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Psychedelic Celluloid: British Pop Music in Film and TV 1965–1974

Oldcastle. May 2017. 224p. illus. filmog. index. ISBN 9781843444572. pap. $34.95. MUSIC
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Although published in paperback, this title is an engaging coffee table-type book. Matthews (Record Collector, Shindig!, and Lobster magazines) dedicates a page or two to each significant British film or television series that incorporated British pop music over what might be called the decade of Swinging London. Some of the films (e.g., Help!, A Clockwork Orange, and To Sir, with Love) were widely known back in the day and remain available today. Others are considerably more obscure, while a handful were never actually commercially released. Because of the wide diversity of popularity and availability of these works, this book will be more of a must-purchase for fans of British films and pop music than for general readers. However, the author does provides several genre-based profiles, as well as studies of influential individuals in British filmmaking, which help to contextualize the more obscure titles for readers who might not be familiar.
VERDICT For hard-core fans of 1965–74 British films, this volume is a worthy purchase; for other readers, it's optional.
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