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Shapiro documents the origins and progress of each new development in drugs and pop, brom bebop virtuosos on heroin to the LSD soaked visions of 1967 San Francisco and from reggae's love affair with ""herb"" to the amphetamine fuelled rage of punk, and tells the stories of music's famous drug casualties - Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, Sid Vicious - while examining the headline grabbing tactics of drug enforcement agencies, the perils of ill-conceived anti-narcotics legislation and the hypocritical collusion of the billion dollar record industry. This edition is fully revised and includes additional material covering the rise of crack cocaine and rap, Ecstasy and dance cultures and the return of the wasted junky rock star.

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9781900924580

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Wise and witty. The Guardian

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Harry Shapiro has wored in the drugs field since 1979. He is the author of the acclaimed biographies of Alexis Korner, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. He lives in London. His next book is Shooting Stars: The Story of Drugs and Film (Serpents Tail 2003)

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