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Altered state : the story of ecstasy culture and Acid House / Matthew Collin ; with contributions by John Godfrey.

Title
Altered state : the story of ecstasy culture and Acid House / Matthew Collin ; with contributions by John Godfrey.
Author
Collin, Matthew
Publication
London ; New York, NY : Serpent's Tail, 1997.

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Description
viii, 314 p.; 22 cm.
Summary
When Ecstasy was first mixed with house music sometime during the 1980s, the reaction triggered the most vibrant and diverse youth movement ever seen. The authors provide a history of the drug, and the culture and politics that surround it.
Subject
  • Rave culture > Great Britain
  • Youth > Great Britain
  • Popular music > Great Britain > History and criticism
  • Ecstasy (Drug)
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [302]-308) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Prologue: A night in the eighties -- The technologies of pleasure -- Summer of love -- Magical mystery tour -- Journey to the east -- Freaky dancing -- Techno travellers -- Urban blues -- The chemical generation.
ISBN
1852423773
LCCN
^^^96070952^
OCLC
37027060
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library