Long players : writers on the albums that shaped them / edited by Tom Gatti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gatti, Tom (Editor), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock music--Influence.

Rock music.

Popular music--Influence.

Popular music.

Music appreciation.

Authors--Biography.

Authors.

Genre:

Essays.

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 214 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

In this exciting mix of memoir and music writing, spanning the golden age of vinyl and the streaming era, 50 great writers share the albums that changed their lives, revealing the music's power to transport the listener to a particular time and place.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie / Deborah Levy

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington / Clive James

It'll End in Tears by This Mortal Coil / Patricia Lockwood

White Light/White Heat by the Velvet Underground / Lavinia Greenlaw

Post by Bjork / Marlon James

Cuz I Love You by Lizzo / Daisy Johnson

Tindersticks by Tindersticks / Eimear Mcbride

Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance by Ronnie Lane / Billy Bragg

Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star by Black Star / Teju Cole

Scarlet's Walk by Tori Amos / Sandeep Parmar

The Rhythm of the Saints by Paul Simon / Kate Mossman

Fragile by Yes / George Saunders

Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest / Preti Taneja

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane / John Harris

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello / Meg Rosoff

Rachmaninov's Piano Concertos Nos 2 and 4 performed by Sequeira Costa / Sarah Perry

The Man-Machine by Kraftwerk / Neil Tennant

Movements by Booka Shade / Melissa Harrison

Give a Damn by the Johnstons / Colm Toibin

Selections 1976-1988 by Sweet Honey in the Rock / Bernardine Evaristo

A Symphony of Amaranths by Neil Ardley / Jonathan Coe

Revolver by the Beatles / Alan Johnson

Regulate G Funk Era by Warren G / Will Harris

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother and the Holding Company / Bonnie Greer

Blue by Joni Mitchell / David Mitchell

OK Computer by Radiohead / Sarah Hall

Cassadaga by Bright Eyes / Fiona Mozley

Maxinquaye by Tricky / Esi Edugyan

Sail Away by Randy Newman / David Hepworth

Black Sunday by Cypress Hill / Joe Dunthorne

Fresh by Sly and the Family Stone / Suzanne Moore

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis / Ben Okri

Automatic for the People by R.E.M. / Olivia Laing

Mozart's Piano Concertos in D minor and A major performed by Clara Haskil / Neel Mukherjee

Diamond Dogs by David Bowie / Neil Gaiman

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder / Tracey Thorn

Aquemini by Outkast / Musa Okwonga

The B-52's by the B-52's / Mark Ellen

Hejira by Joni Mitchell / Linda Grant

The Colour of Spring by Talk Talk / Jason Cowley

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison / Will Self

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite / Sabrina Mahfouz

A Natural Disaster by Anathema / John Burnside

Last Exit to Brooklyn by Mark Knopfler / Lionel Shriver

Meat Is Murder by the Smiths / Daljit Nagra

Mother Juno by the Gun Club / Rachel Kushner

Solid Air by John Martyn / Ian Rankin

To Bring You My Love by P J Harvey / Emily Berry

All Around My Hat by Steeleye Span / Erica Wagner

Various artists / Ali Smith.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212).

Contains:

Levy, Deborah. Rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars.

James, Clive, 1939-2019. Ellington at Newport.

Lockwood, Patricia. It'll end in tears.

Greenlaw, Lavinia, 1962- White light / white heat.

James, Marlon, 1970- Post.

Johnson, Daisy, 1990- Cuz I love you.

McBride, Eimear. Tindersticks.

Bragg, Billy. Ronnie Lane's slim chance.

Cole, Teju. Mos Def & Tlib Kweli are Black Star.

Parmar, Sandeep. Scarlet's walk.

ISBN:

9781526625786

1526625784

OCLC:

1262763584