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Race, Rock, and Elvis by Michael T. Bertrand
RRP: £16.99£15.47Did Elvis Presley's brand of rock 'n' roll help revise racial attitudes in postwar America? Michael T. Bertrand delves into this question and many others to investigate popular music's revolutionary influence on black-white relations in the South... -
The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism by Helene Lee
RRP: £20.99£13.34Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta-ganja, reggae, and dreadlocks-this cultural history offers an uncensored vision of a movement with complex roots and the exceptional journey of a man who taught an enslaved people how to be proud and impose... -
Dylan and Cohen: Poets of Rock and Roll by David Boucher 9780826459817
RRP: £32.99£32.43Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen are widely acknowledged as the great pop poets of the 1960s, transforming the popular song into a medium for questioning the personal, social and political norms of their times. They emerge at a time when the music industry... -
The Day The Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984 by Ian Glasper 9781604865165
RRP: £24.99£19.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604865165Author Ian GlasperFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 537g -
Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker by Chuck Haddix
RRP: £13.99£12.59Saxophone virtuoso Charlie "Bird" Parker began playing professionally in his early teens, became a heroin addict at 16, changed the course of music, and then died when only 34 years old. His friend Robert Reisner observed, "Parker, in the brief span of... -
Hits That Missed: The UK Bubbling Under Chart 1954-1961 by Colin Driscoll 9780956267993
RRP: £23.99£15.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956267993Author Colin DriscollFormat PaperbackPage Count 428Imprint Music Mentor BooksPublisher Music Mentor BooksWeight(grams) 828g -
Punk Rock and Philosophy by Joshua Heter
RRP: £16.99£11.67"All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses, his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind." Karl Marx might have been thinking of punk rock when he... -
UK in Eurovision: The Highs and Lows by Andy Bishop
RRP: £16.99£12.28The first Eurovision Song Contest was held in 1956, only seven countries participated. In 2022 forty-one countries took part making it the biggest song competition in the world today. Over 161 million people tuned into watch the 2022 competition. This... -
Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture by Alice Echols 9780393338911
RRP: £15.99£12.27In the 1970s, as the disco tsunami engulfed America, the question, "Do you wanna dance?" became divisive, even explosive. What about this music made it such hot stuff? In her incisive history, Alice Echols reveals the ways in which disco transformed... -
Is Jazz Dead?: Or Has It Moved to a New Address by Stuart Nicholson
RRP: £32.99£29.16Is Jazz Dead? examines the state of jazz in America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Musicians themselves are returning to New Orleans, Swing, and Bebop styles, while the work of the '60s avant-garde and even '70s and '80s jazz-rock is roundly... -
Miles on Miles: Interviews and Encounters with Miles Davis by Paul Maher
RRP: £16.95£12.70Gathering the 30 most vital Miles Davis interviews-on his music, his life, and his philosophy-this collection reveals the jazz icon as a complex and contradictory man, secretive at times but extraordinarily revealing at others. Miles was not only a... -
Art of Sound: Creativity in Film Sound and Electroacoustic Music by Andrew Knight-Hill 9780367755881
RRP: £41.99£36.75Bringing together a diverse group of world leading professionals across Post-Production Film Sound and Electroacoustic Music, Art of Sound explores the creative principles that underpin how sonic practitioners act to compose, tell stories, make us feel,... -
Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest: Volume 1: 1950s and 1960s by Gordon Roxburgh
RRP: £16.99£14.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845830656Author Gordon RoxburghFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Telos Publishing LtdPublisher Telos Publishing Ltd -
Brithop: The Politics of UK Rap in the New Century by Justin A. Williams 9780190656812
RRP: £23.49£19.04With ongoing debates on Scottish independence, immigration, Britain's place in the EU, multiculturalism, national identity and the specter of a past Empire complicating ethnically-defined notions of "Britishness," the Kingdom seems far from United. As a... -
Fender: The Golden Age by Martin Kelly 9781788400091
RRP: £39.99£29.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorMartin Kelly is the joint MD of highly acclaimed British independent record label Heavenly Recordings home of the Magic Numbers, Doves and Cherry Ghost. Paul... -
Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music by Irwin Chusid 9781556523724
RRP: £19.99£12.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556523724Author Irwin ChusidFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint A Cappella BooksPublisher A Cappella BooksWeight(grams) 476g -
The Art of Songwriting by Andrew West
RRP: £23.99£20.94How do you turn songwriting talent into a professional career? This essential guide tackles that question, alongside many others, taking songwriters through all the developmental phases and commercial experiences along the way in order to inspire and... -
Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker by Chuck Haddix 9780252037917
RRP: £19.99£17.54Saxophone virtuoso Charlie "Bird" Parker began playing professionally in his early teens, became a heroin addict at 16, changed the course of music, and then died when only 34 years old. His friend Robert Reisner observed, "Parker, in the brief span of... -
Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest: Volume 2: The 1970s Gordon Roxburgh 9781845830939
RRP: £16.99£14.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845830939Author Gordon RoxburghFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Telos Publishing LtdPublisher Telos Publishing LtdDimensions(mm) 150mm * 210mm * 2mm -
Bob Marley, My Son by Booker Cedella Marley
RRP: £12.99£11.75In this revealing and poignant account of the life of her son, reggae icon Bob Marley (1945-1980), Mother Cedella Marley Booker traces the unique history of Bob Marley and his contribution to popular music as only a parent could. Booker recalls her... -
