FIRE & RAIN—Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor CSNY—David Browne

Description: • For Your Consideration: • A (RARE!) First Edition, First Printing in HARDCOVER: • “FIRE AND RAIN: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970” (Da Capo Press, 2012) (Hardcover, First Edition, First Printing) • BY DAVID BROWNE • “The date is January 1970. Three of the most iconic acts of the ’60s are, at last, wrapping up major new releases. THE BEATLES assemble one more time to put the final touches on LET IT BE. STILLS, NASH & YOUNG finish their highly anticipated DÉJÀ VU. PAUL SIMON and ART GARFUNKEL finally complete their masterpiece, BRIDGE OVR TROUBLED WATER. Meanwhile, on the sidelines, a shy upstart singer-songwriter named JAMES TAYLOR is trying to write one more song to finalize an album called SWEET BABY JAMES. Over the course of the next twelve months, the lives of these musicians—and the world around them—will change irrevocably…. FIRE AND RAIN tells the story of four landmark albums of 1970…. The first book on the musical, political, and cultural changes of 1970, FIRE AND RAIN examines a pivotal, transitional—and under-documented—year.” —THE PUBLISHER • “Exhilarating and meticulously researched…. BROWNE is a superb chronicler of popular music…and a fine social historian.”—ALLEN BARRA, BOOKFORUM • “Highly readable…shifts between the key points smoothly. He unearths some little-told stories along the way.”—MOJO MAGAZINE • “This juicy, fascinating read transports you back to a turbulent year…. BROWNE artfully describes the creation of these classic songs in a way that makes them seem brand-new.”—PARADE • “I thought I knew everything I wanted to know about THE BEATLES, SIMON and GARFUNKEL, JAMES TAYLOR, and CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG, but FIRE AND RAIN unveils so many new unfiltered truths, intriguing alternate perspectives, and fascinating degrees of interconnectivity that deepen my understanding of these artists and their muses. DAVID BROWNE masterfully threads their tales of triumph and turmoil through the seasons of 1970, delving inside the origins of so many songs and recordings, candidly portraying the irrepressible and emotional splintering of partnerships amidst the enduring power of music hatched in a radically changing world.” —DAVID ZIMMER, ‘CROSBY, STILLS & NASH: THE BIOGRAPHY’ • “BROWNE examines in this worthy book not only the music scene but also the backdrop of civil unrest that took place politically, culturally and musically in the dawning year of the ’70s…. The problem with FIRE AND RAIN—if it’s a problem—isn’t that BROWNEfails at telling the story of 1970. It’s actually that he’s too talented a raconteur. As you follow the ups and downs of each band—and each individual who plays a major role in its success—it’s hard not to come to doubt (or even hate) some of Classic Rock’s most famous musicians.” —MEGAN PACELLA, PASTE MAGAZINE • “What I enjoyed most about BROWNE’s book was his storytelling style. His research was impeccable and his narrative was thoroughly entertaining. I learned a great deal about the era and the artists, in some cases too much, as the tales of C.S.N.Y. left an acrid aftertaste in my mouth (which I’m uncertain if this was the author’s intention, as it’s clear he is a big fan). At certain points I almost thought this book might be alternately titled ‘Hippie Icons Behaving Badly,’ as BROWNE dispelled many illusions and beliefs I once had had about the sincerity behind the beautiful and sometimes political music…. A phenomenal read. In conclusion, I’ve just got three words for DAVID BROWNE…Write ore books.” —CRAIG, CUTTING EDGE ENTERTAINMENT (BLOG) • “Intimately familiar with the music, fully comprehending the cross-pollination among the artists, thoroughly awake to the dynamics of the decade’s last gasp, the author expertly captures a volatile and hugely interesting moment in rock history.”—KIRKUS REVIEWS • “Chatty and easily readable…FIRE AND RAIN is trivia-packed and has interesting fresh quotes from its subjects, making it worth a look for serious fans.”—VADIM RIZOV, AV CLUB • “In his heartfelt but always clear-eyed FIRE AND RAIN, DAVID BROWNE allows us to see—and to hear—the elusive moment when the '60s became the '70s in a completely fresh way…. He draws us a whole new cultural roadmap of an era, combining critical acuity, reportorial thoroughness, and an unfailingly smart and sensitive feel for the time, the music, and what each told us about the other.”—MARK HARRIS, ‘PICTURES AT A REVOLUTION’ • “DAVID BROWNE, a ROLLING STONE editor and frequent contributor to the NEW YORK TIMES who has written books on extreme sports, JEFF and TIM BUCKLEY, and SONIC YOUTH, wants to chronicle what he calls a misunderstood year in American history. He’s looking for a link between these musicians and their era—to consider ‘how these remarkable artists both shaped and reflected their times,’ as the jacket copy has it…. As a reporter he is dogged and earnest; as a profile writer, crisp and professional. As FIRE AND RAIN jaunts from London to Laurel Canyon, MR. BROWNE drops in memorable details: the Tuesday-night songwriting class MR. SIMON taught in a drab room at New York University; JONI MITCHELL’s break-up with GRAHAM NASH by telegram; the way, after primal-scream therapy, it became impossible to tell LENNON’s and YOKO ONO’s handwriting apart.”—SCOTT TIMBERG, NEW YORK TIMES • “Through rich anecdotes and incisive analysis…the book threads traces of politics, but music remains its worthy focus. The form of the book, told chronologically over four seasons, lends it the compacted, real-time drama of an episode of ’24’.” —NEW YORK DAILY NEWS • “Behind-the-scenes, fly-on-the-wall looks at [the artists] make it a worthwhile read.”—NEW YORK POST • “A worthy addition to anyone’s collection of such music histories…the nuanced account of the struggles inherent in making music is more than enough to satisfy, as are the delightful surprise connections and asides scattered throughout the book…. I couldn’t help but be riveted by the account of this group of immensely talented people who also, when they weren’t at each other’s throats, seemed like they’d be cool to hang out with.” —ASSOCIATED PRESS • “Its principal task is to dive into the 60s hangover on a day-to-day level, describing the tensions that drove U.S./UK rock culture—emblematized by the four artists in the subtitle—toward the sweet, consoling embrace of LET IT BE, BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER, SWEET BABY JAMES, and DÉJÀ VU…. BROWNE renders this somnambulant period with such care that he makes it seem alive.”—CHICAGO READER • “FIRE AND RAIN by ROLLING STONE editor DAVID BROWNE is a fascinating look behind the music that defined 1970. While the focus is on the year's most influential artists, Browne does a good job painting the social landscape and upheavals of that time.”—R. S. GOMPERTZ, AMAZON REVIEW • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “FIRE AND RAIN: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970” AUTHOR: DAVID BROWNE TYPE: HARDCOVER PAGES: 369 PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: Da Capo Press (Cambridge, MA), 2012 EDITION: First Edition, First Printing* *RE: On the Copyright Page, this Number Row: “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.” NOTE: This copy is NOT ex-library NOR a book-club edition. ISBN: 9780306818509 CONDITION OF DUST JACKET: VERY GOOD PLUS. Price (26.00) is unclipped. Corners are rubbed (minutely). Spine tips are bumped. Light wear along edges. All else—bright & clean. (Now protected in a Brodart archival cover.) CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD PLUS. Book is square. Boards are clean & bright with sharp corners. Spine is tight & uncreased & has bright lettering. Spine tips are lightly bumped. Text-block edges are lightly age-toned. 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