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  • Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation by Daniel Rachel 9781399607506

    Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation by Daniel Rachel 9781399607506

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    #2 UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born.2 Tone was black and white: a...
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  • The John Rutter Piano Album: 8 of his best-loved choral pieces in new transcriptions for solo piano by John Rutter

    The John Rutter Piano Album: 8 of his best-loved choral pieces in new transcriptions for solo piano by John Rutter

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    A welcome collection of piano transcriptions made by the composer himself, featuring eight of his best-loved choral pieces spanning the last 40 years. Designed for pianists at early intermediate level, the collection provides skilful and approachable...
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  • Hip-Hop Is History Questlove 9781399621625

    Hip-Hop Is History Questlove 9781399621625

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    A must-read for old-school hip-hop heads and burgeoning fans alikeTime'Hip Hip is not History, it's Our story. Brilliant book'Craig Charles'Hip-Hop Is History melds a detailed chronological retelling of the genre's story with occasionally hair-raising...
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  • Reach for the Stars: 1996–2006: Fame, Fallout and Pop’s Final Party: A Times Summer Read 2023 by Michael Cragg 9781788707275

    Reach for the Stars: 1996–2006: Fame, Fallout and Pop’s Final Party: A Times Summer Read 2023 by Michael Cragg 9781788707275

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    ***WINNER OF THE 2024 PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE***A Times Book of the YearA Telegraph Book of the YearA Guardian Book of the Year A Rock 'n' Roll Book Club Book of the YearA Guardian 50 Best Holiday ReadsAn Independent Book of the YearA Mojo Music Book...
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  • Me and Mr Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars by Suzi Ronson 9780571371846

    Me and Mr Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars by Suzi Ronson 9780571371846

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    From the stylist behind David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust look, an electrifying peek behind the curtains during a legendary chapter of pop culture history.'Suzi Ronson was there as Bowie transitioned from suburban folkie to world superstar and genius. Few can...
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  • Music: A Subversive History by Ted Gioia

    Music: A Subversive History by Ted Gioia

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    The phrase "music history" likely summons up images of long-dead composers, smug men in wigs and waistcoats, and people dancing without touching. In Music: A Subversive History, Gioia responds to the false notions that undergird this tedium. Traditional...
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  • Oxford Solo Songs: Christmas: 14 songs with piano by Oxford 9780193556799

    Oxford Solo Songs: Christmas: 14 songs with piano by Oxford 9780193556799

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    for low voice and piano This beautiful collection of 14 songs for low voice offers Christmas settings by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment, and...
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  • First Floor Volume 1: Reflections on Electronic Music Culture by Shawn Reynaldo 9781913231347

    First Floor Volume 1: Reflections on Electronic Music Culture by Shawn Reynaldo 9781913231347

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913231347Author Shawn ReynaldoFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Velocity PressPublisher Velocity Press
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  • Denim and Leather: The Rise and Fall of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal by Michael Hann

    Denim and Leather: The Rise and Fall of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal by Michael Hann

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    In the late 1970s, aggressive, young bands are forming across Britain. Independent labels are springing up to release their music. But this isn't the story of punk. Forget punk. Punk was a flash in the pan compared to this. This is the story of the New...
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  • Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music by David Hollander

    Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music by David Hollander

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    In the heyday of low-budget television and scrappy genre filmmaking, producers who needed a soundtrack for their commercial entertainments could reach for a selection of library music: royalty-free LPs of stock recordings whose contents fit any mood...
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  • Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story by Stephen Davis

    Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story by Stephen Davis

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    In Please Please Tell Me Now, bestselling rock biographer Stephen Davis tells the story of Duran Duran, the quintessential band of the 1980s. Their pretty boy looks made them the stars of fledgling MTV, but it was their brilliant musicianship that led to...
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  • Total F*cking Godhead: The Biography of Chris Cornell by Corbin Reiff 9781642932157

    Total F*cking Godhead: The Biography of Chris Cornell by Corbin Reiff 9781642932157

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    "The new Chris Cornell biography is the book his legacy deserves." -Kerrang!"Reiff unearths plenty of unexpected details and novel anecdotes...but the book is perhaps most valuable for the way it rounds out and humanizes this man who managed to keep so...
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  • Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records by Jim Ruland 9780306925498

    Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records by Jim Ruland 9780306925498

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    A no-holds-barred narrative history of the iconic label that brought the world Black Flag, Husker Du, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, and more, by the co-author of Do What You Want and My Damage.Greg Ginn started SST Records in the sleepy beach town of Hermosa...
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  • Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day by Joel Selvin 9780062444264

    Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day by Joel Selvin 9780062444264

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    In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details, celebrated rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert, the disastrous historic event that marked the...
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  • 20 Miscellaneous Studies from Op.45, 46, 47, 81, 90 & 125: Easier Piano Pieces 40 by Stephen Heller 9781854722942

    20 Miscellaneous Studies from Op.45, 46, 47, 81, 90 & 125: Easier Piano Pieces 40 by Stephen Heller 9781854722942

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    The compositions of Stephen Heller (1813-1885), a prolific composer of music for piano, were known for their musical interest and touches of charming ingenuity. His popular studies, twenty of which are gathered together in this easy to moderate...
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  • Bradford's Noise of The Valleys Volume One by Gary Cavanagh 9780992675509

    Bradford's Noise of The Valleys Volume One by Gary Cavanagh 9780992675509

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992675509Author Gary CavanaghFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Mutiny 2000 PublicationsPublisher Mutiny 2000 PublicationsWeight(grams) 210g
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  • Dancing with the Devil: How Puff Burned the Bad Boys of Hip-Hop by Mark Curry

    Dancing with the Devil: How Puff Burned the Bad Boys of Hip-Hop by Mark Curry

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615276502Author Mark CurryFormat PaperbackPage Count 225Imprint New Mark BooksPublisher New Mark Books
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  • On Music: An Arabic critical edition and English translation of Epistle 5 by Professor Owen Wright 9780199593989

    On Music: An Arabic critical edition and English translation of Epistle 5 by Professor Owen Wright 9780199593989

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    The Ikhwan al-Safa' (Brethren of Purity), the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad, hold an eminent position in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation of...
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  • Pink Floyd All The Songs by Jean-Michel Guesdon

    Pink Floyd All The Songs by Jean-Michel Guesdon

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    The newest addition to the best-selling All the Songs series details the unique recording history of Pink Floyd, one of the world's most commercially successful and influential rock bands.Since 1965, Pink Floyd been recording sonically experimental and...
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  • Improvisation: Its Nature And Practice In Music by Derek Bailey

    Improvisation: Its Nature And Practice In Music by Derek Bailey

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    Derek Bailey's Improvisation , originally published in 1980, and here updated and extended with new interviews and photographs, is the first book to deal with the nature of improvisation in all its forms,Indian music, flamenco, baroque, organ music,...
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  • Glastonbury 50 Emily Eavis 9781409183938

    Glastonbury 50 Emily Eavis 9781409183938

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    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK IN THE TIMES: 'Captivating'A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR: 'In-depth and inspiring''Beautifully compiled ... the perfect festival experience' SUNDAY TIMESGlastonbury 50 is the authorised,...
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  • Alice in Chains: The Untold Story by David De Sola

    Alice in Chains: The Untold Story by David De Sola

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250199386Author David De SolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's GriffinPublisher Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's...
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  • Here There and Everywhere by Geoff Emerick

    Here There and Everywhere by Geoff Emerick

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592402694Author Geoff EmerickPage Count 400Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Gotham Books
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  • I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres 9781556525896

    I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres 9781556525896

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556525896Author Pamela Des Des BarresFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint A Cappella BooksPublisher A Cappella BooksWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm)...
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  • 12 Days on the Road: The Sex Pistols and America by Noel E. Monk

    12 Days on the Road: The Sex Pistols and America by Noel E. Monk

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780688112745Author Noel E. MonkFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint William MorrowPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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  • Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World by Rob Sheffield 9780062207661

    Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World by Rob Sheffield 9780062207661

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062207661Author Rob SheffieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...
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  • Joni Mitchell On Track: Every Album, Every Song by Peter Kearns

    Joni Mitchell On Track: Every Album, Every Song by Peter Kearns

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    In her long career, Canadian songstress Joni Mitchell has been hailed as everything from 1960s folk icon to 20th century cultural figure, artistic iconoclast to musical heroine, extreme romantic confessor to outspoken commentator and lyrical painter...
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  • The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Legendary Neighbourhood by Michael Walker 9780865479661

