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Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life by Jonathan Gould
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307453952Author Jonathan GouldFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Harry Styles by Alex Bilmes 9781958395295
RRP: £16.99£11.94Fabulously dressed with a flair all his own, unapologetic yet vulnerable, talented yet supremely humble: Harry Styles is a cultural phenomenon and icon for our times. This photo-packed, gold-foiled luxe gift book celebrates the global superstar's impact... -
Michael Jackson: The Complete Story of the King of Pop by Lisa D Campbell 9780988413016
RRP: £24.99£23.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988413016Author Lisa D CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 702Imprint Apogee PublishingPublisher Apogee PublishingWeight(grams) 1012gDimensions(mm) 229mm... -
The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle by Rob Kenner
RRP: £20.00£18.59The first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy-before he was tragically shot down in the very neighborhood... -
Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius by Nick Hornby
RRP: £9.99£7.11The essential gift for lovers of Prince, Dickens and everyone in between!In Nick Hornby's completely joyous and original new book two great figures share the stage. Charles Dickens and Prince. Two wildly different artists who caught fire and lit up the... -
Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa by Haruki Murakami
RRP: £12.99£9.09An intimate conversation about music and creativity, between the internationally bestselling writer Haruki Murakami and world-class conductor, Seiji Ozawa. Haruki Murakami's passion for music runs deep. Before turning his hand to writing, he ran a jazz... -
Heroes And Villains: The True Story Of The Beach Boys by Steven Gaines
£14.85The Beach Boys have been rolling, like the tide their great songs evoke, for more than thirty years, reaching professional peaks and tragic personal depths. In this electrifying account Steven Gaines reveals the gothic tale of violence, addiction, greed,... -
Tim - The Official Biography of Avicii by Mans Mosesson
RRP: £12.99£8.60The intimate biography of the iconic DJ who was lost too soon. Tim Bergling was a musical visionary who, through his sense for melodies, came to define the era when Swedish and European house music took over the world. But Tim Bergling was also an... -
Elvis Presley: The Biography; The Fame, Gospel and Lonely Life of the King of Rock and Roll by United Library 9789493311367
RRP: £10.99£7.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493311367Author United LibraryFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint United LibraryPublisher United LibraryWeight(grams) 82gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *... -
Ludwig van Beethoven: A Life From Beginning to End by Hourly History 9781721260522
RRP: £9.99£7.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781721260522Author Hourly HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
The Tastemaker: My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music by Tony King
RRP: £20.00£13.46The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beating heart of music's most iconic moments for over sixty years and features stories of his time working with everyone from the Beatles to the Ronettes and Elton John to the Rolling... -
Dmitry Shostakovich by Pauline Fairclough 9781789141276
RRP: £12.99£9.09Dmitry Shostakovich was one of the most successful composers of the twentieth century - a musician who adapted as no other to the unique pressures of his age. By turns vilified and feted by Stalin during the Great Purge, Shostakovich twice came close to... -
King of the Blues: The Life and Times of B. B. King by Daniel de Vise
RRP: £20.00£13.86'Without a doubt the most important artist the blues has ever produced' Eric Clapton'No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues' President Barack Obama'One part of me says, "Yes, of course I can play." But the other part of me says, "Well, I wish... -
My Song: A Memoir of Art, Race & Defiance by Harry Belafonte
RRP: £14.99£9.80Written with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Schnayerson, My Song is an inspiring story of performance and protest, from a superstar singer and actor who was on the front lines of practically every progressive political battle in modern memory... -
Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America by Jonathan Gould 9780749929886
£19.16Jonathan Gould's Can't Buy Me Love is more than just a book on the Beatles; it's a stunning recreation of the 1960s in England and America through the prism of the world's most iconic band. The Beatles, perhaps more than any act before or since, were a... -
The Great Jazz Guitarists: The Ultimate Guide by Scott Yanow
RRP: £18.99£14.32B&W photos throughoutAbout the AuthorSCOTT YANOW has been writing about jazz of all eras and styles since 1975. He has written for virtually all of the significant jazz magazines, including Downbeat, Jazz Times, Jazziz, Coda, Cadence, and the Los Angeles... -
Melanie: The First Lady of Woodstock by John Lambo
RRP: £19.95£16.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781461177234Author John LamboFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through a Brother's Eyes by Jermaine Jackson
RRP: £12.99£8.48This is an intimate, loving portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man like never before; now fully revised and updated to include the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray. 'Let the boy sing if he wants to sing!' said Mama Martha. 'You... -
Dance With The Devil: The Cozy Powell Story by Laura Shenton
RRP: £14.99£10.95Ritchie Blackmore once said, "You can't get any better than Cozy, you know. He's always up there on stage going crazy, he always pushes me on when I look round. He always gives me that incentive to play because Cozy won't let anybody take it easy... -
Owning Up: The Trilogy by George Melly
RRP: £18.99£13.61This single volume includes three famous memoirs - Scouse Mouse, Rum, Bum & Concertina and Owning Up, with a new introduction by the author. Scouse Mouse is a funny and frequently touching story of the author's 1930s childhood in a middle-class... -
