Rock Me on the Water: 1974—The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television and Politics

by Ronald Brownstein

the elephantine products that emerged from this assembly line (Doctor Doolittle; Mame; Hello, Dolly!; Camelot) could hardly have sounded more off-key in the world of Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Blonde on Blonde.