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
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. 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 darkest moments, and the most famous black eye in rock 'n' roll. Few bands..... 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
Mercer University Press, October 2004. Hardcover. For more than half of the Rolling Stones's incredible career, Chuck Leavell has been their keyboard player and an integral part of their acclaimed live performances. But fans also recognize him from the landmark Eric Clapton Unplugged session and tours, the Late George Harrison's..... 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
Simon & Schuster, April 2002. Oversized Hardcover. Here, the editors of Rolling Stone magazine draw on their extensive archives to celebrate the life and career of one of the most talented, most respected and most admired musicians in rock 'n' roll. George Harrison's untimely death saddened millions of rock fans..... More
Simon & Schuster, October 2020. Hardcover. From the platinum selling recording artist and New York Times bestselling author of The Autobiography of Gucci Mane comes THE GUCCI MANE GUIDE TO GREATNESS--an unprecedented look at Gucci Mane's secrets to success, health, wealth, and self-improvement. From Gucci: "I live by the principles..... More
Perseus Books Group, March 2005. Hardcover. Greil Marcus saw Bob Dylan for the first time in a New Jersey field in 1963. He didn't know the name of the scruffy singer who had a bit part in a Joan Baez concert, but he knew his performance was unique. So began..... More
Picador, April 2011. Trade Paperback. Previously published as Invisible Republic and already considered a classic of modern American cultural criticism, this is an updated edition of Greil Marcus's acclaimed book on the secret music made by Bob Dylan and the Band in 1967, which introduced a phrase that has become..... More
Anchor Books, March 1994. Trade Paperback. More
Harper Perennial, May 2012. Trade Paperback. Drawing on revelatory interviews, a rich analysis oflyrics, and a lifelong study of one of the greatest songwriters of our time, Daniel Mark Epstein delivers a singular, nuanced, and insightful examination ofBob Dylan--the poet, the musician, and the man. Interweaving in-depthconversations with Dylan collaborators..... 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
Quill, 1985. Paper Back. Octavo with moderate shelf wear. First Quill paperback edition. Complete number line. [208 pages]. More
Jawbone Press, November 2010. Oversize Softcover. Becoming Elektra is an account of Elektra Records in the Jac Holzman years, from 1950 to 1973. It tells the story of Elektra's growth from a small independent folk label to a major, multi-faceted, hit making concern. Jac Holzman's role in founding and running..... More
St. Martins Griffin, November 2003. Trade Paperback. Not too far away from the flea markets, dusty attics, cluttered used record stores and Ebay is the world of the vinyl junkies. Brett Milano dives deep into the piles of old vinyl to uncover the subculture of record collecting. A vinyl junkie..... More
Simon & Schuster, August 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Follows the twenty-five-year evolution of rock and roll, from its tempestuous birth in the 1950s, through its maturation in the 1960s, to its movement towards a cruder form in the 1970s with the advent of punk. First U.S. edition in dustjacket. Slightly..... More
Random House Inc, August 2003. Trade Paperback. Before his untimely death in 1982, Lester Bangs was inarguably the most influential critic of rock and roll. Writing in hyper-intelligent Benzedrine prose that calls to mind Jack Kerouac and Hunter S. Thompson, he eschewed all conventional thinking as he discussed everything from..... More
