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This book explores how a tiny acoustic record (Pink Moon) has puttered and purred its way into a new millennium. Amanda Petrusich interviews producer Joe Boyd, string arranger Robert Kirby, and even the marketing team behind the VW commercial.
This book explores how a tiny acoustic record (Pink Moon) has puttered and purred its way into a new millennium. Amanda Petrusich interviews producer Joe Boyd, string arranger Robert Kirby, and even the marketing team behind the VW commercial.
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Pink Moon explores how Nick Drake's third and final album has puttered and purred its way into a new millennium.
The book features interviews with producer Joe Boyd, string arranger Robert Kirby, and even the marketing team behind the VW Cabrio commercial that launched the album to platinum status more than thirty years after its release.
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Amanda Petrusich's exploration of Nick Drake's Pink Moon offers an insightful look into the artist's final album. Through interviews with those who knew and worked with Drake, she artfully dispels myths that have long surrounded the artist. Highlighting the 21st-century revival of the album through a Volkswagen commercial, the book captivates readers, revealing the enduring impact of Drake's music on new generations.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780826427908
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 December 2007
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 121.0mm
Height: 165.0mm
Weight: 122g
Pages: 136
About the Author
Amanda Petrusich is a writer for Pitchforkmedia.com and a senior contributing editor at Paste magazine. Her work has appeared in Spin, the Village Voice, the Oxford American, and elsewhere. She is the author of It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for the Next American Music, a travelogue about early Americana music forthcoming from Faber and Faber in 2008. She has an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University and lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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