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Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream by Neil Young
RRP: €15.46€10.82Waging Heavy Peace is the remarkable memoir of rock icon Neil YoungNeil Young is a singular figure in the history of rock and pop culture in the last four decades, inducted not once but twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Reflective, insightful and... -
Copendium by Julian Cope
RRP: €23.80€16.49Eschewing the usual criteria of chart success or acknowledged influence, the Copendium - a collection of album reviews and themed track samplers - takes energy, originality and heaviness as its bearings. The result is a feast of obscure and neglected... -
Popular Music and Society Brian Longhurst (University of Salford, UK) 9780745653655
RRP: €22.60€20.55The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of wider debates in sociology and media and cultural studies. Astute and accessible, it continues to set the agenda... -
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Guralnick
RRP: €20.22€14.92Rock '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... -
Ian Dury: The Definitive Biography by Will Birch 9780330511483
€20.38'Does a fantastic job tracing the development of Dury's career. It also shows how Ian's life shaped his uniquely individualistic style.' Peter Hook (former Joy Division and New Order bassist), Daily Mirror. Widely described as 'punk's poet laureate', Ian... -
Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek: West Hampstead's Musical Heritage Remembered by Dick Weindling
RRP: €11.89€8.98The book explores the history of Decca Studios, where thousands of records were made between 1937 and 1980. Klooks Kleek was run next door from 1961 to 1970 in the Railway Hotel by Dick Jordan and Geoff Williams, who share their memories here. With... -
The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop--and Why It Matters by Tricia Rose
€19.18Hip-hop is in crisis. For the past dozen years, the most commercially successful hip-hop has become increasingly saturated with caricatures of black gangstas, thugs, pimps, and 'hos. The controversy surrounding hip-hop is worth attending to and examining... -
Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation by Matthew Stearns
RRP: €11.89€9.13"Daydream Nation" is the kind of gorgeous monstrosity (born of extremes, rife with difficulties, and mythic in proportion) that can crush the will of the most resilient, well-intentioned listener if the necessary preparations haven't been made. In this... -
Orain Red by Kenneth Macleod 9780861521791
RRP: €8.32€6.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861521791Author Kenneth MacleodFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint AcairPublisher AcairDimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 5mm -
R. Crumb Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country by Stephen Calt
RRP: €19.03€13.51For over three decades R. Crumb has shocked, entertained, titillated and challenged the imaginations (and the inhibitions) of comics fans the world over. The acknowledged father of "underground comix," Crumb is the single greatest influence on the... -
Rockers and Rollers: An Automotive Autobiography by Brian Johnson
RRP: €15.46€10.82By night, Brian Johnson sings in the biggest rock 'n' roll band on the planet.But by day, AC/DC's charismatic, flat-capped frontman gets to indulge his passion for all things automotive.Cars and rock 'n'roll, they were made for each other.Car racer, car... -
Nothing but the Blues: The Music and the Musicians Lawrence Cohn 9780789206077
RRP: €34.50€24.28It is our most passionate music, rooted in ancient Africa but brought to blossom in America at the doorstep of the twentieth century. It is a living heritage of song born in poverty, persecution, and hard labor, born of love and love betrayed, of... -
Vinyl London: A Guide to Independent Record Shops by Tom Greig 9781788840156
RRP: €17.85€13.11London's record shop scene is at its most vital and buoyant point since the 1990s, following a resurgence of interest in vinyl over recent years. Tom Greig, who has immersed himself in the world of London's record shops for close to two decades, profiles... -
Slayer's Reign in Blood by D.X. Ferris
RRP: €11.89€9.13D.X. Ferris explores the creation of the most universally respected metal album.Slayer's controversial "Reign in Blood" remains the gold standard for extreme heavy metal: a seamless procession of ten blindingly fast songs in just twenty-eight minutes,... -
Nico: Life And Lies Of An Icon Richard Witts 9780863696558
RRP: €19.03€13.82Nico was revered as 'the most beautiful creature who ever lived'. She was Andy Warhol's femme fatale and the High Preistess of Weird, yet few knew her real name or her wretched origins. When she called herself 'a Nazi anarchist junkie', they thought she... -
Best of the Beatles: The sacking of Pete Best by Spencer Leigh
RRP: €10.70€7.68This intriguing book examines the greatest Beatles mystery, which has caused endless speculation over the years - why was Pete Best sacked just as the Beatles stood on the threshold of stardom? Everyone has their own theory and Pete Best himself has... -
Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues by Elijah Wald
RRP: €14.27€8.46The life of blues legend Robert Johnson becomes the centerpiece for this innovative look at what many consider to be America's deepest and most influential music genre. Pivotal are the questions surrounding why Johnson was ignored by the core black... -
Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures by Chris Ott
RRP: €11.89€9.1333 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books dispense with the standard biographical background that fans know already,... -
All What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961 - 1971 by Philip Larkin 9780571134762
RRP: €17.84€11.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.All What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961 - 1971 gathers Philip Larkin's elegant, witty and penetrating reviews and responses to an enormous range of jazz and other records.About the... -
Bright Lights Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA Carl Magnus Palm 9781783053599
