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Roots Rock Reggae: An Oral History of Reggae Music from Ska to Dancehall
by Foster, Chuck
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0823078310
- ISBN 13
- 9780823078318
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Billboard Books, 1999. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Large octavo, black photo-illustrated stiff wraps (trade paperback). 352 pp. including index and selected discography. A history of "reggae" music from ska to dub with particular focus on many of the lesser internationally known musicians and dj's who were integral to the development of this music. The selected discography is particularly valuable for the collector especially the part of the discography which lists anthologies. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, square, stiff, crisp, unmarked and unread volume with a flat uncreased spine. Small thin like scratch across lower spine and light bump to top forecorner else fine. Near Fine..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 09903
- Title
- Roots Rock Reggae: An Oral History of Reggae Music from Ska to Dancehall
- Author
- Foster, Chuck
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0823078310
- ISBN 13
- 9780823078318
- Publisher
- Billboard Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- MUSIC, FOSTER, JAMAICA, JAMAICAN, ROOTS, ROCK, REGGAE, POPULAR, CARIBBEAN, RHYTHM, MUSICIAN, SKA, DANCEHALL, MARLEY, TOSH, MAYTALLS, TOOTS, PERRY, LEE, SCRATCH, BURNING SPEAR, HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHICAL, DUB, ISLAND, DJ, DISK JOCKEY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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- Crisp
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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