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The London Boys Marc Burrows

The London Boys By Marc Burrows

The London Boys by Marc Burrows


16,80 £
Condition - Very Good
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Summary

The first book ever to tackle the dual careers of Bolan and Bowie as a single story.

The London Boys Summary

The London Boys: David Bowie, Marc Bolan and the 60s Teenage Dream by Marc Burrows

Rock 'n' Roll fanatics, mods, beat group wannabes, underground hippies, glam rock icons: David Bowie and Marc Bolan spent the first part of their careers following remarkably similar paths. From the day they met in 1965 as Davie Jones and Mark Feld, rock 'n' roll wannabes painting their manager's office in London's Denmark Street, they would remain friends and rivals, each watching closely and learning from the other. In the years before they launched an unbeatable run of era-defining glam rock masterpieces at the charts, they were both just another face on the scene, meeting for coffee in Soho, hanging out at happenings and jamming in parks. Here, they are our guides through the decade that changed everything, as the gloom of post-war London exploded into the technicolour dream of the swinging sixties, a revolution in music, fashion, art and sexuality. Part dual-biography, part social history, part musical celebration of an era, The London Boys follows the British youth culture explosion through eyes of two remarkable young men on the front lines of history.

About Marc Burrows

MARC BURROWS is a music critic, author and occasional comedian. His biography The Magic of Terry Pratchett won the 2021 Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction, and he writes regularly for The New Statesman, The Guardian, Observer, Quietus and Hey U Guys about music, film and pop culture. He plays bass in the cult Victorian punk band The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, and lives in North London with two tropical fish, who he suspects might be psychopaths.

Additional information

GOR013072420
9781399008433
1399008439
The London Boys: David Bowie, Marc Bolan and the 60s Teenage Dream by Marc Burrows
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
2022-11-11
216
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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