Strange Sounds: Offbeat Instruments and Sonic Experiments in Pop [With CD]

by Mark Brend and Annabeth Albert

What do David Bowie, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Radiohead, The Troggs, The Human League, The Osmonds and The Beach Boys have in common? They've all used unusual musical instruments on big hit records. Strange Sounds tells the stories behind these recordings and many more. It includes some of the biggest names in pop music from the 1950s to the present, explaining and illustrating what instruments were used - their history, how they were played,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879308559
• ISBN13: 9780879308551
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 11.1"