John Cale's Paris 1919 by Doyle, Mark
John Cale's Paris 1919 by Doyle, Mark

John Cale's Paris 1919

John Cale's enigmatic masterpiece, Paris 1919, appeared at a time when the artist and his world were...
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Author: Mark Doyle
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Language: English
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John Cale's Paris 1919 by Doyle, Mark

John Cale's Paris 1919

$38.69
John Cale's Paris 1919 by Doyle, Mark

John Cale's Paris 1919

$38.69
Author: Mark Doyle
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

John Cale's enigmatic masterpiece, Paris 1919, appeared at a time when the artist and his world were changing forever. It was 1973, the year of the Watergate hearings and the oil crisis, and Cale was at a crossroads. The white-hot rage of his Velvet Underground days was nearly spent; now he was living in Los Angeles, working for a record company and making music when time allowed. He needed to lay to rest some ghosts, but he couldn't do that without scaring up others. Paris 1919 was the result.

In this vivid, wide-ranging book, Mark Doyle hunts down the ghosts haunting Cale's most enduring solo album. There are the ghosts of New York - of the Velvets, Nico, and Warhol - that he smuggled into Los Angeles in his luggage. There is the ghost of Dylan Thomas, a fellow Welshman who haunts not just Paris 1919 but much of Cale's life and art. There are the ghosts of history, of a failed peace and the artists who sought the truth in dreams. And there are the ghosts of Christmas, surprising visitors who bring a nostalgic warmth and a touch of wintry dread. With erudition and wit, Doyle offers new ways to listen to an old album whose mysteries will never fully be resolved.

Author: Mark Doyle
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 02/06/2025
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 6.50h x 4.75w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9798765106792

About the Author
Mark Doyle is Professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University, USA. He is the author of The Kinks: Songs of the Semi-Detached (2020), Communal Violence in the British Empire (Bloomsbury 2016), and Fighting Like the Devil for the Sake of God (2009).
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