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The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street

By Bill Janovitz
Series: 33 1/3
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The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street traces the creation of the landmark album from its origins in songwriting while touring America to its final editing in Los Angeles. Bill Janovitz reveals how this British band's recording in a French Riviera villa captures the essence of American rock & roll, exploring each song's innovative recording techniques, the band's personal struggles, and the myths that shaped the album.
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Essential reading for Rolling Stones enthusiasts, rock & roll historians, and those interested in 1960s American roots music and pop culture.

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The band to introduce the blues to the British mainstream and who continue to sell millions of records 40 years on. This bleak album is now regarded as their finest hour. Includes Rocks Off.

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Tracing the creation of Exile on Main Street from the original songwriting done while touring America through the final editing in Los Angeles, Bill Janovitz explains how an album recorded by a British band in a villa on the French Riviera is pure American rock & roll.

Looking at each song individually, Janovitz unveils the innovative recording techniques, personal struggles, and rock & roll mythmaking that culminated in this pivotal album.

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Janovitz offers a fresh and dynamic perspective on Exile on Main Street, delivering an insightful and freewheeling analysis praised by Harp Magazine. Tom Perrota calls it a riveting must-read that deepens appreciation of the Stones and their cultural impact, combining historian, memoirist, critic, and fan viewpoints.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780826416735

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 121.0mm

Height: 165.0mm

Weight: 174g

Pages: 184

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Arts & Culture Bill Janovitz Non-Fiction Series: 33 1/3

About the Author

Bill Janovitz is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter in the band Buffalo Tom. He has also released three solo albums. He has written extensively for the All Music Guide online site, www.allmusic.com. He lives in Massachusetts.

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