Little, Brown, November 1995. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. For more than twenty-five years the pages of Rolling Stone have been home to the most provocative images of music and musical performers. Rolling Stone Images of Rock & Roll brings together the most potent photographs from the entire history of rock..... More
Delta, April 1996. Oversize Softcover. They are the most popular and accomplished musical artists of this century. But for more than three decades, the secrets behind the Beatles' unparalleld artistic evolution were beyond reach - sealed in a locked room at London's Abbey Road Studios. In this comprehensive and brilliantly..... More
Sterling, April 2010. Oversized Hardcover. An anthology that takes a look back at the retail refuges that enthralled at least three generations of music lovers, providing a glimpse into the special alchemy that makes a great record store. It includes photographs and reminiscences from musicians, music industry executives, former record..... More
Random House, November 2022. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, featuring more than 365 images and reflections that chart Smith's singular aesthetic--inspired by her wildly popular Instagram. ONE..... More
Simon & Schuster, October 2022. Hardcover. A modern epic about the most consequential music culture today, Atlanta rap--a masterful, street-level story of art, money, race, class, and salvation from acclaimed New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli. From mansions to trap houses, office buildings to strip clubs, Atlanta is defined by..... More
Black Dog Publishing, July 2008. Oversize Softcover. There is nothing quite like the feeling of thumbing through LP after LP in a dusty old record shop, only to stumble upon some hidden treasure, new obsession or forgotten love. Old Rare New: The Independent Record Shop is an homage to the..... More
Crown, April 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in the Deep South, her years of being overlooked in the music industry, and the stories that inspired her enduring songs in this "bracingly candid chronicle"..... More
DK, September 2006. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. {8 & 3/4' x 11'} In bright, clean dustjacket. Flap is not clipped. Brown end papers. First/first. Complete number string. Tightly bound. [360 pages]. More
Cambridge University Press, August 1994. Trade Paperback. Blues Fell this Morning has become a classic account of the blues, one of the most evocative strands of American popular culture. Richard Wright's foreword pays tribute to Paul Oliver's understanding of those starkly brutal haunting folk songs created by millions of nameless..... More
Monoray, July 2023. Hardcover. This is the memoir of a teenage mod from the East End of London. A journey of discovery for a schoolboy dabbling with punk, funk, record shops, discos and clothes, and then... WHAAAM! An unstoppable wave of like-minded kids fall headlong in love with 60s mod..... 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
Crown Archetype, October 2017. Hardcover. Dylan Jones's engrossing, magisterial biography of David Bowie is unlike any Bowie story ever written. Drawn from over 180 interviews with friends, rivals, lovers, and collaborators, some of whom have never before spoken about their relationship with Bowie, this oral history weaves a hypnotic spell..... More
Grove Press, May 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Based on three years of research, new documentary evidence, and interviews with 250 of Dylan's intimates -- many exclusive -- Down the Highway has gone beyond the scope of other accounts to become the most complete, authoritative biography of Bob Dylan now in..... More
Little, Brown and Company, November 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. From the author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography: Last Train to Memphis brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records. The music that he shaped in his tiny..... More
Simon & Schuster, October 2022. Hardcover. A modern epic about the most consequential music culture today, Atlanta rap--a masterful, street-level story of art, money, race, class, and salvation from acclaimed New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli. From mansions to trap houses, office buildings to strip clubs, Atlanta is defined by..... More
Watson-Guptill Publications, April 2003. Hardcover. Previous owner's name on front pastedown; jacket a little edgeworn, with light dampstain. More
Broadway Books, June 2008. Hardcover. This no-holds-barred memoir of the primary architect of hip hop and one of the culture's most revered music icons is both a tale of his life and legacy and a testament to dogged determination. Grandmaster Flash tells the exciting story of how his turntable wizardry..... More
Atria Books, March 2013. Hardcover. Celebrated journalist, TV personality, and award-winning author Touré investigates one of the most enigmatic and fascinating figures in contemporary American culture: Prince. Celebrated journalist, TV personality, and award-winning author Touré investigates one of the most enigmatic and fascinating figures in contemporary American culture: PRINCE Drawing..... More
Atria, December 2008. Paper Back. Jermaine Dupri has reached modern-day mythical status in the music industry. He is the power behindthe music of top artists including Mariah Carey, Usher, Lil Jon, and Janet Jackson. At the age of sixteen, Jermaine Dupri had discovered the child rap duo Kris Kross; by..... More
Bloomsbury Academic, May 2022. Paper Back. Computer World was Kraftwerk's most concise and focused conceptual statement, their most influential record and crowning achievement. Computer World transformed the way pop music was composed, played, packaged and released and, in the process, helped create entire new genres of music including hip-hop, techno..... More
Bloomsbury Academic, November 2022. Paper Back. Understanding That's the Way of the World requires appreciating Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White's multifaceted vision for his band. White created a band that performed various styles of music that sought to uplift humanity. His musicians personified a new form of Black..... More
Bloomsbury Academic, November 2021. Paper Back. More than 40 years after her death, the legend of Maria Callas, "La Divina Assoluta," remains unsurpassed. Much has been written about her sensational opera career and fraught private life, from her definitive mastery of iconic opera roles to her love affairs and tantrums..... More
Bloomsbury Academic, February 2023. Paper Back. Babes in Toyland was one of the most influential and underrated bands of the 1990s. They rode the wave of the Minneapolis grunge scene crafting a unique sound composed of self-taught instrumentation and unabashed banshee raging vocals. Their stage presence was enigmatic, their lyrics..... More
Bloomsbury Academic, September 2021. Paper Back. Shelved for over 20 years, Sam Cooke's Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, stands alongside Otis Redding's Live in Europe and James Brown's Live at the Apollo as one of the finest live soul albums ever made. It also reveals a musical, spiritual..... More
Bloomsbury Academic, June 2022. Paper Back. Breaking the global record for streams in a single day, nearly 10 million people around the world tuned in to hear Kendrick Lamar's sophomore album in the hours after its release. To Pimp a Butterfly was widely hailed as an instant classic, garnering laudatory..... More
