Mystery Train
by Marcus, Greil
Catch a train to the heart of rock ?n? roll with this essential study of the quintessential American art form. First published in 1975, Greil Marcus?s Mystery Train remains a benchmark study of rock ?n? roll and a classic in the field of music criticism. Focusing on six key artists?Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley?Marcus explores the evolution and impact of rock ?n? roll and its unique place in American culture. This fifth edition of Mystery Train includes an updated and rewritten Notes and Discographies section, exploring the evolution and continuing impact of the recordings featured in the book.
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Mystery Train; Images of Rock N' Roll Music (inscribed by the author)
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New York: E.P. Dutton and Co, 1975. First Edition. Octavo. xii, 375 pages, index. Inscribed by the author "to Jim/Greil Marcus/ 1 September 1974." The major work on the images of rock n' roll in America. Macus knows its ancestor that are often overlooked and then shows how the influences on Elvis Presley and Dylan influenced not only the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music
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Mystery Train: Revised Edition
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Mystery Train: Images of American in Rock 'n' Roll Music. Third revised edition
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New York: Dutton, 1990. 1st Edition thus . Soft cover. good++. Cover by Paula Schez. 14200 shelf. Solid trade paperback, photo covers, black spine. Tiny crease front cover, wear base of spine. No names, clean text. NOT illustrated. Index. "probably the best book about rock ever written" -- Rolling Stone.
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Mystery Train - Der Traum von Amerika in Liedern der Rockmusik,
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Mystery train: Images of America in rock 'n' roll music
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Mystery Train: Images of American in Rock 'n' Roll Music; Third Revised Edition (Revised)
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Mystery Train : Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Sixth Edition
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