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ROLLING STONES: LET IT BLEED

ROCK CLASSICS

John Van der Kiste

ISBN 978-1-78952-309-6

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Publication: 29 FEBRUARY 2024
th
ISBN: 9781789523096
Price: £12.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 198 x 129 mm
Extent: 136 pp
Illustrated: 8 colour pages
Thema: AVLP Popular Music

Comparative title: 9781789520170 Rolling Stones On
Track

• The first of a brand-new series taking a ‘deep
dive’ into individual classic albums. 10
planned for 2024.
• A hugely successful and critically acclaimed
album, it was certified platinum in the UK and
double platinum in the USA
• Includes ‘Gimme Shelter’ and ‘You Can’t
Always Get What You Want’

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Released in 1969, Let it Bleed was The Rolling Stones’
John Van der Kiste has published over seventy books, mostly eighth studio album (tenth in the USA). The second in a
historical biography and music, including titles on The Beatles, Jeff sequence of four consecutive records that comprised their
Lynne/ELO, Led Zeppelin, Lindisfarne and Steve Winwood. He has creative peak, it is considered by many to be their best.
After a period of turmoil culminating in drug busts, the
also reviewed books and records for the local and national press and enforced departure and sudden death of founding member
fanzines, and co-founded and edited the 70s fanzine Keep on Brian Jones, they delivered a powerful set of nine tracks
Rockin’. He has performed with groups, run mobile discos, and that encompassed hard rock, blues, country, folk, gospel
written booklet notes for CD reissues from EMI and other labels. An and even funk. From the eerie ‘Gimme Shelter’ to the epic
occasional musician and songwriter, he also co-wrote one track on ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’, with Mick Jagger,
Riff Regan's Milestones (2015) and played harmonica on London's Keith Richards and the band plus an array of guests
The Hell for Leather Mob (2020). He lives in Devon, UK including Al Kooper, Ry Cooder and The London Bach
Choir, it was a set that captured the uncertain prevailing
Sales: Star Book Sales LLP mood at the end of the 1960s and the era that produced the
T: 01404 515050 Woodstock and Altamont festivals. Number one in Britain
E: enquiries@starbooksales.com and number two in America, it still sounds just as fresh,

Orders: Combined Book Services Ltd. urgent and challenging more than half a century later.
Email: orders@combook.co.uk
Phone: 01892 837171 This account examines in detail the background,
inspiration and recording of the songs, the reception of the
Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change
without notice. 15/09/2023 work as a whole, and its legacy and influence on
subsequent generations of bands and performers to this
day.