{"product_id":"john-cales-paris-1919-paperback","title":"John Cale's Paris 1919 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384008835295,"sku":"9798765106792","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GDk5FiztKs9798765106792.webp?v=1789311651","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/john-cales-paris-1919-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}