The Sex Pistols Invade America
The Fateful U.S. Tour, January 1978
Seiten
2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6939-7 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6939-7 (ISBN)
By January 1978, the Sex Pistols were the most talked about band on the planet. This book covers the Pistols 1978 tour of America from varying perspectives - with many people sharing their experiences for the first time. The book also endeavours to separate fact from the many fallacies that still surround those twelve days of mayhem when the Sex Pistols wended their way across an unsuspecting USA.
In November 1977, Warner Bros. secured the rights to release the album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols in America. The following January, the Sex Pistols--already the "scourge" of Britain--were discovered by unsuspecting American audiences in an infamous U.S. tour, accompanied by sensational media coverage and moral panic.
Malcolm McLaren, the band's manager, eschewed the established rock 'n' roll markets of New York and Los Angeles in favor of off-the-radar venues in Memphis, San Antonio and Baton Rouge, sowing the seeds for countercultural clashes in the conservative South. Two weeks later the band split up but punk had invaded mainstream American culture.
Drawing on input from fans, the author chronicles the Pistols' first and only U.S. tour and separates fact from fallacy in the mythology surrounding those 12 days of mayhem.
In November 1977, Warner Bros. secured the rights to release the album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols in America. The following January, the Sex Pistols--already the "scourge" of Britain--were discovered by unsuspecting American audiences in an infamous U.S. tour, accompanied by sensational media coverage and moral panic.
Malcolm McLaren, the band's manager, eschewed the established rock 'n' roll markets of New York and Los Angeles in favor of off-the-radar venues in Memphis, San Antonio and Baton Rouge, sowing the seeds for countercultural clashes in the conservative South. Two weeks later the band split up but punk had invaded mainstream American culture.
Drawing on input from fans, the author chronicles the Pistols' first and only U.S. tour and separates fact from fallacy in the mythology surrounding those 12 days of mayhem.
Mick O’Shea spent ten years in the finance industry before making the switch from numbers to letters on a full-time basis in 2008. Having started out penning magazine articles, he now has 16 books published to date with four new titles set for publication in 2018. He lives in Surrey, United Kingdom.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
U.S. Tour Dates
Preface
Introduction
One. Sex Pistols Will Play
Two. Atlanta
Three. Memphis
Four. San Antonio
Five. Baton Rouge
Six. Dallas
Seven. Tulsa
Eight. San Francisco
Nine. Endgame
Ten. Aftermath
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 07.01.2018 |
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Zusatzinfo | 60 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Gewicht | 363 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6939-2 / 1476669392 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6939-7 / 9781476669397 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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