Description
Selling over forty-five million copies, The Dark Side of the Moon topped the US Billboard charts when it was first released in 1973 and took up residence there for over 950 weeks. Lunacy delves into the making of this iconic record and why it continues to speak to generation after generation of music lovers around the world.
Author: John Kruth
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: 03/01/2023
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.20w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781493067169
ISBN10: 1493067168
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Genres & Styles | Rock
- Music | History & Criticism | General
About the Author
A two-time ASCAP/Deems Taylor award winner, John Kruth is the author of such books as To Live's To Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt, Rhapsody in Black: The Life & Music of Ray Orbison, and Hold On World: The Lasting Impact of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band, Fifty Years On. As a music journalist, Kruth's articles have appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, and many others. He is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and as a sideman he has performed and collaborated with such musicians as Laurie Anderson, Violent Femmes, Patti Smith, and Ornette Coleman.