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The Definitive Story of the Show that Changed Pop TV by Andy Neill
The book features:
Exclusive essays from artists, managers who appeared on the show including
Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend, Ray Davies, Andrew Oldham, Chris Stamp, Donovan, Lulu, Barbara Hulanicki, etc.
Exclusive contributions from those directly involved (presenters, directors, dancers, set designers, etc.) as well as illuminating and evocative insight from contemporary viewers whose lives the show touched.
Hundreds of colour and black and white images – the bulk of them previously unpublished
Original ephemera and memorabilia (tickets, contracts, letters, etc) as well as illustrations from the groundbreaking set designs and title sequences.
A never before published and fully researched complete guide to all 173 episodes, including songs performed and artists’ appearances. (Only 5 % survive. Read and weep at what has been lost!)
Introductions from the show’s original editor Vicki Wickham and acclaimed director, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
BMG Books 12” x 12” hardback 272 pages
UK £39.99/US $49.99
ISBN: 978-1-947-02650-6
Publication date: TBC summer 2020. Due to the virus pandemic the publication date has yet to be finalised. We’ll be sure to let you know when the book is available.
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