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Manchester Unspun: Pop, Property and Power in the Original Modern City by Andy Spinoza 9781526168450
RRP: £20.00£14.93At the end of the 1970s, Manchester seemed to be sliding into the dustbin of history. Today the city is an international destination for culture and sport, and one of the fastest-growing urban regions in Europe. This book offers a first-hand account of... -
Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin and Beyond: The Story of Rock's Greatest Manager Mark Blake 9781472126900
RRP: £12.99£8.83A SUNDAY TIMES POP BOOK OF THE YEARA DAILY TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA DAILY MAIL MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR ('Of the many Led Zeppelin biographies marking the band's 50th anniversary, this is the most... -
Rodigan: My Life in Reggae by David Rodigan 9781472125569 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£5.15'THE BOOK THAT EVERY REGGAE FAN SHOULD READ' John Masouri, Echoes'Rodigan can still claim a currency few presenters of his vintage can match. Perhaps it's because while his wider musical and professional milieu has been in constant change, his boundless... -
Rodigan: My Life in Reggae David Rodigan 9781472125569
RRP: £10.99£7.61'THE BOOK THAT EVERY REGGAE FAN SHOULD READ' John Masouri, Echoes'Rodigan can still claim a currency few presenters of his vintage can match. Perhaps it's because while his wider musical and professional milieu has been in constant change, his boundless... -
Liberation Through Hearing Richard Russell 9781474616355
RRP: £9.99£7.00For almost 30 years as label boss, producer, and talent conductor at XL Recordings, Richard Russell has discovered, shaped and nurtured the artists who have rewritten the musical dictionary of the 21st century, artists like The Prodigy, The White... -
Mod Art by Paul Anderson 9781783059683
RRP: £25.00£19.50Examining and illustrating the art scene surrounding the birth of modernism and its simultaneous rise among the burgeoning working class Mod scene of the Sixties, Paul Anderson's Mod Art is the definitive work on the visual culture of Mod. With... -
Zayn: The Official Autobiography ZAYN 9780718185756
RRP: £22.00£16.87***NOMINATED FOR THE NME BEST BOOK AWARD 2017 *** The first and only OFFICIAL book from ZAYN, for his ultimate fans. Zayn's autobiography features exclusive, never-before-seen photographs alongside his story. -------------------------------- 'This book... -
Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
RRP: £45.00£32.80'The closest we'll ever get to a straight up Bowie autobiography - but who'd ever want anything straight-up from Bowie?' - Rolling Stone In 2002, David Bowie and Mick Rock created Moonage Daydream, the defining document of the life and times of Ziggy... -
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... -
To Be Someone by Ian Stone
RRP: £10.99£7.69'Ian Stone has one of the sharpest comic minds in the country. I would read anything he's written about anything. This book made me start listening to The Jam' Romesh Ranganathan'Full of wit, cheek and energy - not just for fans of The Jam, this is for... -
Grumpy Old Rock Star: and Other Wondrous Stories by Rick Wakeman 9781848090057 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.29Around about August 1948, Mr and Mrs Cyril Wakeman had an early night and some time later, at Perivale in Middlesex, Mrs Wakeman produced a bonny baby son. They named him Richard, but he quickly became known as Rick. Rick was a likeable little fellow who... -
Grumpy Old Rock Star: and Other Wondrous Stories by Rick Wakeman
RRP: £10.99£7.99Around about August 1948, Mr and Mrs Cyril Wakeman had an early night and some time later, at Perivale in Middlesex, Mrs Wakeman produced a bonny baby son. They named him Richard, but he quickly became known as Rick. Rick was a likeable little fellow who... -
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... -
Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra - Before and After by John Van der Kiste 9781781554920
RRP: £16.99£12.47Passionate about music from childhood and much-respected as a teenage guitarist in his native Birmingham, Jeff Lynne rose through the ranks of various semi-professional local groups to become the frontman of the critically acclaimed Idle Race in the late... -
The Complete David Bowie: Expanded and Updated by Nicholas Pegg
RRP: £26.95£21.49THE ULTIMATE EDITION - EXPANDED AND UPDATED WITH MORE THAN 70,000 WORDS OF NEW MATERIALCritically acclaimed in its previous editions, The Complete David Bowie is recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie's work... -
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... -
Angry Blonde by Eminem 9780060934514
RRP: £10.99£7.46Today's hottest rapper' the enigmatic Eminem' delivers a provocative collection of his uncensored lyrics, complete with personal commentary on each controversial song. Angry Blonde is the only official Eminem book on the market, done with the complete... -
The First 21: The New York Times Bestseller by Nikki Sixx
RRP: £12.99£8.83Nikki Sixx is one of the most respected, recognizable, and entrepreneurial icons in the music industry. As the founder of Motley Crue who is now in his twenty-first year of sobriety, Sixx is incredibly passionate about his craft and wonderfully open... -
Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard by Leppard Def
RRP: £35.00£25.44JOE ELLIOTT: We had balls and we were naive, in a good way. We just went out there, full throttle.Offering fans the most personal and comprehensive record of Def Leppard's history to date, Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is narrated by the... -
Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren - Our Bananarama Story by Sara Dallin
RRP: £16.99£12.47______________________________________'Engaging, entertaining, brilliantly recounted' Mirror 'Captivating . . . an incredible story' i paper__________________________________MUSIC, FAME AND A LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPSara Dallin and Keren Woodward met in the... -
