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1964: Eyes of the Storm

Photographs and Reflections 'Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget for the rest of my life.' In 2020, an extraordinary trove of nearly a thousand pho..

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3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans & The Lost Empire of Cool

1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the seminal jazz album of all time Kind of Blue. 3 Shades of Blue is a magnificent, ble..

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A Pianist's A-Z: A piano lover's reader

'This book distils what, at my advanced age, I feel able to say about music, musicians, and matters of my pianistic profession.' Ever since Alfred Brendel bid farewell to the concert stage after six d..

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A-Z of Record Shop Bags: 1940s to 1990s

Jonny Trunk and FUEL present A-Z of Record Shop Bags - a publication celebrating the humble record store bag. This exhaustive collection of the record shop bag provides a unique perspective of re..

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Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studio (with a foreword by Paul McCartney)

Telling the story of the infamous studios through the eyes of all those who have walked through its doors, including much unpublished material. With a foreword by Paul McCartney 'It's semi-d..

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Acid For The Children

Flea, the iconic bassist and co-founder, alongside Anthony Kiedis, of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally tells his fascinating origin story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter..

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Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZTT

As a renowned recording-studio maven, Trevor Horn has been dubbed 'the man who invented the '80s'. His production work since the glory days of ZTT represents a veritable 'who's who' of intelligen..

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Aladdin Sane 50: The Definitive Celebration of Bowie's Iconic Album

On the fiftieth anniversary of David Bowie's magical album, Aladdin Sane 50 is the ultimate celebration of a musical masterpiece - and the most famous photograph in pop history. This landmark boo..

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Alastair Riddell's Space Waltz

Alastair Riddell's band Space Waltz was a short-lived one-album New Zealand rock act who hit gold with a #1 hit single in October 1974 with the song 'Out On The Street' but thereafter failed to achiev..

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Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of 55 Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Soul

Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits become something more - iconic recordings that not only inspire a generation but also alter the direction of music. In this follow-u..

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Another Year of Wonder: Classical Music for Every Day

'Clemency Burton-Hill makes classical music absolutely accessible, magical and medicinal. Another Year of Wonder is, indeed, another wonder.' Dolly Alderton, broadcaster, writer and bestselling author..

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Archive Fever - New Zealand Underground Sound in Fanzine Interviews 1991 - 1999

Bomb! A book collecting interviews, artwork and texts of New Zealand underground sound artists from fanzines in the years 1991-1999. Collected by Noel Meek. Texts by Noel Meek, Bruce Russell, Seymour..

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Backstreet Boys 30th Anniversary Celebration

Backstreet Boys: 30th Anniversary Celebration is an illustrated tribute to of one of the most prolific and iconic groups in pop music today. Since breaking into the scene in 1993, the Backstreet ..

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Beatles by Terry O'Neill, The : Five decades of photographs, with unseen images

'An incredible photographer and good friend'-RINGO STARR The definitive collection of the breathtaking Beatles photographs of Terry O'Neill. Iconic photographer Terry O'Neill worked with th..

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Beatles: Fab but True: Remarkable Stories Revealed

The interest in The Beatles has spawned countless books, articles, shows, movies, and other media-and the public appetite for all things Beatles has never waned. since the early 1960s. The Beatles: F..

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Beatles: Get Back

The book opens in January 1969, the beginning of The Beatles' last year as a band. The Beatles (The White Album) is at number one in the charts and the foursome gather in London for a new project. Ove..

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Bee Gees: Children of the World

'The Definitive Biography' - PETE PAPHIDES The world is full of Bee Gees fans. Yet, for a band of such renown, little is known about Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb. Weren't two of them twi..

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Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

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Beyond The Story:  10 Year Record of BTS

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Bic Runga's Drive

From entering a high-school music competition to being honoured with the New Zealand Order of Merit, Bic Runga has an established place within contemporary popular music. Focusing on her iconic al..

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Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music

'Frisell plays guitar like Miles Davis played trumpet.' -NEW YORKER Over a period of forty-five years, Bill Frisell has established himself as one of the most innovative musicians at work today. ..

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Birth of Rock 'n' Roll, The : The Illustrated Story of Sun Records and the 70 Recordings That Changed the World

A fascinating look at the history of Sun Records, the label that started Rock n' Roll, told through 70 of its iconic recordings. In Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1950s, there was hard-edged blues pl..

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Blank Spaces: An Unofficial Taylor Swift Fan Journal

Wreck this Journal and Burn After Writing meets Taylor Swift! SWIFT INSPIRATION Taylor Swift is the soundtrack of our generation. Reflect on the albums, songs and lyrics that define moment..

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Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine

BOB DYLAN: MIXING UP THE MEDICINE is an unprecedented glimpse into the creative life of one of America's most groundbreaking, influential and enduring artists. 'If there is anything new to be dis..

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Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Ultimate Illustrated History

Explore the entire, incredible journey of Bob Marley and the Wailers, and theirenduring legacy, in this unique visual history. More than four decades after Marley's death, he and his bandmates remai..

