London / Njujork 1974. Tvrd povez, zaštitni omot, engleski jezik, ilustrovano, veliki format (30 cm), 160 strana. Knjiga je odlično očuvana. THE POP SCENE changes so rapidly that today`s greats are tomorrow`s has-beens, and yesterday`s old favourites are often completely forgotten until somebody says `whatever happened to...?` By looking at the top records and stars year by year since 1955, this book will not only revive memories and set the reader singing the old songs, it will also provide an outline of the development of the great explosion of interest in pop since the early days of Elvis Presley, Tommy Steele, Bill Haley and the rest. Rock `n` roll, skiffle, twist, Merseybeat, folk, country-and-western, heavy rock—all these and others have had periods of tremendous popularity. And with each change of style has come the new stars. Some like Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, seem to go on for as long as they like at the top; others shoot up the charts, enjoy brief spells of adulation, and as rapidly disappear. The author does not attempt to analyse the reasons records or artists were successful, nor does he express opinions on the relative merits of the hits he writes about: he is content to trace general trends and list the best-sellers year by year. Perhaps the most evocative aspect of the book is the photographs, of which there are over 250, including 16 full-page pictures in colour. The pictures show the artists in their hey-days: thus Cliff Richard is shown as he looked when he made Living Doll in 1959; The Beatles are shown with their 1963 hair-cuts (why was the `Beatle hair-cut` such a sensation at the time?) and these pictures can be compared with that of today`s high priest of pop, David Bowie. While the book can be used as a work of reference to the records made over the last nineteen years, it will bring most joy to readers who like an occasional nostalgic reminder of the pop heroes of younger days, and who like to remember the old tunes while enjoying the new. Sadržaj: 1955 Bill Haley and the Comets: Rock Around The Clock Tony Bennett: Stranger in Paradise Johnnie Ray: Hernando`s Hideaway Frankie Laine: Cool Water 1956 Elvis Presley: Heartbreak Hotel Bing Crosby: True Love Lonnie Donegan: Rock Island Line Johnny Mathis: Wonderful, Wonderful 1957 Buddy Holly: Peggy Sue Tommy Steele: Singing The Blues Jerry Lee Lewis: Great Balls of Fire Paul Anka: Diana 1958 Duane Eddy: Rebel Rouser Peggy Lee: Fever Connie Francis: Who`s Sorry Now Conway Twitty: Its Only Make Believe 1959 The Everly Brothers: Take A Message To Mary Cliff Richard: Living Doll Adam Faith: What Do You Want Russ Conway: Side Saddle Roy Orbison: Only The Lonely The Shadows: Apache Bobby Vee: Rubber Ball Chubby Checker: The Twist 1961 Helen Shapiro: Walking Back To Happiness Kenny Ball: Midnight in Moscow Gene Pitney: Town Without Pity Eden Kane: Well I Ask You 1962 Herb Alpert: Lonely Bull Frank Ifield: I Remember You Nat King Cole: Rambling Rose The Tornados: Telstar 1963 The Beatles: I Want To Hold Your Hand Trini Lopez: If I Had A Hammer Gerry And The Pacemakers: I Like It Dave Clark Five: Glad All Over 1964 The Rolling Stones: Not Fade Away Herman`s Hermits: I`m Into Something Good The Bachelors: Diane Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas: Little Children 1965 Tom Jones: It`s Not Unusual Sonny and Cher: I Got You Babe Donovan: Catch The Wind Sandie Shaw: Long Live Love 1966 Simon and Garfunkel: Sounds Of Silence The Troggs: With A Girl Like You Cream: Wrapping Paper The Lovin` Spoonful: Daydream 1967 Engelbert Humperdinck: The Last Waltz The Doors: Light My Fire The Monkees: I`m A Believer The Beatles: All You Need is Love 1968 Mary Hopkin: Those Were The Days Esther and Abi Ofarim: Cinderella Rockafella Steppenwolf: Born To Be Wild Joe Cocker: With A Little Help From My Friends 1969 Marmalade: 0b La Di 0b La Da Peter Sarstedt: Where Do You Go To Clodagh Rogers: Come Back And Shake Me Stevie Wonder: Yester-Me, Yester- You, Yesterday 1970 Anne Murray: Snowbird Freda Payne: Band Of Gold James Taylor: Sweet Baby James Christie: Yellow River 1971 The Sweet: Co-Co Middle Of The Road: Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Rod Stewart: Maggie May Melanie: Brand New Key 1972 The Osmonds: Crazy Horses David Cassidy How Can I Be Sure Elton John: Crocodile Rock Nilsson: Without You 1973 Wizzard: Ball Park Incident Alice Cooper: Hello Hurray T. Rex: Solid Gold Easy Action Thin Lizzy: Whiskey in The Jar 1974 Elvis Presley, Gilbert O`Sullivan, Engelbert Humperdinck and Guess Who?