RRP: €20.17€15.78Bright Lights Dark Shadows is the definitive biography of Abba, the world's greatest pop band whose hit musical Mamma Mia! has become the most successful stage show and UK film of all time. This new edition of the best-selling Abba book has been... -
A Love Supreme: The Creation Of John Coltrane's Classic Album by Ashley Kahn 9781783786053
RRP: €15.46€10.19A deeply researched and beautifully illustrated study of saxophone legend John Coltrane's signature album. Written with the full co-operation of the Coltrane family and featuring the voices of musicians, producers and writers of the 1960s, Kahn has also... -
Billy Joel by Fred Schruers
RRP: €20.22€14.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804140218Author Fred SchruersFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 202mm... -
Sonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records, from Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince by Peter Ames Carlin
RRP: €16.65€11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250838407Author Peter Ames CarlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Henry Holt & Company IncPublisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams)... -
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom: Pop from the Beginning by Nik Cohn
RRP: €11.89€8.46Nik Cohn began to write this book in the late 1960s with a simple purpose: to catch the feel, the pulse of Rock. Nobody had written a serious book on the subject before, and there were no reference books or research to refer to. The result is an unruly,... -
A Quick Ting On Afrobeats by Christian Adofo
RRP: €11.89€8.46Afrobeats is a fast-growing genre, one that has carved out a distinct and powerful Black identity rooted within the African continent.The first book of its kind, A Quick Ting On: Afrobeats chronicles the social and cultural development of the eponymous... -
Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd by Julian Palacios
RRP: €17.84€11.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859655620Author Julian PalaciosFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd -
Mary Poppins Returns: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (PVG) by Disney Licensed Publishing 9781540038371
RRP: €22.60€17.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540038371Author Disney Licensed PublishingPage Count 103Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation -
Hamilton: Strum & Sing Guitar by Lin-Manuel Miranda
RRP: €22.60€14.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495088384Author Lin-Manuel MirandaPage Count 40Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 158g -
Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Volume II by Marc Weidenbaum
RRP: €11.89€9.13Extravagantly opaque, willfully vaporous - Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Volume II, released by the estimable British label Warp Records in 1994, rejuvenated ambient music for the Internet Age that was just dawning. In the United States, it was... -
Nick Drake's Pink Moon by Amanda Petrusich
RRP: €11.89€9.13The reverse of Nick Drake's headstone, wedged deep into the earth of an English parish church graveyard, reads: "Now we rise and we are everywhere." The words were penned by Drake in 1974: Thirty years later, they are jarringly prophetic. Like nearly all... -
ABBA: Voyage Abba 9781705154984
RRP: €21.41€17.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781705154984Author AbbaPage Count 68Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation -
Jazz: A Beginner's Guide by Stuart Nicholson
RRP: €13.08€9.25This definitive guide includes a unique chapter-by-chapter playlist for the reader. Jazz: A Beginner's Guide is a lively and highly accessible introduction to a global musical phenomenon. Award-winning music journalist and author Stuart Nicholson... -
The Gerry Mulligan 1950s Quartets by Alyn Shipton 9780197579763
RRP: €15.46€13.65The Gerry Mulligan Quartet, founded in Los Angeles in 1952, was widely acclaimed as the first small ensemble in jazz that did not include a chordal instrument such as a piano or guitar. Using original scores and detailed transcriptions of Mulligan's... -
Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes by Stephen Sondheim
RRP: €71.40€46.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679439073Author Stephen SondheimFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1712gDimensions(mm)... -
The Singers Talk: The Greatest Singers of Our Time Discuss the One Thing They're Never Asked About: Their Voices by Jason Thomas Gordon 9781637586990
RRP: €23.80€15.78A groundbreaking collection of inspiring and instructive conversations about the beauty, brutality, discipline, and technique of being a successful singer."This is a captivating look at both the nitty-gritty preparation and emotional energy that 'it... -
Linda Ronstadt 1991 to 2000 On Track: Every Album, Every Song by Daryl Lawrence 9781789522938
RRP: €19.03€13.82Linda Ronstadt is one of the most important women and people in the history of popular music. Starting her solo career in 1969, she redefined what a music superstar could be by expanding her repertoire from her country rock roots, crossing over to... -
The Road to Woodstock by Michael Lang
RRP: €13.08€9.25On the afternoon of August 15, 1969, Richie Havens took the stage at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, welcoming a crowd of several hundred thousand to the green fields of Max Yasgur's farm. Havens was the first act - the legendary festival, years in the... -
Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'N' Roll Survivor by Al Kooper 9780879309220
RRP: €23.79€18.35EA rock 'n roll classic back in print updated and revised.ETHOne of the funniest rock memoirs ever Al Kooper's legendary EBackstage PassesE is available again! Al's quirky life from would-be teenage rocker to crashing Bob Dylan's recording session... -
The Cambridge Companion to K-Pop by Suk-Young Kim
RRP: €27.36€23.28How did Korea with a relatively small-scale music industry come to create a vibrant pop culture scene that would enthrall not only young Asian fans but also global audiences from diverse racial and generational backgrounds? From idol training to fan... -
The Music's All That Matters Paul Stump 9781905128105
RRP: €16.66€11.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905128105Author Paul StumpFormat PaperbackPage Count 410Imprint Harbour Books LtdPublisher Harbour Books (East) Ltd