Electric Shock by Peter Doggett
From the beginning of recording, when a musical performance could be preserved for the first time, to the digital age, when all of recorded music is only a mouse-click away; from the straitlaced ballads of the Victorian era to gangsta rap, death metal and the multiple strands of modern dance music, the author presents the history of music.
Witty and compelling * Esquire *
Dauntlessly comprehensive, elegantly parlayed survey of pop’s recorded history * MOJO *
a great history book, read it and stream -- Max Bell * Record Collector *
What Electric Shock imparts… is delight and curiosity in the music it chronicles with such pithy vivacity-- Neil Spenser * Guardian *
this magnificent book is highly recommended for anyone with more than a passing interest in popular music over the last century or so -- Alwyn Turner * Literary Review *
Dauntlessly comprehensive, elegantly parlayed survey of pop’s recorded history * MOJO *
a great history book, read it and stream -- Max Bell * Record Collector *
What Electric Shock imparts… is delight and curiosity in the music it chronicles with such pithy vivacity-- Neil Spenser * Guardian *
this magnificent book is highly recommended for anyone with more than a passing interest in popular music over the last century or so -- Alwyn Turner * Literary Review *
Peter Doggett has been writing about popular music and social and cultural history for more than thirty years. His books include the acclaimed There's a Riot Going On: Revolutionaries, Rock Stars and the Rise and Fall of '60's Counter-culture and The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847922182 |
| ISBN 10 | 184792218X |
| Title | Electric Shock |
| Author | Peter Doggett |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-08-27 |
| Number of pages | 720 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Penderyn Music Book Award 2016 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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