Murray
Series Penguin Originals
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1991-06-27
Number of pages 496
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.