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Music
Aldridge, Alan. Editor. The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics 2. Hardbound. NYC: Delacorte, 1971. 4to, 125pp. Hardbound in dust jacket. Fine. $50 | First US edition. Contributors include: Charles Bragg, Eduardo Paolozzi, Ralph Steadman, others. | |
Dalton, David. Janis. Hardbound. NYC: Simon & Schuster, 1971. 4to, 224pp including 44pp of photos, 56pp music with lyrics; with a 33-1/3 rpm soundsheet bound in. Hardbound in dust jacket. Corners of dust jacket worn; sticker removed from front. $60 | First edition. Biography, interviews, music, photos, and a flex-disc recording of Joplin singing and talking. | |
Dalton, David. Janis. Softbound. NYC: Simon & Schuster, 1971. 4to, 224pp including 44pp of photos, 56pp music with lyrics; with a 33-1/3 rpm soundsheet bound in. Softbound. Slight edge wear. $35 | First edition. Biography, interviews, music, photos, and a flex-disc recording of Joplin singing and talking (still bound in). | |
Dylan, Bob. Tarantula. Hibbing, Minn.: Wimp Press, [no date]. 4to, 54pp. Mimeo. Paper wrappers, stapled. Fine. $75 | In 1964 Dylan signed with Macmillan to write a book called Tarantula. “It’s about spiders,” he said. Galley proofs were ready in 1966, but publication was suspended after Dylan’s motorcycle crash later in the year. Numerous bootlegged editions appeared before Macmillan published the novel in 1971. This edition bears an imprint from Dylan’s home town. | |
Graham, Bill. Wolfgang Grajonca, pseud. 45 rpm phono recording. “I Love You Much Too Much” b/w same. [San Francisco:] Catskill Records, © 1981. Released December, 1992. 5.25 in., white sleeve, 1:47 min. As new. $150 | Booklet: 6 pp., 8.5 x 11 in., illustrated in archival sleeves, in a hardcover binder. A well-designed collector’s item showcasing a rare recording in rock history: famed San Francisco promoter Bill Graham singing a 1940-era pop song, allegedly to Carlos Santana, teaching him the melody. The producer, a friend of Bill Graham, had a few copies pressed and gave them to friends as a memorial after Graham’s death. One of the rarest and most unusual singles in San Francisco music. Presented in a well designed collector’s binder, including an excellent 500-word history, thorough catalog description and provenance chart. | |
Gross, Michael. Bob Dylan. An Illustrated History. NYC: Grosset and Dunlap, [1978]. 8vo, 150pp. Illustrated. Slightest of discoloration to top edge. $25
Harrison, Hank. The Dead Book. A Social History of the Grateful Dead. NYC: Links, 1973. Square 8vo. 178pp + soundsheet. Wrappers. Good copy: spine taped, small stains on covers. Soundsheet present but detached. $90 | First printing of the first edition. Includes a flexi-disc recording of Neal Cassady at the Straight Theater in November 1967. A history of the Dead-Kesey-Owsley nexus, purportedly riddled with errors. A thoroughly revised edition appeared in 1985. | |
Harrison, Hank. The Grateful Dead. Vanguard of a New Generation. London: W. H. Allen, 1975. Paperback, 175pp + 8 page photo insert. Fine. $75 | Paperback original. The UK edition of the Dead Book, with the names changed and a new foreword. A glib history of the Dead-Kesey-Owsley nexus, riddled with errors. | |
Hill, Deborah. Cuts. From A San Francisco Rock Journal. South Bend, IN: And Books, 1981. Long 8vo, 365 unnumbered pages. Softbound. One corner damaged. $25 | First edition. Interviews with San Francisco rock musicians and industry professionals including John Cipollina, Paul Kantner, Ben Fong-Torres, and Neal Schon, grouped around themes like Sex, Groupies, and the San Francisco Scene. | |
Larson, Bob. Hippies, Hindus and Rock & Roll. McCook, Nebraska: Bob Larson, [1969]. 12mo, 90pp. Softbound. Fine. $30 | Larson wrote and published several books blaming social change on rock & roll (=paganism). In this picturesque episode, softheaded Bob visits India. | |
Rolling Stone, editors of. Woodstock. A Special Report by the Editors of Rolling Stone. Text by Griel Marcus, Jan Holdenfield, and Andrew Kopkind. SF: Straight Arrow, 1969. 4to, 64pp, illustrated. Almost fine. $100 | The festival at Woodstock, according to Rolling Stone. | |
Sander, Ellen. Trips. Introduction by Terry Southern. NYC: Scribner’s, [1973]. Large 8vo, xi + 272pp. Photos. Hardbound in dust jacket. Minor edge wear to dj. $25 | First edition. Engaging personal account of the ’60s rock milieu. Monterey, the LA rock scene, Stones tour, more. | |
Somma, Robert. Editor. No One Waved Good-bye. A Casualty Report on Rock and Roll. Hardbound. NYC: Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971. 126pp, photo-illustrated. Hardbound in dust jacket. Minimal shelf wear. $50 | First edition. Thoughtful meditations on death and rock & roll, with contributions by Lou Reed, Richard Meltzer, Lillian Roxon, others. | |
Somma, Robert. Editor. No One Waved Good-bye. Wrappers. NYC: Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971. 126pp, photo-illustrated. Wrappers. Slight rubbing to cover. $25 | Thoughtful meditations on death and rock & roll, with contributions by Lou Reed, Richard Meltzer, Lillian Roxon, others. | |
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