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A classic, finally back in print! British rock historian Barney Hoskyns (Hotel California, Across the Great Divide: The Band in America) examines the long and twisted rock n roll history of Los Angeles in its glamorous and debauched glory. The Beach Boys * Buffalo Springfield * the Doors * Little Feat * the Eagles * Steely Dan * Linda Ronstadt * Joni Mitchell * and others (from Charlie Parker right up to Black Flag * the Minutemen * Janes Addiction * Ice Cube * and Guns N Roses) populate the pages of this comprehensive and extensively illustrated book.