The Rough Guide Book of Playlists
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The Rough Guide Book of Playlists by Mark Ellingham
The 500 "Rough Guide Book of Playlists" are recommendations of ten songs (sometimes a couple more, sometimes a couple less), covering artists (Rufus Wainwright to Thelonius Monk, Al Green to Manu Chao, Glenn Gould to Julie Andrews), genres (Bebop Classics to Reggae Toasters to Punk Originals to Hot Club jazz), songs (10 best Dylan covers; 8 classic versions of "Summertime"; 10 love songs that don't cloy), quirks and silliness (Songs about Chickens and Insects; "Who let the frogs out?"; Big Pizza Pie crooners; "Take this Job and Shove it!"). There's even a literary edge with playlists like '10 songs raved about in Murakami novels'. Each of the Playlists has a nugget about the song (why you want it on your iPod), and a listings of where it's from (remember CDs?).
Editor Mark Ellingham founded Rough Guides in 1982 and has created many of the series new ventures over the past ten years, including the Rough Guide to the Internet, the Rough Guide to World Music, and, recently and only a little ashamedly, the Rough Guide to the Da Vinci Code. He has pressurised everyone he knows to contribute to this book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843536031 |
| ISBN 10 | 184353603X |
| Title | The Rough Guide Book of Playlists |
| Author | Mark Ellingham |
| Series | Rough Guide Music Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | APA Publications |
| Year published | 2005-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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