Galactic Ramble; A peregrination through British rock, pop, folk and jazz of the 1960s and 1970s - Crisp, Simon, Morton Jack, Richard e.a.
KORTE INHOUD
What is Galactic Ramble? Galactic Ramble is the most comprehensive guide ever published to British pop, rock, folk and jazz albums issued between 1963 and 1973. A4 in size, it features around 3000 albums (arranged alphabetically), and is 550 pages long. Also included are numerous top ten lists, a section of recommended LPs and a catalogue of tracks by lesser-known or collectable album artists that only appeared on 45 or EP. A complete list of the albums reviewed in the book can be found here. What’s the aim of Galactic Ramble? The period covered by the book saw a massive increase in the number of LPs released, on both major and minor labels. Many sold poorly, and change hands for huge sums today. The aim of Galactic Ramble is to describe the music contained on those, and to contextualise them with better-known albums. Is Galactic Ramble illustrated? Yes – the book has hundreds of rare illustrations dotted throughout its pages, as well as two sections of full-colour plates depicting collectable LP sleeves. Are...
