New Waves, Old Hands, And Unknown Pleasures: The Music Of 1979

By Sean Egan

Book Overview

New Waves, Old Hands, and Unknown Pleasures tells the varied, vibrant, and often unexamined story of popular music in 1979. It reveals the stories behind key recordings, traces the trajectories of commercial and artistic successes, and explains the musical and socio-political context behind the sounds of the day.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617137324
• ISBN13: 9781617137327
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"