Depeche Mode: Monument by Dennis Burmeister 9781617755934
RRP: £59.95£40.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781617755934Author Dennis BurmeisterFormat HardbackPage Count 420Imprint Akashic Books,U.S.Publisher Akashic Books,U.S. -
Taylor Swift Legends Alphabet by Beck Feiner 9780645851489
RRP: £14.99£9.88From Shake It Off to Lover, Blank Space to I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift Legends Alphabet is an enchanting journey through the heart and soul of the greatest pop-country singer ever. So grab your acoustic guitar and get ready to fall in love with... -
Easy Listening Acid Trip: An Elevator Ride Through Sixties Psychedelic Pop by Joseph Lanza
RRP: £23.99£15.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627310956Author Joseph LanzaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S. -
The Music of James Bond by Jon Burlingame 9780199358854
RRP: £26.49£19.91The story of the music that accompanies the cinematic adventures of Ian Fleming's intrepid Agent 007 is one of surprising real-life drama. In The Music of James Bond, author Jon Burlingame throws open studio and courtroom doors alike to reveal the full... -
Killing Bono by Neil McCormick 9780241953808 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.99£2.29'Squirm-inducing, excruciatingly honest and painfully funny' Joseph O'ConnorWe all went to school with friends who've turned out more successful than ourselves. But they don't all phone from improbably glamorous places and drive us mad by... -
Stairway to Heaven: Led Zepplin Uncensored by Richard Cole 9780060938376
RRP: £13.99£12.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060938376Author Richard ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 1230gDimensions(mm)... -
London's Burning: True Adventures on the Front Lines of Punk, 1976a1977 by Dave Thompson 9781556527692
RRP: £19.99£13.03London's Burning is the story of punk rock as it happened, stripped of hindsight and future legend, and laid bare. Here are the Damned and the Adverts on tour, the Sex Pistols swearing through their prime-time television debut, the Tom Robinson Band... -
Running with the Devil by Robert Walser
£24.43Dismissed by critics and academics, condemned by parents and politicians, and fervently embraced by legions of fans, heavy metal music continues to attract and embody cultural conflicts that are central to society. In Running with the Devil, Robert... -
The Corries Songbook Traditional: Vol.2 by Gavin Browne 9780953848805
£19.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953848805Author Gavin BrowneFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Gavin Browne PublishingPublisher Gavin Browne Publishing -
Saturday Night at the Movies: The Extraordinary Partnerships Behind Cinema's Greatest Scores by Jennifer Nelson 9781783963669
RRP: £16.99£12.43Discover the remarkable stories behind some of the most popular film music of all time; From Jurassic Park to The Lord of the Rings, Vertigo to Titanic, a powerful score can make a movie truly extraordinary. The alchemy between composer and director... -
The Scream by Kris Needs 9780859653381
£13.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859653381Author Kris NeedsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd -
Five Percenter Rap: God Hop's Music, Message, and Black Muslim Mission by Felicia Miyakawa
RRP: £18.99£16.72"Few books on popular music treat their subject so comprehensively, with thoughtful attention to ideology, history, and verbal and musical rhetoric. Miyakawa's approach is at once comprehensive and streamlined, making for an especially effective... -
For the Record: Conversations with People Who Have Shaped the Way We Listen to Music by Many Ameri 9783899555073
RRP: £25.99£20.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899555073Author Many AmeriFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten VerlagWeight(grams) 2336gDimensions(mm) 284mm * 246mm *... -
The Life of Elvis Presley by Charles L. Ponce de Leon 9780809016419
RRP: £14.99£11.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809016419Author Charles L. Ponce de LeonFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.Publisher Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.Weight(grams)... -
Sex Pistols: The Pride of Punk by Peter Smith 9781442255586
RRP: £36.00£31.81The Sex Pistols exploded onto the music scene in 1976, paving the way for the deluge of punk rock that would change the face of modern rock music forever. Their debut album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols, proved one of the most... -
Frank Sinatra Chris Rojek (Nittingham Trent University) 9780745630915
RRP: £15.99£14.41Frank Sinatra was only one of a handful of popular entertainers who dominated Western popular culture for six decades. From his early fame as 'the Voice' in the early 1940s, through to the high rolling, fast living 'Rat Pack' era, to the protracted... -
Orlando Gibbons and the Gibbons Family of Musicians by John Harley
RRP: £32.99£29.56First published in 1999, this volume is the first full-length study to deal with the life and music of Orlando Gibbons since E.H. Fellowes's short book, originally published in 1923. John Harley investigates in detail the family and musical background... -
Highway 61 Revisited: Bob Dylan's Road from Minnesota to the World by Colleen Sheehy 9780816661008
RRP: £17.99£15.90The young man from Hibbing released Highway 61 Revisited in 1965, and the rest, as they say, is history. Or is it? From his roots in Hibbing, to his rise as a cultural icon in New York, to his prominence on the worldwide stage, Colleen J. Sheehy and... -
Places and Purposes of Popular Music Education: Perspectives from the Field by Bryan Powell 9781789386288
RRP: £79.95£76.45This book provides a manuscript-megaphone for a variety of perspectives on popular music education, including those we do not usually hear from, but who are doing far and away the coolest, most relevant and most interesting things. It includes rants,... -
Dreadnaught: King of Afropunk by D. H. Peligro 9780985490270
RRP: £12.99£8.63A no-holds-barred memoir of legendary Dead Kennedys and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer D.H. Peligro, Dreadnaught chronicles Peligro from his pre-DK years growing up in a deprived St. Louis ghetto to his years in San Francisco with Jello Biafra, East Bay...