Debussy: A Painter in Sound by Stephen Walsh
RRP: £16.99£11.98SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY AWARD FOR STORYTELLINGClaude Debussy was that rare creature, a composer who reinvented the language of music without alienating the majority of music lovers. He is the modernist everyone loves. How did he... -
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 -
Lettin' Go: UFO in the `80s & `90s by Martin Popoff 9781912782086
RRP: £14.99£11.11Having written the first book ever on UFO, 2005's long out-of-print Shoot Out the Lights, Martin Popoff, author of over seventy rock books, has now greatly expanded and rewritten the later years material from that title, bringing us now Lettin' Go: UFO... -
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Guralnick
RRP: £16.99£12.54Rock 'n' roll was born in rural Alabama, 1923, in the form of Sam Phillips, the youngest son of a large family living in a remote colony called the Lovelace Community. His father had a gift for farming, which was brought to an end by the Depression. His... -
Shostakovich: A Life Remembered by Elizabeth Wilson
RRP: £20.00£13.86Shostakovich: A Life Remembered is a unique study of the great composer Dmitri Shostakovich, based on reminiscences from his contemporaries: family members, friends, fellow musicians and other prominent figures of the time. Elizabeth Wilson covers the... -
Harry Styles Alex Bilmes 9781958395295
RRP: £16.99£11.86Fabulously 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... -
Chamber Music: About the Wu-Tang (in 36 Pieces) by Will Ashon 9781783784042
RRP: £9.99£6.90'One of the most rewarding pieces of hip-hop criticism ever written' Jeff Chang 'Brilliant' Giles Peterson 'Will Ashon's dazzling study gets to the heart of hip hop, pop culture and the history of contemporary America. Essential' Matt Thorne 'Each... -
Autofellatio: A Memoir by James Maker 9780995534650
RRP: £9.99£7.20Apart from herpes and Lulu - everything is eventually swept away Just one shimmering pearl of wisdom from popstar and polymath James Maker, whose worldly observations will (like herpes) once again be on everyone's lips thanks to his award-winning... -
Franz Liszt: Musician, Celebrity, Superstar by Oliver Hilmes
RRP: £14.99£13.43An engrossing new biography of Franz Liszt, the musical revolutionary who became the world's first international megastar"Makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of Liszt as a man and superstar. Hilmes shines a light into the shadows behind a... -
Song Noir: Tom Waits and the Spirit of Los Angeles by Alex Harvey 9781789146639
£11.05Song Noir examines the formative first decade of Tom Waits' career, when he lived, wrote and recorded nine albums in Los Angeles; from his soft, folk-inflected debut, Closing Time (1973), to the abrasive, surreal Swordfishtrombones (1983). Starting his... -
Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of The Velvet Underground Dylan Jones 9781399607254
RRP: £25.00£18.30Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen whether it be the 1960s of the 2020s, The Velvet Underground represent ground zero. Crystallizing the idea of the bohemian, urban, narcissistic art school gang, around a... -
Any Road Will Get Us There (If We Don't Know Where We're Going) by Noel Gallagher
RRP: £20.00£9.47'I've been on six-week tours of America and it breaks you open, but to do it straight off the bat, in the middle of winter, with three new girls... I was thinking, If we survive this, it'll be a miracle... but it was the best time we've ever had.'The... -
Dmitry Shostakovich Pauline Fairclough 9781789141276
RRP: £12.99£9.34Dmitry 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... -
Everything Is Connected: The Power Of Music by Daniel Barenboim 9780753825945 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.09A memoir by the master pianist, conductor and internationalist Daniel Barenboim - 'the closest thing that classical music can offer to Nelson Mandela' [THE TIMES]'The power of music lies in is its ability to speak to all aspects of the human being-the... -
Everything Is Connected: The Power Of Music Daniel Barenboim 9780753825945
RRP: £9.99£7.00A memoir by the master pianist, conductor and internationalist Daniel Barenboim - 'the closest thing that classical music can offer to Nelson Mandela' [THE TIMES]'The power of music lies in is its ability to speak to all aspects of the human being-the... -
Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success by Russell Simmons
RRP: £14.99£10.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592403684Author Russell SimmonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 307g -
Two Riders Were Approaching: The Life & Death of Jimi Hendrix by Mick Wall
RRP: £10.99£6.67Jimmy was a down-at-heel guitarist in New York, relying on his latest lovers to support him while he tried to emulate his hero Bob Dylan. A black guy playing white rock music, he wanted to be all things to all people.But when Jimmy arrived in England... -
Beethoven: The Music and the Life by Lewis Lockwood 9780393326383
RRP: £19.99£17.63This brilliant portrayal weaves Beethoven's musical and biographical stories into their historical and artistic contexts. Lewis Lockwood sketches the turbulent personal, historical, political, and cultural frameworks in which Beethoven worked and... -
Barefaced Lies and Boogie-Woogie Boasts by Harriet Vyner
RRP: £12.99£9.34Jools Holland has had a fascinating life. From playing on bomb sites as a boy in the East End, to skiving off school and then selling millions of records with Squeeze, the first twenty years of his life were eventful, chaotic and colourful. Then came The... -
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music by Alex Ross
RRP: £16.99£12.47'An absolutely masterly work' Stephen Fry Alex Ross, renowned author of the international bestseller The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics-an aesthetic war zone where...