Sound Of The City

Charlie Gillett's books include five volumes of Rock Files, Making Tracks, and Rock Almanac, and he has written for Rolling Stone and New Musical Express. He is a disc jockey in London, and runs Oval, an independent record label and publishing company. By playing their first demos on the air, he was instrumental in launching the careers of Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, Dire Straits, and others.

• They Got What They Wanted: Rock n Roll, 195461 * The Sound Begins * Five Styles of Rock n Roll * How to Make a Rock n Roll Record * The Majors * The Independents Into the Cities: Rhythm and Blues, 194556 * The Blues-Based Styles: Dancehall Blues, Bar Blues * After the Blues: Gospel and the Group Sounds City Production Line-Country Soul, 195871 * Back Home * Do That Again, This Way: Rhythm and Blues, Uptown * Are We Together? Sound Music Echoes From the City Centres, 196271 * Transatlantic Echoes * Coast to Coast * Electric White Orchestras: British Rock Progresses * Goodnight America Playlist; Recommended Records