
Feel the Music
The Psychedelic Worlds of Paul Major
Paul Major(Author)
Anthology Editions (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 1. June 2017
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-944860-07-3 (ISBN)
Description
Paul Major has lived resolutely at the edge of outsider music culture for nearly a half-century. As an early private press and "real people" record collector turned eminent, underground rock 'n' roller, his influence is felt if not heard all around us-until now. Feel the Music traces Paul's trajectory from his formative days in the Midwest, his years in the late '70s New York punk scene, and into his curious career as a connoisseur and campaigner of the weirdest records of all time. Brought to life with unseen photographs, rare record covers, and cut n' paste ephemera from Paul's long running mail order catalog, while animated by Paul's storytelling, Feel the Music is a fanatical mystery tour through the further, outer reaches of music history. Alongside Paul's writing, Feel the Music features essays by Johan Kugelberg, Jack Streitman, Michael P. Daley, Rich Haupt, Stefan Kery, Patrick Lundborg, Geoffrey Weiss, Jesper Eklow, and Glenn Terry.
Each book also comes with a special Sorcerers and Endless Boogie split 7? vinyl record.
Each book also comes with a special Sorcerers and Endless Boogie split 7? vinyl record.
Reviews / Votes
Without Paul Major I would know nothing about all the great records people know nothing about - Marc Maron Some books give up what they have speedily. But there's something about this one that might just be inexhaustible... ... Next to fond memories of stinky '70s NYC and essays by like-minded devotees, Major's free-form purple-prose record catalogues make for hypnotic reading - MOJO A fascinating chronicle of his exploits as one of the world's premier dealers of psychedelic recordings... - NPR "Talking to Paul is like getting a history lesson in the development of obscure record collecting and together with several other devotees, he was part of laying the foundation to the collector community that we have today." - ArkivetMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Brooklyn
United States
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-944860-07-3 (9781944860073)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
"Without Paul Major I would know nothing about all the great records people know nothing about." -Marc Maron, WTF Podcast
Paul Major made his way through various Midwestern music homages to the Velvet Underground and T. Rex before moving to New York City to amass an unusual record collection and publish multiple iterations of his influential mail order catalog. Paul is a member of Endless Boogie, an American rock band.
Paul Major made his way through various Midwestern music homages to the Velvet Underground and T. Rex before moving to New York City to amass an unusual record collection and publish multiple iterations of his influential mail order catalog. Paul is a member of Endless Boogie, an American rock band.
Content
Introduction
Glimpse into a Lost World, 1
Scrapbook, 3
The Birth of Weird Record Dealing, 35
Jack Streitman
Buildings That Grow Legs, 37
Stefan Kery
One of Those Voices, 45
Rich Haupt
Aural Sex Confessions of a Mole, 65
Excerpts from the Record Catalogs: #1, 67
III. Real People
Essay by Michael P. Daley, 83
Geoffrey Weiss
Gold in the Shadows, 117
Excerpts from the Record Catalogs: #2, 131
Vinyl from Beyond the Realm of the Weird
Essay by Patrick Lundborg, 147
Excerpts from the Record Catalogs: #3, 179
Psychedelic Fatsos
Essay by Johan Kugelberg, 195
The Endless Boogie Saga
Essay by Jesper Eklow, 243
Glenn Terry
Top Dollar, 258
Acknowledgments, 267
Glimpse into a Lost World, 1
Scrapbook, 3
The Birth of Weird Record Dealing, 35
Jack Streitman
Buildings That Grow Legs, 37
Stefan Kery
One of Those Voices, 45
Rich Haupt
Aural Sex Confessions of a Mole, 65
Excerpts from the Record Catalogs: #1, 67
III. Real People
Essay by Michael P. Daley, 83
Geoffrey Weiss
Gold in the Shadows, 117
Excerpts from the Record Catalogs: #2, 131
Vinyl from Beyond the Realm of the Weird
Essay by Patrick Lundborg, 147
Excerpts from the Record Catalogs: #3, 179
Psychedelic Fatsos
Essay by Johan Kugelberg, 195
The Endless Boogie Saga
Essay by Jesper Eklow, 243
Glenn Terry
Top Dollar, 258
Acknowledgments, 267