{"product_id":"john-cales-paris-1919-paperback","title":"John Cale's Paris 1919 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Cale's enigmatic masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eParis 1919\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared at a time when the artist and his world were changing forever.\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eParis 1919\u003c\/i\u003e was the result. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eParis 1919\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Doyle \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of History at Middle Tennessee State University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Kinks: Songs of the Semi-Detached\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), \u003ci\u003eCommunal Violence in the British Empire \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury 2016), and \u003ci\u003eFighting Like the Devil for the Sake of God \u003c\/i\u003e(2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 6.5 x 4.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770345292064,"sku":"9798765106792","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4cdae83386a7b492c2ea86187b501977.webp?v=1780369830","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/john-cales-paris-1919-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}