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Bodies: Life and Death in Music

A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARAN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Genuinely eye-popping.' - Guardian 'Electrifying.' - Kerrang 'Essential.' - Classic Rock 'Required reading.' - Irish Times ..

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Bogie & Bacall

From the noted Hollywood biographer and author of The Contender comes this celebration of the great American love story-the romance between Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart-capturing its complexity, ..

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Bowie at the BBC: A life in interviews

The life of an icon, in his own words. David Bowie had a unique relationship with the BBC, making more appearances on 'the beeb' than any other broadcaster throughout his career. An anonymous pre..

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Bruce Springsteen at 75

A unique and lavishly produced celebration of the iconic rocker, Bruce Springsteen at 75 examines an extraordinary career through the lens of 75 key events and releases. Twenty-time Grammy..

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Bruce Springsteen: 50 Years of Rock 'n' Roll

Bruce Springsteen: A musician. A family man. A religious man. An activist. A boss. THE BOSS. From podcasts with former President Barak Obama to record smashing sales deals, Bruce Springsteen is just a..

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Charlie's Good Tonight: The Authorised Biography of Charlie Watts

Featuring forewords from bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, this is the official and fully authorised biography of the world's most revered and celebrated drummer. Mid-1962. The newly formed..

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Come Up, The : An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop

'The Come Up is Abrams at his sharpest, at his most observant, at his most insightful.' - Shea Serrano, bestselling author of Hip-Hop (And Other Things) The music that would come to be known as ..

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Complete Lyrics, The: 1978-2020

'I walk into the corner of my room, see my friends in high places. I don't know which is which and whom is whom, they've stolen each other's faces' Spanning Nick Cave's entire career, from his wr..

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Composers Who Changed History

A beautifully illustrated guide to the lives and works of the world's greatest ever composers This stunning visual celebration of the world's most celebrated composers tells the fascinating stori..

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Cream: Clapton, Bruce and Baker Sitting on Top of the World: San Francisco, February-March 1968

A thorough documentation of Cream on and off the Fillmore and Winterland stages, when, during two months of 1968, they were sitting on top of the rock world. Cream, the hugely influential 1960s Briti..

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CRUSH - Photos from Post-Punk Auckland

CRUSH - Photos from Post-Punk Auckland looks back at the hard-edged music of the years 1982 to 1990 through the eyes of photographer Jonathan Ganley. With 136 images of 33 groundbreaking local and int..

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David Bowie and the Art of Music Video

The first in-depth study of David Bowie's music videos across a sustained period takes on interweaving storyworlds of an iconic career. Remarkable for their capacity to conjure elaborate imagery, Bowi..

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David Bowie Rainbowman

'This is a book unlike any other, the definitive analysis of David's music, told in a quiet natural way, but with absolute authenticity, by the people around him.' - Hermione Farthingale 'J..

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Dead People I Have Known

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Distant Melodies: Music in Search of Home

How does music heard and played over many years inform one's sense of home? In Distant Melodies, Edward Dusinberre, the English first violinist of the Takcs Quartet, explores changing ideas of home, e..

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Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country music and pop culture legend. As told by Dolly Parton in her own inimita..

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Don't Stop the Music: A Year of Pop History, One Day at a Time

JANUARY 1 1958 Johnny Cash plays the first of many concerts at San Quentin State Prison, California. It had become traditional for the prison to stage a New Year's Day musician's union extravaganza ..

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Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You

'Deeply personal' New York Times 'An engaging read and beautifully written' MOJO 'At times it is painful...and occasionally hilarious... But always determined and defiant' Uncut 'Raw and ho..

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Double Life of Bob Dylan Vol. 1, The : A Restless Hungry Feeling: 1941-1966

The definitive biography of one contemporary culture's most iconic and mysterious figures - musical revolutionary, Nobel Prize-winner, chart-topping recording artist 'The definitive, scrupulously..

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Eagles - Dark Desert Highway: How America's Dream Band Turned into a Nightmare

'This could be heaven or this could be hell...' So sings Don Henley on their biggest hit, 'Hotel California', and it is true that the Eagles story was one that blurred the ultimate Hollywoo..

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Elvis - The Legend: The Authorized Book from the Official Graceland Archive

Elvis passed away in 1977 but his spirit lives on. His records still sell, his movies are still hugely popular and his concerts are still discussed by new generations of fans. The Elvis Presley estate..

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Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs

For the first time ever, and to help celebrate his 90th birthday in 2023, American icon Willie Nelson provides the stories behind the lyrics of 160 of his favorite songs, along with a dynamic assortme..

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Faith, Hope and Carnage

The Sunday Times Music Book of the Year A Daily Telegraph Best Music Book of the Year The Big Issue Book of the Year A New Statesman Best Book of the Year Created from over fort..

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Family Values: Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love & Frances Bean

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were notorious for representing the opposite of "Family Values." To reframe their notoriety, they consented to a rare photoshoot for Spin magazine with their newborn, Fra..

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Fender Stratocaster 70 Years

Gorgeously illustrated and authoritatively written, Fender Stratocaster 70 Years is the officially licensed celebration of the legendary brand's revolutionary electric guitar. Ever present in the..

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