33 1/3 proposals announced

Continuum publishing has announced the long list of proposals submitted during their recent open submission call. They had almost 600 submissions and it looks like a pretty diverse selection of titles. I have to say that I was disappointed to see so many recent indie darlings on the list, as I don't think they have come anywhere close to standing the test of time or had enough of an impact on the music world to merit a volume in the series.... yet.... you can take a look at the complete list here.

I did submit a proposal, I'll leave it to you readers to figure out which one, I'll give you 2 hints, the record is over 10 years old, and I was the only one to submit a proposal for the artist in question. Moggers will get an extra hint in looking for the obvious....

other than mine, the books that I would most like to see from this list are:

Beat Happening - Beat Happening

Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties

The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us

Danzig - Danzig

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Iggy and the Stooges - Raw Power

Jellyfish - Spilt Milk

Johnny Cash - American Recordings

Mike Ness - Cheating at Solitaire

Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers

New York Dolls - New York Dolls

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tender Prey

Pearl Jam - Ten

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime

Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation

Robert Calvert - Captain Lockheed

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

The Stooges - Fun House

Suicide - Suicide

Various Artists - Let Them Eat Jellybeans

Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack

Various Artists - Pebbles, Vol 1

Various Artists - Pulp Fiction: Music from the Motion Picture

Various Artists - Repo Man soundtrack

Various Artists - Reservoir Dogs soundtrack

Various Artists - Singles soundtrack

Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon

Waylon Jennings - Honky Tonk Heroes

Willie Nelson - Stardust

X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents

X - Los Angeles

my guess of which ones will get the nod? I think that at least one of the country records, maybe a soundtrack, and very likely one of the Stooges books will get the go ahead, depending on the proposals.... best of luck to everyone one who submitted, and I plan to write mine if it is selected, or even if it isn't...