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Title:

Punk [videorecording] ; The perfect beat / A coproduction of WGBH Boston and the BBC ; produced & directed by Hugh Thomson, Don Letts ; senior producer, David Espar ; BBC series producer, Hugh Thomson.

Format:

[videorecording] ;

Publisher:

WGBH Video,

Copyright Date:

c1995

Description:

1 videocassette (114 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

CBGB OMFUG (Nightclub)
Sex Pistols (Musical group)
New wave music--History and criticism.
Punk rock music--History and criticism.
Rock music--1971-1980--History and criticism.
Rock music--1981-1990--History and criticism.
Rap (Music)--History and criticism.
Reggae music--History and criticism.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

Other Titles:

Rock & roll (Television program)
Perfect beat.

Notes:

"WGRR05"--Container. Originally broadcast on PBS.

Summary:

Presents episodes 9 & 10 of the PBS series Rock & Roll. Episode 9 surveys the development of new wave and punk in the United States and Britain, focussing on CBGB's in New York, the Sex Pistols, and Jamaican reggae. Also highlights Patti Smith, Television, Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Bob Marley and the Wailers. Episode 10 covers the emergence of rap, hip hop and techno. Highlights Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaata, Madonna, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, De La Soul.

ISBN:

9781884738760
1884738761

OCLC:

(OCoLC)42495903

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)