"PRECIOUS AND FEW: POP MUSIC IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES"
By Don Breithaupt & Jeff Breithaupt
St. Martin's Griffin (New York) - $9.95 U.S.
McClelland & Stewart (Toronto) - $13.99 Can.
ISBN: 0-312-14704-X
The Long, Unwinding Road
SOLO BEATLES
Revoluncheon
LATE SIXTIES CONTINUED
Where Were You in '62?
EARLY SIXTIES REVISITED
Post-Nuclear Families
BUBBLEGUM
Born to Be Mild
SOFT ROCK
Dancing in the Moonlight
SEVENTIES POP
Color Blind
BLUE-EYED SOUL
How Sweet It Was
THE TWILIGHT OF MOTOWN
The Sound of Philadelphia
PHILLY SOUL
Walking in Rhythm
SEVENTIES SOUL
Global Village
WORLD RHYTHMS
What's So Funny 'bout Peace, Love and Understanding?
UTOPIAN POP
Earth Shoes
FOLK POP
Richard Nixon's Greatest Hits
SOCIALLY AWARE POP
Carnal Knowledge
SEXUAL REVOLUTION
I Am Woman
FEMINIST POP
Shafts
MACHO SOUL
Planet of the Apes
HARD ROCK
Ewwwww!
BAD TASTE
Jiffy Pop
NOVELTY RECORDS
Unsung Heroes
INSTRUMENTALS
Play Misty for Me
JAZZ POP
Art Attack
PROGRESSIVE ROCK
God Help Us
RELIGIOUS POP
Socialist Radio
CANADIAN POP
The Maudlin Squad
SELF-PITY POP
The Energy Crisis
MOR
Love American Style
BALLADS
Harry, Keep the Change
STORY SONGS
Seventese
BUZZWORDS
Boogie Down
THE DAWN OF DISCO
Conclusion
Appendix: Grammy Nominees and Winners, 1971-75
Bibliography
Index
SAMPLE LIST OF SONGS:
HELLO IT'S ME BAND ON THE RUN REELING IN THE YEARS RIDERS ON THE STORM SHINING STAR NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE SUPERSTAR WHAT'S GOING ON BROWN SUGAR DEAD SKUNK HOOKED ON A FEELING I SHOT THE SHERIFF SATURDAY IN THE PARK THE STREAK I WRITE THE SONGS MR. BIG STUFF FREE MAN IN PARIS ONE BAD APPLE SUPERFLY LOVE TRAIN JOY TO THE WORLD YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND AMERICAN PIE HAVE YOU SEEN HER MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA LEAN ON ME THE CANDY MAN RHINESTONE COWBOY MAGGIE MAY DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT ROCK ON BENNIE AND THE JETS SPACE ODDITY SWEET CITY WOMAN SPANISH HARLEM PIANO MAN THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED FRANKENSTEIN CONVOY KEEP ON TRUCKIN' BLOODY WELL RIGHT MANDY MY EYES ADORED YOU LADY MARMALADE TAKE IT EASY THEME FROM SHAFT ME AND MRS. JONES TROGLODYTE SMOKIN' IN THE BOY'S ROOM DOMINO THE HUSTLE IMAGINE DRAGGIN' THE LINE FAMILY AFFAIR GOT TO BE THERE DAY BY DAY SIGNS STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS ONE TIN SOLDIER MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY I AM WOMAN I THINK I LOVE YOU WANT ADS BACKSTABBERS WALK ON THE WILD SIDE PEACE TRAIN HEART OF GOLD LET'S STAY TOGETHER THE WAY WE WERE FIRE LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' IT'S TOO LATE SEASONS IN THE SUN ROCKET MAN TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW MR. JAWS AUTOBAHN NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN DYNOMITE MIDNIGHT BLUE TSOP KUNG FU FIGHTING ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE BANG A GONG GET DOWN TONIGHT PHOTOGRAPH JUST MY IMAGINATION I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW INDIAN RESERVATION ONE FINE MORNING RADAR LOVE CLEAN UP WOMAN DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD SATURDAY NIGHT PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE CAT'S IN THE CRADLE NOTHING FROM NOTHING SISTER GOLDEN HAIR EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU DOCTOR MY EYES AT SEVENTEEN BRANDY PICK UP THE PIECES BLACK SUPERMAN ROUNDABOUT IF GAMES PEOPLE PLAY LOVE MACHINE SPIDERS & SNAKES BORN TO RUN SHE'S GONE BALLROOM BLITZ LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY DAY AFTER DAY LONG COOL WOMAN FIGHT THE POWER WATERLOO PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE YOU'RE SO VAIN SUPERSTITION PUPPY LOVE RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS HOT PANTS SUMMER BREEZE SUNDOWN HALF-BREED THE ENTERTAINER IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW BRAND NEW KEY SWEET HOME ALABAMA SCHOOL'S OUT YOU SEXY THING OYE COMO VA LOW RIDER THE JOKER