THE MUSI:C SHELF Book Review
Synopsis: Between the years 1996-2003, Cool and Strange Music! Magazine became a beloved publication that music lovers of the unusual could count on for information about the latest "cool and strange" music releases, exclusive interviews with legendary artists, and in-depth articles that could not be found anywhere else.
With the publication of "Cool and Strange Music! Magazine - The Complete Collection, Vol. 1, Issues 1-7" and for the first time, every issue of this legendary magazine has been collected in a four-volume compendium, preserving every single page of each of the 28 issues, including the original ads and illustrations.
For many years, collectors have been asking for the magazine to be printed in book form, and finally that day has come. This publication of this book set has been personally supervised by Dana Countryman, the magazine's founder and editor.
Critique: This profusely illustrated, large format (8.5 x 0.74 x 11 inches, 2.27 pounds) paperback edition of "Cool and Strange Music! Magazine - The Complete Collection, Vol. 1, Issues 1-7" from BearManor Press will be of very special interest to fans of American pop-culture music. Solidly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library 20th Century American Music History collections "Cool and Strange Music Magazine, Volume 1" is also available in a paperback edition (9798887714578, $62.00) -- will leave its readers looking eagerly toward the next three volumes in this unique series!