Sold Date: February 16, 2016
Start Date: February 15, 2016
Final Price: $110.00 $100.00 (USD)
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Shipping overseas will cost roughly $50 because the book weighs over 6 pounds.

Will ship in a very well protected, well packed box.

Complete, book in excellent condition, some shelf and usage wear.

Lauded and long out of print. Absolutely fantastic book.

What is Galactic Ramble? Galactic Ramble is the most comprehensive guide ever published to British pop, rock, folk and jazz albums issued between 1963 and 1973. A4 in size, it features around 3000 albums (arranged alphabetically), and is 550 pages long. Also included are numerous top ten lists, a section of recommended LPs and a catalogue of tracks by lesser-known or collectable album artists that only appeared on 45 or EP. A complete list of the albums reviewed in the book can be found here. What's the aim of Galactic Ramble? The period covered by the book saw a massive increase in the number of LPs released, on both major and minor labels. Many sold poorly, and change hands for huge sums today. The aim of Galactic Ramble is to describe the music contained on those, and to contextualise them with better-known albums. Is Galactic Ramble illustrated? Yes - the book has hundreds of rare illustrations dotted throughout its pages, as well as two sections of full-colour plates depicting collectable LP sleeves. Are all the reviews in Galactic Ramble new? No - wherever possible, new reviews have been juxtaposed with old ones culled from a range of vintage British music journals, so that both contemporary and modern critical perspectives can be gained. What other information does Galactic Ramble have in it? It is the first book ever to date albums of this period precisely to their month of release, rather than giving just the year. All catalogue numbers are also given, as well as details of custom inner sleeves, lyric sheets and other inserts.

*Thousands of expert record reviews

*Precise release dates / catalogue numbers for each entry

*Excerpts from many contemporary music journals

*Details of inserts and other relevant information

*sections of color plates

*Top 10 lists / recommendations