Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
Utopia Avenue might be the most curious British band you've never heard of.
Emerging from London's psychedelic scene in 1967, folksinger Elf Holloway, blues bassist Dean Moss, guitar virtuoso Jasper de Zoet and jazz drummer Griff Griffin together created a unique sound, with lyrics that captured their turbulent times. The band produced only two albums in two years, yet their musical legacy lives on.
This is the story of Utopia Avenue's brief, blazing journey from Soho clubs and draughty ballrooms to the promised land of America, just when the Summer of Love was receding into something much darker - a multi-faceted tale of dreams, drugs, love, sexuality, madness and grief; of stardom's wobbly ladder and fame's Faustian pact; and of the collision between youthful idealism and jaded reality as the Sixties drew to a close.
Above all, this bewitching novel celebrates the power of music to connect across
divides, define an era and thrill the soul.
Paperback | 576 pages
152 x 234 x 50mm | 700g
14 Jul 2020
Hodder & Stoughton
Sceptre
London, United Kingdom
English
ISBN10: 1444799479
9781444799439
Condition: Like New
A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has very minimal visible wear, including very minor (barely visible) suff marks on the back cover. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.