Freakshow: the Rocksoulbluesjazzsickjew-blackhumorsexpoppsych Gig and Other Scenes from the Counter-Culture

New York: Atheneum, 1971. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Pink and blue cloth-covered boards; dustjacket; green publisher's topstain; 387pp. Tight, straight, and unmarked; a few spots of fading to top-stain, else a Fine copy. In the original pictorial dustwrapper by Tom Hachtman, unclipped (priced $10 on front flap); fresh and crisp with a trace of rubbing at edges, Near Fine.

Collection of Goldman's essays on pop culture, most first published in periodicals including the New American Review, the New York Times, The New Leader, and others. Goldman's subjects include a wide range of pop, jazz and counterculture icons of the 50s and 60s (truncated) including B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, Lenny Bruce, Doctor John, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, etc. (Inventory #: 62538)