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King's Road: The Rise and Fall of the Hippest Street in the World

King's Road: The Rise and Fall of the Hippest Street in the World

by Max Décharné (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

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Synopsis

The King's Road in Chelsea was the epicentre of two major cultural shifts. It remained continuously at the forefront of developing trends from the sixties and throughout the following decade until it was the key breeding-ground for punk rock. In short, it was the place to be. As a laboratory and showcase for the emerging youth-orientated scene, it became the favoured habitat of several generations of pop-culture prime movers. In its day the street had also been a regular haunt for the likes of Paul McCartney and Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd. Like Paris in the twenties, or Hollywood in the thirties, during the time between the formation of the Rolling Stones and the demise of the Sex Pistols the King's Road had the attention of the world. Just how this came to be is a classic rise-and-fall story of satisfaction and sedition.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of Orion Books Ltd )
Published: 06 Sep 2006
ISBN 10: 0753821249
ISBN 13: 9780753821244
Book Overview: Vibrant social history featuring some of the most famous people of the last fifty years. Describes many of the pivotal moments of the 50s, 60s and 70s. 'As a trawl through the glitz and the glamour of the King's Road, this is hard to beat. Decharne's research, which takes in everything from political weeklies to underground pop magazines, is impressive and unimpeachable, and he whisks the reader along in brisk and witty prose' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'It's a brilliant evocation of London's fashion history' Alex Clark, Red 'What makes Decharne's exploration so enjoyable is not just sheer heavyweight of facts but the passionate way that they are delivered, capturing both their subject's volatile nature and creative spirit' Lois Wilson, Mojo '[a] highly enjoyable book...Max Decharne uses the long spine of the road, and the ribs of the adjoining streets, as a skeleton which he fleshes out with the artistic, musical and sartorial developments flourishing in these few squares of the London A-Z' Jonathan Sale, Independent

Media Reviews
an entertaining account of the street that formed Sixties' taste and had a second go with punk in the 1970s. FIRST POST
Author Bio
Max Decharne was a member of the band Gallon Drunk and, since 1995, The Flaming Stars. He is a regular contributor to Mojo and divides his time between London and Berlin.