Franklin Watts, September 1994. Trade Paperback. People whose power, influence, or perseverance have changed the world are the subjects of these candid biographies, which stress the impact of these individuals on the course of 20th-century events. Each book includes a bibliography and an index.Ellington's happy childhood, his music apprenticeship, the..... More
Bloomsbury Academic, April 2018. Paper Back. Transformer, Lou Reed's most enduringly popular album, is described with varying labels: it's often called a glam rock album, a proto-punk album, a commercial breakthrough for Lou Reed, and an album about being gay. And yet, it doesn't neatly fit into any of these..... More
Musical opinion, January 1938. Hardcover. Third printing. Marble paper covered boards. Slight bow. Marginal wear. 'Little Acorn Bookshop' sticker affixed bottom of front free end page. Catalog number neatly inked bottom edge of front pastedown. 42 pages. Clean. Sound binding. Original UK price is stated 'Price One Shilling and Sixpece..... More
Continuum International Publishing Group, May 2005. Paper Back. Thirty-Three and a Third is a series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the past 40 years. Over 50,000 copies have been sold! "Passionate, obsessive, and smart." -Nylon ..".an inspired new series of short books about beloved works..... More
Pantheon, November 1981. Trade Paperback. Clean, gently read copy. More
H And H, January 1972. Trade Paperback. Small address stamp on the bottom corner of the front cover. More
Schirmer Books, January 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. First/first in dust jacket. More
Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, June 1971. Hardcover. More
Da Capo Pr, April 1993. Oversize Softcover. From the earliest riverboat jazz to Dizzy Gillespie's Hep-Sations of 1945, Swing Out is the story of the great black dance bands who dazzled America for over 40 years. Included are stories of the greats: how Fletcher Henderson would become so hypnotised by..... More
Cooper Square Press, October 2001. Paper Back. More
Hal Leonard, April 2007. Hardcover. Jimmy Page - Magus, Musician, Man is a meticulously researched life story of Led Zeppelin's legendary guitarist and producer. From his childhood in war-torn Britain and his pivotal role in the recording studios that launched the British Invasion of the '60s to his milestone achievements..... More
Tangent Books, October 2014. Paper Back. A collection of rare archive images by phographer John Spink document the Bristol Music scene from the days of Prog Rock, through Punk to Art Rock. Gill Loats, the first female DJ at the legendary Dug Out Club provides the words. Oblong octavo. Gently..... More
Backbeat, November 2012. Trade Paperback. (Book). December 8, 1980: The Day John Lennon Died follows the events leading to the horrible moment when Mark David Chapman the paunchy, mentally ill Beatles fan calmly fired his Charter Arms .38 Special into the rock icon, realizing his perverse fantasy of attaining perennial..... More
Backbeat Books, November 2006. Hardcover. Dark Magus is a warts-and-all look at the real Miles Davis. As told by his son, this book strips away the public perception of Davis and gets down to the realities of his personality, his relationships, and his many quirks. Dark Magus details this enigmatic..... More
Little, Brown and Company, October 2020. Hardcover. By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is not so much a summation as a culmination of Peter Guralnick's remarkable..... More
Plume, September 1983. Trade Paperback. First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America's Depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all. Woody Guthrie was born in Oklahoma and traveled this whole country over--not by jet or motorcycle, but by boxcar..... More
Drag City, January 2005. First Edition. Soft Cover. Satirical essays and short stories born from the singular imagination of a forerunner of the alternative music scene make up this collection. The works show the songwriter s impressive command of language and distinctive storytelling abilities, combining the best of his dry..... More
Bloomsbury Academic, March 2020. Paper Back. After his breakthrough with Ziggy Stardust and before his U.S. pop hits Fame and Golden Years David Bowie produced a dark and difficult concept album set in a post-apocalyptic Hunger City populated by post-human mutants. Diamond Dogs includes the great glam anthem Rebel Rebel..... More
Bloomsbury Academic, November 2020. Paper Back. In a bar called The Bucket of Blood, a man shoots the bartender four times in the head. In the small town of Millhaven, a teenage girl secretly and gleefully murders her neighbors. A serial killer travels from home to home, quoting John Milton..... More
Zuo Press, 2006. Oversize Softcover. 2nd edition of Zuo Press original paperback with cover photo of the late great Randy Turner (1949 - 2005) singer for Austin legends the Big Boys. Quarto. (8&1/2' x 11') Mild user wear. More
Bloomsbury Academic, October 2019. Paper Back. In 1991, a loose-knit collective released a record called Blue Lines under the name Massive Attack, splicing together American hip-hop and soul with the sounds of the British underground. With its marauding bass lines, angular guitars, and psychedelic effects, Blue Lines built on the..... More
Macmillan Pub Co, November 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear and edge wear on the jacket. Price stamped in ink on the front free endpaper. Mylar wrapped. More
University of Wisconsin Press, February 2015. Hardcover. America's Upper Midwest is a distinctive region where many indigenous and immigrant peoples have maintained, merged, and modified their folk song traditions for more than two centuries. In the 1930s and 1940s, Sidney Robertson, Alan Lomax, and Helene Stratman-Thomas--with support from the Library..... More
The Dial Press, 1971. Hardcover. Apparently an ex-library copy with worn jacket spine where sticker has been removed. Jacket chipped, sunned, and torn. Rear free endpaper removed. Rear pastedown scarred from where jacket was likely glued down. More
Cassell Illustrated, April 2006. Hardcover. The story of Jamica's most famous hero, told through his music, from unknown Trenchtown rasta to international superstar. Bob Marley first became well known in the UK and USA in 1977, with the release of his 'Exodus' album. Living and touring as an international star..... More
