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From the Velvets to the Voidoids

From the Velvets to the Voidoids A Pre-Punk History for a Post-Punk World

Paperback (24 Jun 1993)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book chronicles the American punk music scene, from its roots in the 1960s, including The Velvet Underground and Heylin Asserts - still the most influential American band, through two "waves" of bands in the mid 1970s. Among the first wave, Patti Smith and the Ramones were prominent and among the second, Suicide, the Voidoids, and Pere Ubu, and subsequently bands like Talking Heads.

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Penguin Books

The first ten paperback Penguin books appeared in 1935 costing 6d each (the price of a packet of cigarettes). Since then the Penguin list has developed enormously, but still aims to bring the best writing to the widest possible audience. Penguin Paperbacks now range from Booker Prize-winning contemporary authors, to mass market bestsellers, with successful history, biography and general non-fiction as well.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140179705
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 781.66
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 352g
Height: 214mm
Width: 138mm
Spine width: 20mm