California (I)

A Listmania! list by Jason Parkes "We're all Frankies'" (Worcester, UK)
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The Day of the Locust and the Dream Life of Balso Snell (Penguin Modern Classics)
1.  The Day of the Locust and the Dream Life of Balso Snell (Penguin Modern Classics) by Nathanael West
The list author says:
  "West's classic novella about an artist in the dark side of Hollywood...(& there's a character called Homer Simpson!)"
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Pacific Ocean Blue
2.  Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson
The list author says:
  "Sadly unavailable solo classic from late Beach Boy; up there with 461 Ocean Boulevard, Greetings from LA & On the Beach..."
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San Francisco
3.  San Francisco by American Music Club
The list author says:
  "Since California is deleted, here's the last underrated AMC LP: I Broke My Promise, Wish the World Away, In the Shadow of the Valley......"
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Already Dead: A California Gothic
4.  Already Dead: A California Gothic by Denis Johnson
The list author says:
  "David Lynch really should film this book from the great writer of Jesus' Son and The Name of the World..."
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Shampoo [VHS]
5.  Shampoo [VHS] VHS Warren Beatty
The list author says:
  "Directed by Hal Ashby & written by Beatty/Towne a farce set around Nixon coming to power. Great soundtrack: Beach Boys, Beatles, Buffalo Springfield.."
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Mulholland Drive [DVD] [2002]
6.  Mulholland Drive [DVD] [2002] DVD ~ Naomi Watts
The list author says:
  "If Bunuel had directed Sunset Boulevard?"
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Valis (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
7.  Valis (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Philip K. Dick
The list author says:
  "Well, it starts off in California & ends in Roman-hallucination (with bits of A Scanner Darkly)..."
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Greetings From L.A.
8.  Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley
The list author says:
  "The final masterpiece from Tim Buckley, so obvious it's mindblowing!: Sweet Surrender, Get On Top, Nighthawkin'..."
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The Conversation [DVD]
9.  The Conversation [DVD] DVD ~ Gene Hackman
The list author says:
  "Blow Up in & around San Francisco from Coppola and co (Duvall, Hackman, Ford, Murch etc)"
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Hollywood
10.  Hollywood by Charles Bukowski
The list author says:
  "Bukowski's Hollywood novel then...this book is seen in-"
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Swingers [VHS] [1997]
11.  Swingers [VHS] [1997] VHS Vince Vaughn
The list author says:
  "this charming comedy set around actor/losers in Hollywood..."
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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
12.  Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland
The list author says:
  "Out in the Californian Desert at the beginning of the 90s when the millennium felt like an exciting idea..."
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The Band
13.  The Band by The Band
The list author says:
  "Recorded in the swimming pool/outhouse of Sammy Davis Jr's Hollywood home!: King Harvest, Whispering Pines, Up on Cripple Creek, The Unfaithful Servant..."
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Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
14.  Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) by The Beach Boys
The list author says:
  "This is probably the definitive Californian record..."
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Chinatown [DVD]
15.  Chinatown [DVD] DVD ~ Jack Nicholson
The list author says:
  "Polanski & Towne in a colorised take on noir; pity about The Two Jakes..."
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I Am Legend (S.F. Masterworks)
16.  I Am Legend (S.F. Masterworks) by Richard Matheson
The list author says:
  "Richard Matheson's classic vampire novel filmed as 'The Omega Man'..."
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On the Beach
17.  On the Beach by Neil Young
The list author says:
  "The final part of Young's so-called Doom Trilogy, Manson/Nixon & all that: Revolution Blues, Ambulance Blues, For the Turnstiles, Motion Pictures..."
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Ask the Dust
18.  Ask the Dust by John Fante
The list author says:
  "Fante's classic novel about the seamy side of LA, a big influence on Bukowski & Chinatown.."
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City Of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (The Haymarket series)
19.  City Of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (The Haymarket series) by Mike Davis
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Forever Changes
20.  Forever Changes by Love
The list author says:
  "Reissue of classic album from Arthur Lee & co: Laughing Stock, You Set the Scene, Alone Again Or, The Red Telephone..."
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling (2001) [DVD]
21.  Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling (2001) [DVD] DVD ~ Sarah Michelle Gellar
The list author says:
  "The best episode of Buffy & afterwards it couldn't be bettered. Nice songs too!"
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L.A. Noir: The Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy:Blood on the Moon,Because the Night,Suicide Hill
22.  L.A. Noir: The Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy:Blood on the Moon,Because the Night,Suicide Hill by James Ellroy
The list author says:
  "Early works from James Ellroy..."
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L.A Woman
23.  L.A Woman by The Doors
The list author says:
  "Obvious I know, but in the right mood, great fun: Hyacinth House, The Wasp, Been Down So Long, The Changeling..."
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American Gigolo [1980] [DVD]
24.  American Gigolo [1980] [DVD] DVD ~ Richard Gere
The list author says:
  "Paul Schrader's lost character lost in Los Angeles..."
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Big Sur: Modern Classic (Flamingo modern classics)
25.  Big Sur: Modern Classic (Flamingo modern classics) by Jack Kerouac
The list author says:
  "Probably my favourite Kerouac work....though sadly not big enough to effectively hit The Thrills round the head with...."
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