    The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Legendary Neighbourhood by Michael Walker 9780865479661

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865479661Author Michael WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...
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  • The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret by Kent Hartman

    The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret by Kent Hartman

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250030467Author Kent HartmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm)...
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  • Rave New World: Confessions of a Raving Reporter by Kirk Field 9781788707732

    Rave New World: Confessions of a Raving Reporter by Kirk Field 9781788707732

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    *NEW EXTENDED MIX EDITION FEATURING EXTRA CHAPTERS*Nominated for Audiobook of the Year at the 2024 ARIAS Awards'Love this book! It triggers so many memories of the rave era. Thoroughly recommended.' - FATBOY SLIM 'Captures the hedonism and humour of the...
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  • The Way I Am by Eminem

    The Way I Am by Eminem

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    Chart topping-and headline-making-rap artist Eminem shares his private reflections, drawings, handwritten lyrics, and photographs in his New York Times bestseller The Way I Am Fiercely intelligent, relentlessly provocative, and prodigiously gifted,...
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  • The Cardiacs: Every Album, Every Song by Eric Benac 9781789521313

    The Cardiacs: Every Album, Every Song by Eric Benac 9781789521313

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    When Tim Smith died in July of 2020, he left behind a legion of adoring fans and an honorary doctorate in music. Not bad for someone who never had a top ten hit and who's music was so infamous during its heyday, that some magazines not only refused to...
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  • 60 Songs That Explain the '90s by Rob Harvilla 9781538759462

    60 Songs That Explain the '90s by Rob Harvilla 9781538759462

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538759462Author Rob HarvillaFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint TwelvePublisher TwelveWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 160mm * 28mm
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  • Noethin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion by Tom Beaujour

    Noethin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion by Tom Beaujour

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    The Explosive New York Times Bestseller "A backstage pass to the wildest and loudest party in rock history-you'll feel like you were right there with us!" -Bret Michaels of Poison Nothin' But a Good Time is the definitive, no-holds-barred oral...
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  • Pink Floyd On Track: Every Album, Every Song by Richard Butterworth 9781789522426

    Pink Floyd On Track: Every Album, Every Song by Richard Butterworth 9781789522426

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    Pink Floyd are one of the most innovative and enduringly successful bands in history. 1973's Dark Side of the Moon, though far from the first concept album, established a new model for quasi-symphonic, long-form investigations into the human condition...
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  • Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell Ann Powers 9780008332969

    Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell Ann Powers 9780008332969

    RRP: £25.00
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    An Independent Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024 "A vibrant, multifaceted portrait of a music enigma" Guardian "A powerful portrait of Joni Mitchell" Irish Independent "Displays a bracing rigour and an...
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  • Marc Bolan: Tyrannosaurus Rex and T.Rex: Every Album, Every Song by Peter Gallagher 9781789521245

    Marc Bolan: Tyrannosaurus Rex and T.Rex: Every Album, Every Song by Peter Gallagher 9781789521245

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    For many, T. Rex founder Marc Bolan remains forever frozen in time as the poster boy of glam, the pop-rock genre he effectively launched with his March 1971 Top of the Pops appearance to promote 'Hot Love', the band's first number one single. To see...
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  • You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup by Peter Doggett 9780061774188

    You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup by Peter Doggett 9780061774188

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061774188Author Peter DoggettFormat PaperbackPage Count 390Imprint Harper PaperbacksPublisher Harper PaperbacksWeight(grams) 408g
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  • 1964: Eyes of the Storm by Paul McCartney 9780241619711

    1964: Eyes of the Storm by Paul McCartney 9780241619711

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    Photographs and Reflections by Paul McCartney'Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget for the rest of my life.'In 2020, an extraordinary trove of nearly a thousand photographs taken by Paul McCartney on a 35mm...
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  • A New Day Yesterday: UK Progressive Rock and the 1970s Mike Barnes 9781915841360

    A New Day Yesterday: UK Progressive Rock and the 1970s Mike Barnes 9781915841360

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    An entertaining, definitive and in-depth study of prog rock, with a new cover and a foreword by Steve Hackett (Genesis). Progressive rock, a genre formed out of a creative surge in the late Sixties and throughout the Seventies. Made by young musicians...
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