Ranters and Crowd Pleasers (Anchor Books)
Anchor Books, March 1994. Trade Paperback. More
Anchor Books, March 1994. Trade Paperback. More
Cassell, October 2020. Oversized Hardcover. The latest in the bestselling All the Songs series, Bruce Springsteen: All the Songs is the most in-depth exploration of The Boss's music ever written. From Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ through Western Stars, this extensive, 670-page volume provides the full story behind each remarkable..... More
Simon & Schuster, July 2013. Trade Paperback. "A deeply sympathetic biography of Lorenz Hart, the talented, troubled lyricist of film and Broadway fame. Marmorstein has done an enormous service for fans of stage and movie musicals" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). "Blue Moon," "Where or When," "The Lady Is a Tramp,"..... More
Dey Street Books, October 2023. Hardcover. A stunning photographic presentation of the guitars that defined the distinctive sounds and style of Johnny Marr with personal reflections and insights from the legendary guitarist himself. "Guitars have been the obsession of my life . . . they've been a mission and sometimes..... More
Thunder's Mouth Pr, May 1996. Paper Back. Profiles the life and career of one of the leaders of contemporary rock and roll music, noting the character of his stage performances and the inspirations for his songs. bottom edge stamped. More
Putnam, October 1976. First Edition. Cloth. Edgeworn/chipped dustjacket. Front flap not clipped. Raspberry colored cloth with gold letterin on spine.. Dust stained top textblock edge. 287 pages. More
Overlook Books, September 1987. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo. In dustjacket with mild edgewear and darkening at margins. Dust stains to textblock top edge & fore-edge. Foxing.[389 pp]. More
Hachette Books, April 2024. Hardcover. THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF THE THRIVING AND INFLUENTIAL ROCK SCENE IN CHAPEL HILL, WHICH GAVE THE WORLD ARTISTS LIKE BEN FOLDS FIVE, SUPERCHUNK, AND SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS North Carolina has always produced extraordinary music of every description. But the indie rock boom of the late..... More
University of Texas Press, May 2023. Hardcover. A stirring defense of Sinéad O'Connor's music and activism, and an indictment of the culture that cancelled her. In 1990, Sinéad O'Connor's video for "Nothing Compares 2 U" turned her into a superstar. Two years later, an appearance on Saturday Night Live turned..... More
Liveright, November 2023. Paper Back. Finally in paperback and featuring seven new song commentaries, the #1 New York Times bestseller celebrates the creative life and unparalleled musical genius of Paul McCartney. Spanning sixty-four years--from his early days in Liverpool, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his..... More
Smithsonian Books, February 2024. Paper Back. The drama of In Cold Blood meets the stylings of a Coen brothers film in this long-lost manuscript from musicologist Robert "Mack" McCormick, whose research on blues icon Robert Johnson's mysterious life and death became as much of a myth as the musician himself..... More
Grand Central Publishing, March 2024. Hardcover. For readers of Sheila Weller's Girls Like Us comes a fiercely feminist, heartwarming story of friendship and music about The Liverbirds, Britain's first all-female rock group. The idea for Britain's first female rock band, The Liverbirds, started one evening in 1962, when Mary McGlory..... More
Yeti Publishing, October 2012. Oversize Softcover. Temperature's Rising is a fascinating oral history of one of American indie rock's most enduring and influential acts. Slow, deliberate, and deceptively simple, the music of Boston-based band Galaxie 500 was wonderfully at odds with the prevailing underground sounds of the mid-to-late-1980s. The primary..... More
Princeton Architectural Press, September 2000. Paper Back. Before Alex Steinweiss invented the album cover in 1938, at the age of 23, all albums came in plain brown wrappers. Steinweiss's idea to create a package that would protect the record and that had something visual on the outside to lure the..... More
Something Else Press, January 1970. First Edition. Cloth. Good+/very good-- dust jacket with one & 1/2 inch tear with accompanying crease bottom edge. Otherwise jacket is bright & clean without defects. NOT price clipped. Green cloth with gold lettering. Orange end pages. Clean, solid, without markings. Red tinted top edge..... More
Cherokee Publishing Company, February 2009. Oversize Softcover. Johnny Mercer wrote over 1,000 songs, wrote the lyrics for several theatrical productions, co-founded Capitol Records, co-founded the Song Writers Hall of Fame, had 18 songs nominated for the Academy Award, wrote four Academy Award winning songs, had over 100 hit songs, had..... More
Knopf, October 2009. Oversized Hardcover. The seventh volume in Knopf's critically acclaimed Complete Lyrics series, published in Johnny Mercer's centennial year, contains the texts to more than 1,200 of his lyrics, several hundred of them published here for the first time. Johnny Mercer's early songs became staples of the big..... More
Faber Paperbacks, January 1987. Soft Cover. Octavo. Previous reader's name in ink first inside page. [[127 pages]. More
Duke University Press Books, November 2023. Paper Back. In Old Town Road, Chris Molanphy considers Lil Nas X's debut single as pop artifact, chart phenomenon, and cultural watershed. "Old Town Road" was more than a massive hit, with the most weeks at No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history. It..... More
Gingko Press Inc., August 2023. Hardcover. Trace the history of rock and roll with this playful journey through the decades, artists and styles that make this such a diverse and beloved art form. For children and parents alike, this colorful and lovingly illustrated book travels from the 1950s into the..... More
Doubleday, October 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art--from his teen years as a music obsessive in small-town Connecticut, to the formation of his legendary rock group, to thirty years of creation, experimentation, and wonder "Downtown scientists..... More
Doubleday, October 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art--from his teen years as a music obsessive in small-town Connecticut, to the formation of his legendary rock group, to thirty years of creation, experimentation, and wonder "Downtown scientists..... More
Doubleday, October 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art--from his teen years as a music obsessive in small-town Connecticut, to the formation of his legendary rock group, to thirty years of creation, experimentation, and wonder "Downtown scientists..... More
ABRAMS, October 1992. Oversized Hardcover. This book celebrates the collaboration of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. A profusely illustrated volume celebrating the legendary collaboration of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Filled with original performance photographs, set and costume designs, backstage candids, and fresh interviews with Rodgers and Hammerstein associates Agnes de..... More