Classic Western Hot Recordings

Author: (English) Gary Murcin
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: With his sensitive musical intuition and deep understanding of the music industry and social environment at the time, Gary Murcin brings us a classic guide to album appreciation. In this book, he meticulously selects the 500 most influential single albums from late 1976 to the early 21st century, placing them within the broader cultural, political, and social context. He reveals the changes in popular music and the world over this quarter-century, while also discussing the authentic human side of humanity in the face of various environmental changes. Although these 500 albums are not enough to fully depict the panorama of British music or the evolution of global popular music culture, each one is an indispensable pillar, beam, and brick on the grand stage of British pop music.