Soundtracks And Books

The Beatles White Album; John Lennon's Revolution

The Beatles White Album; John Lennon's Revolution. Musthaves included The Doors, Steppenwolf, Country Joe and the Fish, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkle and, always, Bob Dylan. Mary Hopkin singing Those Were The Days topped the charts. "This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius," sang the cast of Hair; Paul Simon asked: "Where have you gone Joe Di Maggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you" while Kris Kristofferson's line: "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose" from Me and Bobbie McGee matched the mood. It was sung by Janis Joplin before she died of a heroin overdose in 1970. Bedside reading included Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, Soul On Ice by Eldridge Cleaver, The Prophet by Kahil Gibran, On The Road by Jack Kerouac and The Electric Cool-Aid Acid Test by Ken Kesey, for starters.