Harper Design Intl, November 2013. First Edition. Box. A carefully curated collection of the surviving transcripts of the Beatles' appearances on BBC Radio and Television from 1962 to 1970, featuring commentary from author and Beatles expert Kevin Howlett and rare photographs and memorabilia from the BBC. The year 2013 marks..... More
Sanctuary Publishing, June 1998. Trade Paperback. The Kinks leapt to 60s stardom with a string of songs reflecting the feelings of a generation. With dedi cated followers including The Jam in the 70s, Van Halen in t he 80s and Blur today, the music of The Kinks remains as rel..... More
Doubleday, September 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Chrissie Hynde, for nearly four decades the singer/songwriter/ undisputed leader of the Pretenders, is a justly legendary figure. Few other rock stars have managed to combine her swagger, sexiness, stage presence, knack for putting words to music, gorgeous voice and just all-around kick-assedness into..... More
Harry N Abrams Inc, September 1998. Hardcover. The photographs in this book portray Elvis Presley during the year in which he shot to stardom at the age of 21. They show him in performance, relaxing backstage, and at the new house which he bought for his parents in Memphis. A...... More
Penguin Books, August 2000. Trade Paperback. He was there when Dylan went electric, when a generation danced naked at Woodstock, and when Ken Kesey started experimenting with acid. Jerry Garcia was one of the most gifted musicians of all time, and he was a member of one of the most..... More
St. Martin's Press, December 1993. Hardcover. A fascinating new biography of Brian Jones, founder and inspiration of the world's greatest-ever rock band, the Rolling Stones. This fresh, often startling look at the brilliant musician traces his rise to stardom and explores the mysterious circumstances surrounding his untimely and tragic death..... More
Seven Stories Press, December 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Nineteen-seventy-one was the year John Lennon left London and pop stardom for a life in New York City as a solo artist, record producer and activist looking to help end the war in Vietnam. He settled in Greenwich Village and quickly came..... More
Spiegel & Grau, November 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time. Praise..... More
Perseus Books Group, June 2005. Trade Paperback. Over the course of a career now in its fourth decade, Bruce Springsteen has earned one of the most passionate, devoted followings in all rock 'n' roll. He's selling more records and concert tickets in his fifties than he sold in his twenties..... More
Henry Holt and Co., October 2019. Hardcover. INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend. Christened Reginald Dwight, he..... More
Taschen, March 2015. Hardcover. Part of an edition of 1980 copies; shrinkwrapped in clamshell box. More
Broadway, April 2005. Trade Paperback. At last! An A-to-Z reference guide for readers who want to learn the cryptic language of Rock Snobs, those arcana-obsessed people who speak of Rickenbacker guitars and Gram Parsons. We've all been there--trapped in a conversation with smarty-pants music fiends who natter on about the..... More
St. Martin's Press, October 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. A warm and surprisingly real-life biography, featuring never-before-seen photos, of one of rock's greatest talents: Prince. Neal Karlen was the only journalist Prince granted in-depth press interviews to for over a dozen years, from before Purple Rain to when the artist changed..... More
St. Martin's Press (August 28, 2018) Author Signed Edition, January 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. This is part of a batch of first printings signed by Kaukonen on the f.f.e.p. Includes CD. Bumped corners, torn jacket. More
Doubleday, August 1986. Trade Paperback. From the jumping rock and blues joints of the 1950s to Woodstock and beyond, Where Are You Now, Bo Diddley? takes a close look at forty-seven musicians whose unique contributions to their thrilling era will never be forgotten. For as we sang their songs, we..... More
UNKNO, October 1999. Trade Paperback. The Beatles provided the soundtrack for the coming of age of America's baby boomers. With this encyclopedia, fans of the Fab Four can revisit an era when song lyrics contained political slogans, social revolution filled the air, and a generation believed they could change the..... More
Henry Holt and Co., October 2020. Hardcover. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection." Let Love Rule is a work of deep reflection. Lenny Kravitz looks back at his life with candor, self-scrutiny, and humor. "My life is..... More
St Martin's press, January 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Part of a batch of the first editions issued by the publisher with an extra page signed by Bill Kreutzmann. More
Little, Brown and Company, October 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. One of AARP's Nine New Music Memoirs and Biographies for Rock and Blues Fans In his tell-all, legendary Doors guitarist, Robby Krieger, one of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," opens up about his band's meteoric career, his own..... More
Firefly Publishing, September 2002. Hardcover. The Pretty Things were the bad boys of the British blues boom. Fully illustrated and heavily researched, this is the biography of a band that were as important as The Stones in the development of British rock music. More
Straight Arrow Books, January 1972. First Thus. Paper Back. Octavo with rubbing and moderate shelf wear. The first inside page has a non-authorial inscription. Else internal text without markings.First/first paperbound edition on Straight Arrow Books, publisher of Rolling Stone magazine, John Lennon's Lennon Remembers, 1971, Bill Owens, Suburia, 1973, and..... More
Princeton Architectural Press, October 2021. Hardcover. Introduction by Richard Carpenter The definitive biography of one of the most enduring and endeared recording artists in history--the Carpenters--is told for the first time from the perspective of Richard Carpenter, through more than 100 hours of exclusive interviews and some 200 photographs from..... More
Schirmer Trade Books, September 1997. Trade Paperback. Among the most popular and gifted of current singer-songwriters, Paul Simon stands out for the diversity of his talent and of his music. In the tradition of the Companion Series titles that have preceeded it, "The Paul Simon Companion" collects interviews, reviews, articles..... More
Little Brown and Company, December 1995. Oversized Hardcover. When Jerry Garcia died in 1995, people around the world mourned his death. As the lead singer and spiritual center of the traveling band the Grateful Dead, Garcia commanded a large and loyal following. This book, with its many striking photographs and..... More
