Copendium: An Expedition into the Rock’n’Roll Underworld
Julian Cope, Faber & Faber ($75)
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This firecracker of a book is a collection of album reviews and themed track samplers to construct a singular history of the last six decades of music. Nutty and visionary musician, antiquarian and musicologist Julian Cope has been responsible for some of the best and enthusiastic music commentary, and in Copendium, he writes with an infectious wild passion.
