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The seventies viewed afresh through the prism of 100 Lost Albums.
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a joyful trip through the hidden-in-plain-sight lost gems of the 1970s
13 Nov 2012
By moi
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Neither a joyless trudge through the well-worn canon of 'classic albums you-must-hear' nor a joyless exercise in crate-digger oneupmanship, this book opens out, through what is basically a series of genre overviews and a series of record reviews, a whole new vista of understanding for the history of recorded music in the 1970s, an era in which the record industry was arguably at its most prolific, its most profitable and often at its most daring.
Born of a boundless and omnivorous joy in music and a playful intellectual curiosity, Matt Ingram uncovers and breathes life into an impossible to second-guess array of hidden-in-plain-sight gems that one might well find lurking in the charity shops and provincial record stores. It is Ingram's evident pleasure in music, and the LP record in particular, as a means of connection between people and between moments in history through the epiphany of the musical moment that makes this book worth more than a thousand obscurantist eulogies to 'must have' private press psych / minimal synth / krautrock LPs.
Born of a boundless and omnivorous joy in music and a playful intellectual curiosity, Matt Ingram uncovers and breathes life into an impossible to second-guess array of hidden-in-plain-sight gems that one might well find lurking in the charity shops and provincial record stores. It is Ingram's evident pleasure in music, and the LP record in particular, as a means of connection between people and between moments in history through the epiphany of the musical moment that makes this book worth more than a thousand obscurantist eulogies to 'must have' private press psych / minimal synth / krautrock LPs.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Rob Anthony
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As someone who has written a couple of music appreciation/list books, 'Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll: 100 obscure, neglected or forgotten songs of quality....' and 'Just What I Needed: 100 Power Pop Classics',of a similar type, I really enjoyed this book. We all know the classic albums that have sold gazillions, and many deserve to have sold that many, but over time they become a little over familiar. Therefore it is always good to hear someone else's opinion as to albums that are not so well known but may be worth a listen. As someone rightly said previously, the recommendations aren't always classics, however from my initial listens many of them are damn fine.Great book and looking forward to the follow up focussing on the 80s I hope!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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In the same way that, as an avid reader, I love books about books - as a music lover I also love reading books about music. This little volume comes with the warning - "Please note that all of these records are interesting, but not all of them are excellent! Tread carefully." However, there is much to explore here - 100 albums that have been neglected or forgotten, some by well known artists, some I must admit I have never heard of.
This book looks at rock albums in the categories of Blues Rock, Country Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock Fusion, Glam Rock, Solo Rock, Krautrock, Le Rock, Electronic Rock, Avant Rock, Pub Rock, Punk and Post Punk. This is a very personal list, but there is much that is worth of exploring and remembering. My favourite section was Solo Rock, giving Paul McCartney's first solo album and the excellent Nilsson Schmillson a well deserved mention. My favourite band name listed in this book has to be The Plastic People of the Universe. Great read and now I have to go and search through my boxes of old albums and see what I can unearth...
This book looks at rock albums in the categories of Blues Rock, Country Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock Fusion, Glam Rock, Solo Rock, Krautrock, Le Rock, Electronic Rock, Avant Rock, Pub Rock, Punk and Post Punk. This is a very personal list, but there is much that is worth of exploring and remembering. My favourite section was Solo Rock, giving Paul McCartney's first solo album and the excellent Nilsson Schmillson a well deserved mention. My favourite band name listed in this book has to be The Plastic People of the Universe. Great read and now I have to go and search through my boxes of old albums and see what I can unearth...
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poor sample of lost albums. some truly lost, some on many "best album" lists. one i believe was so lost it was never released.
written in a pseudo-intelectual style. Read more
written in a pseudo-intelectual style. Read more
Published 2 months ago by the bing
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Bootlace
The guy is a snob some good albums but music is what you hear is what you like and it will never change . Still a good read.
Published 3 months ago by roddy
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Don't Bother
I don't know what I was expecting from this but as it was only a couple of quid I decided to buy it - wish I hadn't bothered, it is not very interesting and a waste of money and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. D. B. Cooper
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A great book. Very informative and told with humour and obvious affection for the subject. Would recommend it to any one trying to find some inspiration for adding to their record... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Andy
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