Nyhet

Comeback

Elvis and the Story of the 68 Special

AvSimon Goddard

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Del i serien Omnibus Remastered

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Beskrivning

'An irresistible biography' Evening StandardIt remains the greatest comeback in music history. The Lazarus-like saga of Elvis Presley’s fall and rise, from Army discharge through Sixties Hollywood hell to divine black-leather resurrection.As 1968 dawns, the once ‘King’ of rock’n’roll faces cultural oblivion, a fading star lost in a 24/7 delirium of women, pills and holy mumbo-jumbo, isolated from an America unravelling in its own chaos of war, racism, riots and assassinations. Until, against all odds, his world and theirs collide in the performance of his life.First published four years before Baz Luhrmann’s dramatisation of events in the Oscar-nominated 2022 biopic Elvis, Simon Goddard’s The Comeback is no less a vividly cinematic, pelvic-thrusting blockbuster. This Remastered edition includes a foreword from musician and journalist Bob Stanley.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-23
Mått:129 x 198 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Omnibus Remastered
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:Omnibus Press
Medarbetare:Stanley,Bob
ISBN:9781917274029

Utforska kategorier

Biografi: konst och underhållning inom Biografier
Scenkonstens historia inom Kultur
Populärmusik inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Simon Goddard has been writing about music for nearly 30 years, both as a journalist and as the author of over a dozen books published across three continents. His Bowie Odyssey series has twice made the Sunday Times Books Of The Year (2020, 2024) while his other titles have made best-of-year lists in Mojo, Q, Uncut and Pitchfork's Top 60 Music Books Of All-Time. Simon is based in North London.

Recensioner i media

'A fascinating exploration ... Goddard certainly has form as a music biographer, but this audacious and pacey study of The King goes further. Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the event in question, it broaches exciting new ground.' The National'This fine book more than justifies its existence... Goddard not only knows his Elvis but deftly weaves in the cultural background of the era.' MOJO'Swerves rock-biog worthiness in favour of exhilarating novelistic daring - a hot and heavy dream of a book' Q Magazine