| Description |
357 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliographie |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-344), discography (pages 344-346), and index. |
| Résumé |
Documents the story of the creation of Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" album against a backdrop of the political and cultural turmoil of 1968 Boston, examining how other artists raised awareness about key historical events and issues. |
| Dépouillement |
Prologue: in the beginning -- Against electricity -- God's underground newspaper -- The silver age of television -- Paul Revere is shamed: being a brief history of the Bosstown sound -- The white light underground -- Scenes from the real world -- I saw you coming from the cape -- A little more light into the darkness of man -- The noises that roar in the space between the worlds -- Something in the bricks -- We have all been astrals many times -- Epilogue: afterwards. |
| ISBN |
9780735221345 (hardback) |
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0735221340 (hardback) |
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