The La De Da's The Happy Prince
$24.23
- Paperback
168 pages
- Release Date
23 July 2026
Summary
This is the untold history of Oceania’s 1960s lost psychedelic album, The Happy Prince.
Recorded in Sydney by the La De Das, an Aotearoa/New Zealand band, this was the first LP in Australia that told a single story, creating an audio world. The La De Das were – and are – one of New Zealand’s most loved bands. By 1967 they had numerous hit singles and two albums of diverse music. What drove them to experiment with an art pop form?
This book answers tha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798765114032 |
|---|---|
| Author: | John Tebbutt, Professor or Dr. John Tebbutt |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 23 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 126mm x 196mm |
| Series: | 33 1/3 Oceania |
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John Tebbutt
John Tebbutt researches and writes on the cultural history of media and music. With Shane Homan, Seamus O’Hanlon, Catherine Strong he co-wrote Melbourne Music City (Bloomsbury, 2021) and edited and contributed to Interrogating Popular Music and the City (2024). He has produced radio programs for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. John is an honorary Associate Professor in the School of Design and Social Context, RMIT University, Melbourne. He lives in Meeniyan, Victoria, Australia.
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