New York: Villard, Date: 2001. Appears unread, fresh and crisp. Fine condition in bright, shiny Near Fine Dust Jacket. NOT price clipped ($24.95). No chips or tears. Not a book club edition. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Index. Black spine / blue boards. From the Dust Jacket: "As a young man, Richard Neer dreamed of landing a job at WNEW in New York - one of the revolutionary FM stations across the country that were changing the face of radio by rejecting strict formatting and letting disc jockeys play whatever they wanted. He felt that when he got there, he'd have made the big time. Little did he know he'd have shaped rock history as well. FM: THE RISE AND FALL OF ROCK RADIO chronicles the birth, growth, and death of free-form rock-and-roll radio through the stories of the movement's flagship stations. In the late sixties and early seventies - at stations like KSAN in San Francisco, WBCN in Boston, WMMR in Philadelphia, KMET in Los Angeles, WNEW, and others - disc jockeys became the gatekeepers, critics, and gurus of new music. Jocks like Scott Muni, Vin Scelsa, Jonathan Schwartz, and Neer developed loyal followings and had incredible influence on their listeners and on the early careers of artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Genesis, the Cars, and many others. Full of fascinating firsthand stories, FM documents the commodification ...

New York: Villard, Date: 2001. As New -- book and dust jacket are in perfect condition. A gorgeous, pristine copy -- fresh and crisp. Obviously never read. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NOT a book club edition. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped ($24.95). No chips or tears. Index. Bound in the origial blue boards and black spine. From the Dust Jacket: "As a young man, Richard Neer dreamed of landing a job at WNEW in New York - one of the revolutionary FM stations across the country that were changing the face of radio by rejecting strict formatting and letting disc jockeys play whatever they wanted. He felt that when he got there, he'd have made the big time. Little did he know he'd have shaped rock history as well. FM: THE RISE AND FALL OF ROCK RADIO chronicles the birth, growth, and death of free-form rock-and-roll radio through the stories of the movement's flagship stations. In the late sixties and early seventies - at stations like KSAN in San Francisco, WBCN in Boston, WMMR in Philadelphia, KMET in Los Angeles, WNEW, and others - disc jockeys became the gatekeepers, critics, and gurus of new music. Jocks like Scott Muni, Vin Scelsa, Jonathan Schwartz, and Neer developed loyal followings and had incredible influence on their listeners and on the early careers of artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Genesis, the Cars, and many others. Full of ...

Villard 2001 Hardcover Good Size: 9x6x1;

Villard, Date: 2001-09-25. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2001. Villard ISBN 0679462953 9780679462958 [US]