A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib 9780141995793
RRP: £10.99£7.77**As featured on Barack Obama's Summer 2022 Reading List**Winner of the Gordon Burn PrizeWinner of the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardFinalist for the Pen/Diamonstein-Spievogel... -
That Guy Fae the Corries by Ronnie Browne
RRP: £9.99£7.11With his musical partner, Roy Williamson, Ronnie Browne became a national and international figure as one half of The Corries. His autobiography describes his childhood in war time and the austerity Britain of the 1950s and 60s, his musical career... -
Myself When I Am Real: The Life and Music of Charles Mingus by Gene Santoro 9780195147117
RRP: £16.49£13.74Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper by Art Pepper
RRP: £16.99£11.58Art Pepper was described as the greatest alto-saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. Straight Life, originally narrated on tape to his wife Laurie, is an explosive work chronicling his work amidst a life dealing with alcoholism, heroin... -
Bobby Womack: Midnight Mover by Bobby Womack 9781782199847
RRP: £10.99£7.47Bobby Womack was born on 4 March 1944, and died on 27 June 2014, aged 70. In a career that spanned two centuries and seven decades, the soul singer, songwriter and guitarist carved a niche for himself that has rarely been equalled, and never surpassed... -
Frank: The Making of a Legend by James Kaplan
RRP: £16.99£11.94'At last, Sinatra has the biography he deserves' - The Irish TimesFrank Sinatra was the best-known entertainer of his century - infinitely charismatic, more legendary and notorious than any other public personality of his era. But no matter what you... -
Fast Forward: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: Volume II by Stephen Morris
RRP: £12.99£6.85Iconic drummer Stephen Morris presses play once more to the tune of the long-awaited second volume of memoirs . . .Poised on the brink of success, the dizzying heights of the unknown lying ahead, Ian Curtis had taken his own life. Grieving yet... -
Elliott Smith's XO by Matthew LeMay
RRP: £9.99£7.67This book focuses on the genius of Smith's 1998 debut that remains his defining album. Many albums could be cited to support the claim that great suffering yields great art. Elliott Smith's "XO" should not be one of them. Smith's 1998 major label debut... -
45 by Bill Drummond
RRP: £10.99£7.40At the age of 45, Bill Drummond is less concerned with setting the record straight as making sure it revolves at the correct speed. Whether he's recording 'Justified and Ancient' with Tammy Wynette; contemplating the dull lunacy of the Turner prize;... -
The Beatles - All These Years: Volume One: Tune In by Mark Lewisohn 9780316729604
RRP: £40.00£27.75The Beatles have been at the top for fifty years, their music remains exciting, their influence is still huge, their acclaim and achievements cannot be surpassed. But who really were the Beatles, and how did they and everything else in the 1960s fuse so... -
Bunnyman: A Memoir by Will Sergeant
RRP: £20.00£13.75The Sunday Times bestsellerA Daily Telegraph Music Memoir of the YearGrowing up in Liverpool in the 1960s and '70s, when skinheads, football violence and fear of just about everything was the natural order of things, a young Will Sergeant found the... -
Preachin' the Blues: The Life and Times of Son House by Daniel Beaumont 9780195395570
RRP: £23.49£19.04In June of 1964, three young, white blues fans set out from New York City in a Volkswagen, heading for the Mississippi Delta in search of a musical legend. So begins Preachin' the Blues, the biography of American blues signer and guitarist Eddie James... -
Strange Fascination: David Bowie: The Definitive Story by David Buckley
RRP: £19.99£14.28The Sunday Times bestseller.David Bowie was arguably the most influential artist of his time, reinventing himself again and again, transforming music, style and art for over five decades. David Buckley's unique approach to unravelling the Bowie enigma,... -
Clifford Brown: The Life and Art of the Legendary Jazz Trumpeter by Nick Catalano 9780195144000
RRP: £21.49£10.48Although he died in a tragic car accident at twenty-five, Clifford Brown is widely considered one of the most important figures in the history of jazz, a trumpet player who ranks with Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis, and a leading... -
The World Is Going To Love This: Up From The Basement With The Strokes by Gordon Raphael 9781838403676
RRP: £17.00£11.68Legendary music producer, Gordon Raphael has spent four decades working with musicians, performers and songwriters to create unique genre-defining sounds. His work with THE STROKES, REGINA SPEKTOR and THE LIBERTINES has made him one of the world's most... -
Spaceships Over Glasgow by Stuart Braithwaite
RRP: £20.00£14.69Born the son of Scotland's last telescope-maker, Stuart Braithwaite was perhaps always destined for a life of psychedelic adventuring on the furthest frontiers of noise in MOGWAI, one of the best loved and most ground-breaking post-rock bands of the past... -
From Mohair Suits to Kinky Boots: How Music, Clothes and Going Out Shaped My Life and Upset My Mother by Geoff Deane 9781739123895
RRP: £16.99£11.54This is the tale of life lived large, a collection of uproarious and often moving stories spanning 60 years, from Geoff's youth as a clothes obsessed Jewish suedehead, hanging out in Tottenham dancehalls, via straight Bowie Boy frequenting London's gay... -
Re-sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti by Cosey Fanni Tutti 9780571362189
RRP: £18.99£13.23From the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration into the lives of three visionary artists.'A fascinating tale of the interlinking lives of three legendary... -
Six-String Stories by Eric Clapton
RRP: £40.00£28.53'These guitars have been really good tools; they're not just museum pieces. They all have a soul and they all come alive.' - Eric Clapton 'In his own words, Clapton tells his story through the history of his instruments.' - Rolling Stone In Six-String... -
Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story by Alice Bag 9781936239122
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936239122Author Alice BagFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.Weight(grams) 508g