The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (1983)

by Jon Pareles (Editor)

Series: The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (1)

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An extremely comprehensive guide for people involved with rock music through the early 1980s.

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This was one of a small collection, used at least partly as a reference for crossword solving. (

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mykl-s | Oct 25, 2022 |

This 1983 edition was my musical bible as a young teenager, introducing me to artists who never made it to the cultural backwaters of eastern Connecticut. Kids who grew up with the Internet at their fingers will never understand why this book was so amazing, though. (

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The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll

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This Work is the original, The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (1983), edited by Jon Pareles. Please distinguish between, and do not combine, it and later editions (e.g., 1995; 2001/2005). Thank you.

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