Hardback. Very Good. ISBN 1843540916 9781843540915 [GB]

ISBN10: 1843540916, ISBN13: 9781843540915, [publisher: Atlantic Books, United Kingdom, London] Softcover Barry Miles knew Frank Zappa intimately and was present at the recording of some of his most important albums. This sparkling biography brings the Zappa the musician and composer, Zappa the controversialist and Zappa the family man (despite his love of groupies, he was married for more than 30 years) together for the first time. Barry Miles' biography follows Zappa from his sickly Italian-American childhood in the 1940s (when his father, Frank senior, worked for the US military and was used to test the efficacy of new biological warfare agents) to his death from cancer in the 1990s. Miles shows how Zappa's goal had been to become a classical composer, until he realised that he would starve to death pursuing this ambition in post-war America. In an effort to make music people would actually listen to, in the mid-1960s he joined a noisy new band called 'The Mothers of Invention'. Before long, Zappa had taken over as singer, song writer and lead guitarist and together they exploded on to the San Francisco freak scene. Following the release of recordings such as Freak Out, Absolutely Free, We're Only In It For the Money and Hot Rats, Zappa's reputation in the United States and in Europe, especially the UK, Germany and Holland, took off. When the Berlin wall fell, Frank was surprised to learn that his extravagant music embodied sixties libe ...

ISBN10: 1843540916, ISBN13: 9781843540915, [publisher: Atlantic Books, United Kingdom, London] Softcover Barry Miles knew Frank Zappa intimately and was present at the recording of some of his most important albums. This sparkling biography brings the Zappa the musician and composer, Zappa the controversialist and Zappa the family man (despite his love of groupies, he was married for more than 30 years) together for the first time. Barry Miles' biography follows Zappa from his sickly Italian-American childhood in the 1940s (when his father, Frank senior, worked for the US military and was used to test the efficacy of new biological warfare agents) to his death from cancer in the 1990s. Miles shows how Zappa's goal had been to become a classical composer, until he realised that he would starve to death pursuing this ambition in post-war America. In an effort to make music people would actually listen to, in the mid-1960s he joined a noisy new band called 'The Mothers of Invention'. Before long, Zappa had taken over as singer, song writer and lead guitarist and together they exploded on to the San Francisco freak scene. Following the release of recordings such as Freak Out, Absolutely Free, We're Only In It For the Money and Hot Rats, Zappa's reputation in the United States and in Europe, especially the UK, Germany and Holland, took off. When the Berlin wall fell, Frank was surprised to learn that his extravagant music embodied sixties libe ...

ISBN10: 1843540916, ISBN13: 9781843540915, [publisher: ATLANTIC BOOKS: GROVE ATLANTIC LTD] Hardcover The cover may have some normal wear. The text has no notes or markings.
[Powder Springs, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]

London,, Date: 2004. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Large 8vo. pp xv, 464. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered silver on spine. Signed by the author on the title page to ÔOzÕ publisher, later media tycoon, Felix Dennis (1947-2014), ""To Felix, another early Zappaist! All the best from your old chum, Barry."" ISBN: 1843540916 2004. ISBN 1843540916 9781843540915 [GB]

ISBN10: 1843540916, ISBN13: 9781843540915, [publisher: Atlantic Books, London] Hardcover First Edition Large 8vo. pp xv, 464. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered silver on spine. Signed by the author on the title page to ‘Oz’ publisher, later media tycoon, Felix Dennis (1947-2014), "To Felix, another one for your library! Abit more mythology of the sixties. Barry." ISBN: 1843540916 Fine in fine dust jacket.
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]