1966: The Year The Decade Exploded

1966: The Year The Decade ExplodedA reissue of Jon Savages landmark exploration of the key highs, lows and revolutionary moments of 1966, a defining year in global pop cultural history. Jon Savages 1966 is a monument to the year that shaped the pop future of the balance of the century. Exploring canonical artists like The Beatles, The Byrds, Velvet Underground, The Who and The Kinks, 1966 also goes much deeper into the social and cultural heart of the decade through unique archival

revered as one of the most important musical figures of the past hundred years

Ike Turner

Little Michael from Oz moved with his very conservative

Before Departure - Demo

there was a lot more going on than that -- check out the pop rock of "I Want You Back

and a British ingenue haunted by personal scandal (Jacqueline Bisset)

Tired of her husband’s philanderous ways

Basquiat’s work drew upon diverse sources and media to create an original and urgent artistic vocabulary

In this groundbreaking work

in a series of flashbacks

Nor did the conflict end there

penned by the iconic Beat writer and critic