Precious and Few

Pop Music in the Early '70s

Don Breithaupt, Jeff Breithaupt

Precious and Few is a lively and nostalgic look back at the forgotten era of pop that gave us "Hooked on a Feeling", "Dancing in the Moonlight", "I Am Woman", "Seasons in the Sun", and more. The early 1970s brought a "Convoy" of popular rock music--everything from cheesy to the classic. The authors of Precious and Few, Don Breithaupt and Jeff Breithaupt, true-blue '70s fanatics, have put together this irresistibly readable book to transport readers back to a time when people wore smiley-face buttons, went to singles bars, and heartily sang along with Mac Davis. Illustrations throughout.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Notice
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface to the E-Edition
• Introduction
• The Long, Unwinding Road • Solo Beatles
• Revoluncheon • Late Sixties Continued
• Where Were You in ’62? • Early Sixties Revisited
• Post-Nuclear Families • Bubblegum
• Born to Be Mild • Soft Rock
• Dancing in the Moonlight • Seventies Pop
• Color Blind • Blue-eyed Soul
• How Sweet It Was • The Twilight of Motown
• The Sound of Philadelphia • Philly Soul
• Walking in Rhythm • Seventies Soul
• Global Village • World Rhythms
• What’s So Funny ‘bout Peace, Love, and Understanding? • Utopian Pop
• Earth Shoes • Folk Pop
• Richard Nixon’s Greatest Hits • Socially Aware Pop
• Carnal Knowledge • Sexual Revolution
• I Am Woman • Feminist Pop
• Shafts • Macho Soul
• Planet of the Apes • Hard Rock
• Ewwwww! • Bad Taste
• Jiffy Pop • Novelty Records
• Unsung Heroes • Instrumentals
• Play Misty for Me • Jazz Pop
• Art Attack • Progressive Rock
• God Help Us • Religious Pop
• Socialist Radio • Canadian Pop
• The Maudlin Squad • Self-pity Pop
• The Energy Crisis • MOR
• Love American Style • Ballads
• “Harry, Keep the Change” • Story Songs
• Seventese • Buzzwords
• Boogie Down • The Dawn of Disco
• Conclusion
• Appendix: Grammy Nominees and Winners, 1971–75
• Bibliography
• Index
• Acknowledgments
• Copyright