Maida, Sal

Maida, Sal

Four Strings, Phony Proof, and 300 45s - Adventures from Roxy Music, Sparks & Milk 'N Cookies

Hozac

***HoZac Books is proud to present Four Strings, Phony Proof, and 300 45s, written by SAL MAIDA, one of the most interesting 1970s rock figures you just don’t know enough about. As a member of TWO such integral and ground-breaking '70s bands, ROXY MUSIC and SPARKS, not to mention NYC glam/power pop impresarios MILK ’N COOKIES, as well as studio work with the RUNAWAYS and Robert Calvert’s post-Hawkwind solo material, it’s no secret that Maida was in the right place at the right time, more times than we can count. His first book is presented here for the first time, along with his stash of personal unpublished/unseen photographs (including meeting Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Mick Jagger in 1969) on his first of many trips to the UK in the late 1960s, as well as many bands he witnessed in their embryonic states just as the monumental shift in music was taking place at the end of the psychedelic era. From his intricately-detailed stories about growing up in Little Italy’s protected confines, and his far-ahead-of-the-curve craze for record “collecting” before that was even a concept, this book takes you on a ride through Martin Scorsese’s mob territory (they grew up only a few blocks apart) and how it’s inescapable soundtrack influenced him deeply, as well as the unbeaten paths deep within the music-obsessed trenches we all love so well. Sal Maida’s laid-back personality and his dextrous musical adaptability ensured he’d be in high demand once his chops were in place,...