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Wild About You!

The Sixties Beat Explosion in Australia and New Zealand
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Wild About You! explores the explosive rise of rock 'n' roll in 1960s Australia and New Zealand. Showcasing iconic bands like the Easybeats, the Masters Apprentices, and the Missing Links, it traces the roots of legendary musicians who later achieved international fame with groups such as the Bee Gees and AC/DC. The book features chapters on 35 influential bands and includes a curated list of the top 100 beat and garage songs from the era.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book will appeal to fans of rock music history, especially those interested in the vibrant 1960s Australasian scene and its global impact.

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Wild About You! includes chapters on 35 bands that made the scene, as well as the editors' list of the top 100 beat and garage songs of the era. Heavily illustrated throughout, and with a detailed discography, this is the definitive work on these bands, and compulsory reading for 60s obsessives and garage band enthusiasts worldwide.

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The astonishing outpouring of rock 'n' roll in the 1960s in Australia and New Zealand gave birth to such iconic bands as the Easybeats, the Masters Apprentices, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, the Purple Hearts, and the Missing Links. It also launched the careers of a generation of musicians who would go on to greater, international fame with their later groups: the Bee Gees, AC/DC, Little River Band, and more.

Wild About You! includes chapters on 35 bands that made the scene, as well as the editors' list of the top 100 beat and garage songs of the era.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781891241284

Publisher: Verse Chorus Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 May 2011

Country: United States

Imprint: Verse Chorus Press

Contributors:

  • Edited by Iain McIntyre
  • Edited by Ian Marks

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 1082g

Pages: 352

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