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Music, Music, Music.

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Boys, Boys, Boys.

But I was surprised to find that a number of my favorites have fallen out of circulation.

Id like to change that.

Love in Vain: A Vision of Robert Johnson, by Alan Greenberg (University of Minnesota Press, 2012)

Greenberg himself is an interesting character.

His many followers became known as the Source Family.

Ya Ho Wa 13showcased white-tunic-clad family members who would arrive at their gigs in a Rolls-Royce.

The Source: The Untold Story of Father Yod, Ya Ho Wa 13, and the Source Family, by Isis Aquarian with Electricity Aquarian (Process, 2007)

Records likePenetration: An Aquarian Symphonyhave become literal cult classics, esteemed by musicians like Sonic Youths Thurston Moore.

15 years later, he transformed his notes into a visceral account that reads like a novel.

Today we believe in a myth that music is just entertainment.

The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones, by Stanley Booth (Chicago Review Press, 1985)

Young had a front-row seat to this slow-motion disaster.

In this tragedy, its often difficult to distinguish the ridiculous from the sublime, even with hindsight.

Nico: The End, by James Young (Overlook Press, 1993)