Prentice-Hall, January 1982. First American. Hardcover. First/first (US) edition in very good/fine dustjacket. Red textured (faux-leather) boards with silver lettering. Faint darkening to textblock edges. Internal text is clean, without markings. Overall bright, sound binding. Classic study of improvisation by the late, unique guitar master, Derek Bailey (1930 -- 2005)..... More
Sanctuary Publishing, April 2000. Oversize Softcover. A compilation of the 12 completed issues, plus one new issue, of the legendary punk magazine Sniffin' Glue. Created by Mark Perry, a 19-year-old Deptford bank clerk, Sniffin' Glue was the voice of punk in print. Bands feature include the Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop..... More
Omnibus Press, November 2021. Hardcover. Punk protagonist, legendary drinker, Irish musical icon. The complete and extraordinary journey of the Pogues' notorious frontman from outcast to national treasure has never been told - until now. A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan vividly recounts the experiences that shaped the greatest..... More
Easton Press, January 1992. First American. Leather. Navy blue leather with gold lettering and gold decor. Moire end pages. Easton Press bookplate affixed to front pastedown, with previous owner's typed name. Otherwise like new overall. Gold textblock edges. Silk ribbon marker. 8 photographic plates printed double-sided with b&w photos. 'This..... More
Simon & Schuster, March 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. A portrait of a prolific songwriter reveals his humble origins in Russia, his meager existence in Lower Manhattan, his scandalous romances, and his rise to fame and wealth. 'God Bless America', 'White Christmas', and 'There's No Business Like Show Business' are just..... More
Contemporary Books, July 1991. Trade Paperback. More
Heinemann Drama, August 1996. Paper Back. This show by show analysis of one of Broadway's preeminent American choreographers, the angular and jazzy Bob Fosse, is delivered by Fosse compatriot, dancer, and road choreographer Margery Beddow. With an introduction by Roy Scheider, and filled with photos, Bob Fosse's Broadway contains all..... More
Viking Books, July 1990. Hardcover. The first--the only--full and unauthorized biography of the king of American songwriters: the man of whom rival composer Jerome Kern once said 'Irving Berlin has no place in American music. He is American music'. 36 pages of photographs. More
Knopf Publishing Group, October 2001. Oversized Hardcover. Gathered together in one volume for the first time: all of the incomparable song lyrics of Irving Berlin, whose career and work are the most important and all-encompassing in the history of American popular music. Berlin came from a poor immigrant family and..... More
Smog Veil Records, November 2020. First Edition. Paper Back. Six' x Nine'; French-folds. Clean, sound, without markings, carefully read. Adele Bertei's musical leanings can be accurately described as punk, no wave, disco, and synth-pop. What is described on the cover blurb as her 'music career' began in a band called..... More
Thunder Bay Press, April 2022. Hardcover. A chronicle of the comeback performance that marked Elvis Presley's return from the screen to the stage. Includes exclusive content from the show's director, Steve Binder. The book contains a foreword by noted film director Baz Luhrmann, whose film credits include Strictly Ballroom, William..... More
Knopf, May 2022. Hardcover. The long journey of an American song, passed down from generation to generation, bridging a nation's fraught disconnect between history and warped illusion, revealing the country's ever evolving self. MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, from its enormous success in the early 1850s, written by a white man..... More
Scholars Press, June 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Richard Rodgers was one of America's most prolific and best-loved composers. A world without My Funny Valentine, The Lady is a Tramp, Blue Moon, and Bewitched, to name just a few of the songs he wrote with Lorenz Hart, is scarcely imaginable, and..... More
Da Capo Press, March 1990. Paper Back. And we can't forget the others: Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Katherine Dunham, Hazel Scott, Marian Anderson, Dinah Washington, Pearl Bailey, Dorothy Dandridge, Leontyne Price, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Tina Tuner... Brown Sugar narrates the triumphant struggle of these women to make..... More
Backbeat Books, May 2014. Oversize Softcover. Many of the architects of rock and roll in the 1950s, including Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard, were Southerners who were rooted in the distinctive regional traditions of country, blues, and R&B. As the impact of the British Invasion and the..... More
Random House Inc (T), August 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Shelf wear; soiling; clipped and badly chipped jacket; still, a tough-to -find hardcover, and a first printing. More
Melville House, November 2016. Paper Back. A revealing collection of interviews with the shape-shifting, genre-bending, wildly influential musician and song writer David Bowie was an icon, not only his stunning musical output, but also his fascinating refusal to stay the same--the same as other trending artists, or even the same..... More
Broadway Books, October 2013. Trade Paperback. This "oral autobiography" of Jimmy Page, the intensely private mastermind behind Led Zeppelin--one of the most enduring bands in rock history--is the most complete and revelatory portrait of the legendary guitarist ever published. More than 30 years after disbanding in 1980, Led Zeppelin continues..... More
Faber & Faber, August 2017. Cloth. One of Kirkus Reviews Best Music & Entertainment Books of 2017 As heard on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross & seen on PBS Newshour Nothing short of masterly. -- The Wall Street Journal A remarkable history of skiffle.... Bragg impresses throughout with engaging..... More
Faber & Faber, August 2017. Cloth. One of Kirkus Reviews Best Music & Entertainment Books of 2017 As heard on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross & seen on PBS Newshour Nothing short of masterly. -- The Wall Street Journal A remarkable history of skiffle.... Bragg impresses throughout with engaging..... More
Faber & Faber, August 2017. Cloth. One of Kirkus Reviews Best Music & Entertainment Books of 2017 As heard on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross & seen on PBS Newshour Nothing short of masterly. -- The Wall Street Journal A remarkable history of skiffle.... Bragg impresses throughout with engaging..... More
Allworth Press, February 2016. Paper Back. All recordings document life, arising from a specific time and place, and if that place is artificial, the results will be as well. Culled from a lifetime of learning through failure and designed to provoke thought and inspiration for artists in every medium, How..... More
Pelican Publishing Company, October 1983. Reprint. Paper Back. Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans is a comprehensive history documenting the rise and development of a unique musical form. Originally published in Great Britain under the title Walking to New Orleans, this 249-page volume examines the careers and music of the..... More
Macmillan Pub Co, November 1986. Hardcover. 2nd printing. As is. Mylar wrapped jacket is glued to the book. There is soiling on the endpapers and the title page. Spine is slightly cocked. Binding is tight and the text is clear. More
