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 Anyone who loves the sounds of 1960s American Garage Rock & Roll - this is the book you need!

It doesn't matter if you are a die-hard record collector, a casual collector, a person who just buys all the compilations and reissues, a knowledgeable fan, or someone who is a recent disciple for the sounds and wants to dig in, look no more - this is thee book!  Maybe you were a member of a rock & roll group, or have a relative/family member who was. You might think no one knows or even remembers - bet you that group is listed here! 

The book's highly detailed content is geared to everyone.  Even if you know nothing at all about '60s garage rock & roll, this book will give you the definitive history of this sub genre which emanated during a unique era of American pop culture. It's doubtful you will ever buy any book that has more content per page than this one, unless it is a dull, boring textbook!

What's inside? 400 pages, chock full of details and accounts of the days during the mid/late 1960s - a time when teenagers all across the country formed / joined / played in their own localized rock & roll groups. TeenBeat Mayhem! is the first book out there to focus squarely on what is now referred to as "garage". Back then, they were just normal teenagers joining in on the fad of the times. Thousands of "combos", playing music for fun, or profit. Those fortunate enough to have made a recording certainly never knew at the time, but nearly 50 yeas later, those old recordings are actively collected, and in many cases, known all over the globe!

You'll learn about the entire garage rock & roll era - from the earliest days, even before the Beatles and the British invasion came forth, and changed the musical game forever. The account provides what is was like to have been there, and in a band -the ups, and the downs. It continues onward, when these 45s were rediscovered by the pioneering fans (Greg Shaw, Lenny Kaye) who helped spread the seeds for worldwide appreciation. Attributed quotes are also provided.

The heart and soul of the book is the HUGE 45rpm discography - all the known 45rpm releases as well as some unique surprises are annotated, described, and rated on a 1 to 10 scale. There are other cool features as well, capped by the "Top 1000" all-time favorite Garage Songs, as rated and voted upon by garage rock & roll music experts. Each song is depicted by the original 45rpm record label, in full color!

Lastly, a song title index of nearly 16,000 songs assures that you can find the name of THAT group who recorded a song...see how many groups recorded various versions of your favorites, like "I Can Only Give You Everything", "Hey Joe", or even "Summertime".

It's a comprehensive, amazing, 20 years in the making work.
Buy it now gets your copy of "TeenBeat Mayhem" at 20% off the published retail / sticker price  ($99.95)

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Book details:

ISBN:  9780985648251
Publisher:  Priceless Info Press,
Year of publication: 2012;
Hardcover  400 pp.
Condition: Factory-fresh / brand new