condition (book): EX

Softcover book with illustrations. Third edition. Signed by Julian Cope.

Written by musicologist and former The Teardrop Explodes singer, Julian Cope, is a book describing the underground music scene in Germany from 1968 through the 1970s. The book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1995 by Head Heritage. Despite continued demand for Krautrocksampler, Cope has stated that the book will not be updated or reprinted. Krautrocksampler gives a subjective and very animated account of the phenomenon of krautrock from the perspective of the author, who states: I wrote this short history because of the way I feel about the music, that its supreme Magic and Power has lain unrecognised for too long. The book comprises a narrative of the rock and roll culture in post-WWII West Germany, along with chapters focusing on individual major artists, including Can, Faust, Tangerine Dream, Neu! and Amon Düül I and II.