Imaginethree or four of the biggest acts in world music appearing on the same stage at a humble little venue a five minute stroll from where you live. Back in the 1960s, pop-crazed UK teenagersdidn't have to imagine. Long before iPods, downloads, or even videos, pop stars brought their music to the masses by turning up in towns to play at the local cinema or concert hall.This collectionrecreates those magical pop package tours when the stars often traveled together on a bus for a month or more, trekking the towns and cities ...
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Imaginethree or four of the biggest acts in world music appearing on the same stage at a humble little venue a five minute stroll from where you live. Back in the 1960s, pop-crazed UK teenagersdidn't have to imagine. Long before iPods, downloads, or even videos, pop stars brought their music to the masses by turning up in towns to play at the local cinema or concert hall.This collectionrecreates those magical pop package tours when the stars often traveled together on a bus for a month or more, trekking the towns and cities of the UK.With rare and unpublished pictures of icons such as Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Small Faces, Roy Orbison, and many more, the story is brought to life by interviews with 21 pop stars from those days. Kenney Jones of The Small Faces describes these gigs as mini Live Aids, the forerunner of the super stadium shows that were to follow. The book features seven tours between 1965 and 1967and featuresa special section documenting the pop package tours of The Beatles."
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Add this copy of Legends on Tour: the Pop Package Tours of the 1960s to cart. $130.53, very good condition, Sold by 84 Charing Cross Road Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, CAMBS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by The History Press Ltd.
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Collectable-Very Good Condition. 9780752442754. Music. VG 1st ed 2007 History Press paperback, many photos, highly regarded overview of the decade of pop tours. Light surface rub to cover and corner, VG bright and unmarked. Size: 22.86 x 1.27 x 25.4 cm. 144 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Music; Music; ISBN: 0752442759. ISBN/EAN: 9780752442754. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 082479.
