Progressive rock - a genre formed out of a creative surge in the late 60s and throughout the 70s - originated and flowered most spectacularly in the UK. A New Day Yesterday is an entertaining and in-depth study of both the music itself and the cultural conditions and attitudes that fed into, and were affected by, this remarkable musical phenomenon.
The Carry Ons and Films of Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas
Carrying On documents the complete history of the Carry On films, with comedy legends such as Sid James, Kenneth Williams, and Barbara Windsor, plus the Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas production team who made Britain carry on laughing.
Rick Bucklers autobiography is the first from a member of The Jam. He provides a year by year account of The Jam's progress whilst describing what it was like being a part of the music industry during the 70's and 80's. A must read for any Jam fan.
In 1977, a twenty-year-old naive American undertakes an epic nine-thousand-mile overland journey from Munich to Kathmandu. With his camera and his journal, he records and recounts his journey, wanderings and musings with candor and humor through cities and countries that are now inaccessible and too dangerous for the modern backpacking tourist.
Bobby Fischer's spurt towards chess summit (1970-1972) marked approach of an era affecting various aspects of game and opening theory. Fischer demonstrated the need for deep preparation with both colours, expanded the range of openings knowledge, and laid the foundations for professional chess. This book tells story of this opening revolution.
Geoffrey Ellis spent forty years in themusic business,
working closely with the Beatles and Brian Epstein during
the 60s, and Elton John and his management in the 70s.
From an unrivalled position he has written a highly
informed account of the music busines from the 60s to the
mid 90s and an insider's view of the careers of many of
the most ......
The British Rail Corporate Image and its Rail Blue livery was the longest lived colour scheme carried by the trains of Britain in the forty-eight-year life of the nationalized railway system. During this period there was an immense variety of locomotives, rolling stock and infrastructure across the network, that is all now part of history.
Darkness looms in 1974. It could be the winter energy crisis. It could be The Exorcist. Or it could be the shock that Britain’s biggest pop star, David Bowie, is about to leave its shores for good.
Bidding the corpse of glam, Ziggy’s haircut and loyal ‘Bowietania’ farewell, the plan is to storm America with his highly theatrical ......