{"product_id":"john-cales-paris-1919-9798765106792","title":"John Cale's Paris 1919","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Cale's enigmatic masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eParis 1919\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared at a time when the artist and his world were changing forever.\u003c\/b\u003e It was 1973, the year of the Watergate hearings and the oil crisis, and Cale was at a crossroads. The white-hot rage of his Velvet Underground days was nearly spent; now he was living in Los Angeles, working for a record company and making music when time allowed. He needed to lay to rest some ghosts, but he couldn't do that without scaring up others. \u003ci\u003eParis 1919\u003c\/i\u003e was the result. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this vivid, wide-ranging book, Mark Doyle hunts down the ghosts haunting Cale's most enduring solo album. There are the ghosts of New York - of the Velvets, Nico, and Warhol - that he smuggled into Los Angeles in his luggage. There is the ghost of Dylan Thomas, a fellow Welshman who haunts not just \u003ci\u003eParis 1919\u003c\/i\u003e but much of Cale's life and art. There are the ghosts of history, of a failed peace and the artists who sought the truth in dreams. And there are the ghosts of Christmas, surprising visitors who bring a nostalgic warmth and a touch of wintry dread. With erudition and wit, Doyle offers new ways to listen to an old album whose mysteries will never fully be resolved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Doyle \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of History at Middle Tennessee State University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Kinks: Songs of the Semi-Detached\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), \u003ci\u003eCommunal Violence in the British Empire \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury 2016), and \u003ci\u003eFighting Like the Devil for the Sake of God \u003c\/i\u003e(2009).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186188386578,"sku":"9798765106792","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_68b60eee-3f86-46fe-bf0d-c9a3b3837422.jpg?v=1744615326","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/john-cales-paris-1919-9798765106792","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}