{"product_id":"john-cales-paris-1919-9798765106792","title":"John Cale's Paris 1919","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Cale's enigmatic masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eParis 1919\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared at a time when the artist and his world were changing forever.\u003c\/b\u003e It was 1973, the year of the Watergate hearings and the oil crisis, and Cale was at a crossroads. The white-hot rage of his Velvet Underground days was nearly spent; now he was living in Los Angeles, working for a record company and making music when time allowed. He needed to lay to rest some ghosts, but he couldn't do that without scaring up others. \u003ci\u003eParis 1919\u003c\/i\u003e was the result. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this vivid, wide-ranging book, Mark Doyle hunts down the ghosts haunting Cale's most enduring solo album. There are the ghosts of New York - of the Velvets, Nico, and Warhol - that he smuggled into Los Angeles in his luggage. There is the ghost of Dylan Thomas, a fellow Welshman who haunts not just \u003ci\u003eParis 1919\u003c\/i\u003e but much of Cale's life and art. There are the ghosts of history, of a failed peace and the artists who sought the truth in dreams. And there are the ghosts of Christmas, surprising visitors who bring a nostalgic warmth and a touch of wintry dread. With erudition and wit, Doyle offers new ways to listen to an old album whose mysteries will never fully be resolved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17230004\"\u003eMark Doyle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.51h x 4.91w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765106792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS050000\"\u003eIndividual Composer \u0026amp; Musician\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS020000\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Criticism | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Doyle \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of History at Middle Tennessee State University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Kinks: Songs of the Semi-Detached\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), \u003ci\u003eCommunal Violence in the British Empire \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury 2016), and \u003ci\u003eFighting Like the Devil for the Sake of God \u003c\/i\u003e(2009).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48454378815725,"sku":"9798765106792","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_42b99c94-aba0-4a69-a017-0bea6d6a871f.jpg?v=1753499044","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/john-cales-paris-1919-9798765106792","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}