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  • The Penguin Jazz Guide

    The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums

    The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should have and shows how they tell the history ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD

  • Mr Cool's Dream - Paul Weller with The Style Council

    by Iain Munn ...
    Paul Weller wrote some of the best songs during his sabbatical with The Style Council - from savvy socially-conscious pop to effortless love songs. Between 1983 and 1985, its as if Paul was happiest taking chances, usurping expectations, borrowing magpie-like from the past and remoulding it for the present (in true Mod fashion). Iain Munn must be congratulated for flying the flag for Weller's ... Read more

    $8.79 AUD

  • Ultimate Classic Rock

    A guide to the best rock music of the 60s, 70s and 80s

    From a 2014 perspective, the classic rock era falls basically between the years of 1965 and 1985, It is the rock music produced during these years that is the focus of this book. The book serves as a guide to that music, as well as later recordings produced by the artists that came to prominence during the classic rock era.The book provides biographical information on the greats of classic rock ... Read more

    $4.39 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Essential Jazz Recordings

    101 CDs

    by Ross Porter ...
    A guide to the all-time must-have jazz recordings by a maven of the genre.Possibly the twentieth century’s greatest musical innovation, jazz is now more popular than it has been for the past fifty years. But with the plethora of new recordings and the phenomenon in jazz of the same standards being recorded seemingly by almost every artist and band or trio, it’s very hard to know where to start or ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD

  • All The Songs

    The Story Behind Every Beatles Release

    Series series All the Songs
    In this lively and fully-illustrated work, two music historians break down every album and every song ever released by the Beatles, from "Please Please Me" (U.S. 1963) to "The Long and Winding Road" (U.S. 1970).All the Songs delves deep into the history and origins of the Beatles and their music. This first-of-its-kind book draws upon decades of research, as music historians Margotin and Guesdon ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD

  • The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings

    The Must-Have CDs and DVDs

    INDEPENDENT BOOKS OF THE YEARThis completely new edition of the Penguin Guide reviews the 1000 best classical albums issued and reissued over the past five decades, many of which dominate the catalogue because of their sheer excellence, irrespective of recording dates. More comprehensive than ever before, it indicates key recordings on CD, DVD and enhanced SACD, including those in surround sound. ... Read more

    $18.99 AUD

  • Conform To Deform

    The Weird & Wonderful World Of Some Bizzare

    by Wesley Doyle ...
    The rise and fall of Some Bizzare—the label that introduced the world to Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, and The The—is the great untold story of alternative music.Along with Factory, Mute, and Creation, Some Bizzare was the vanguard of outsider music in the 1980s. The label’s debut release reads like a who’s who of electronic music, featuring early tracks from Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Blancmange, and ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Million Sellers

    by Omnibus Press ...
    Published to mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of the Official Singles Charts in 1952, The Million Sellers tells the story of every million-selling single in the history of the UK music industry.An analysis of the 123 singles which have passed the magical million sales threshold in the UK in the past 60 years, from Bill Haley & The Comets’ very first UK million seller right through to more ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Pink Floyd All the Songs

    The Story Behind Every Track

    Series series All the Songs
    A comprehensive look at the unique recording history of Pink Floyd, one of the world's most commercially successful and influential rock bands. Pink Floyd All the Songs tells the full story of every recording session, album, and single that the band has released.Since 1965, Pink Floyd been recording sonically experimental and philosophical music, selling more than 250 million records worldwide, ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD

  • This Band Has No Past

    How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick

    ‘This band has no past’ was the first line of the farcical biography printed on the inner sleeve of Cheap Trick’s first album, but the band, of course, did have a past—a past that straddles two very different decades: from the tumult of the sixties to the anticlimax of the seventies, from the British Invasion to the record industry renaissance, with the band’s debut album arriving in 1977, the ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bob Dylan

    The Complete Discography

    Bob Dylan: The Complete Bob Dylan Discography contains all you will ever need to know about Bob Dylan and his releases. Including an expansive biography, album reviews and comprehensive discography, it is an invaluable guide for Dylan fans everywhere.This is an essential purchase for all lovers of Bob Dylan, with details of everything the legendary singer/songwriter produced. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • All Songs From 70's: Full List

    This Ebook bring, for the first time in history, the list of ALL SONGS known or that were successful on radio stations, during the 70s.Yes, ALL SONGS, in all Genres!In addition, there is something new in this E-Book! By tapping or clicking on each song name in the list, you can listen to the song.To do this, just be connected to the internet, data network or Wi-Fi.The List is classified by year ... Read more

    $14.95 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Vinyl Freak

    Love Letters to a Dying Medium

    by John Corbett ...
    From scouring flea markets and eBay to maxing out their credit cards, record collectors will do just about anything to score a long-sought-after album. In Vinyl Freak, music writer, curator, and collector John Corbett burrows deep inside the record fiend’s mind, documenting and reflecting on his decades-long love affair with vinyl. Discussing more than 200 rare and out-of-print LPs, Vinyl Freak is ... Read more

    $32.99 AUD

  • From Me To You: The Beatles Chart Book, 1962-2016

    by Daniel Wheway ...
    Inspired by the "From You To Us" letters section in the UK's New Music Express publication, The Beatles' 1963 single From Me To You topped the Record Retailer chart - which later became the Official UK Singles Chart. It marked the start of The Beatles' chart-topping superstardom.The Beatles scored 56 UK Top 75 hit singles between 1962 and 2010, including 17 number ones, which spent a total of 65 ... Read more

    $3.49 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • California Dreaming: The LA Pop Music Scene and the 60s

    Guides to Music

    by Andrew Hickey ...
    Series series Guides to Music
    In 1960, a group of young men in California recorded an instrumental single, Moon Dawg, and started what would become known as surf music. Within a few years, those young men would have been important parts of records by the Beach Boys, Frank Zappa, Canned Heat, the Monkees, and many more.In this book, Andrew Hickey takes a look at the LA pop music scene of the 60s through the lens of its greatest ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The ROBBIE WILLIAMS Song Guide

    329 Songs By Robbie Williams

    by Vernon Smith ...
    Robbie Williams left the group Take That in 1995 to launch a solo career, in which all but one of his 11 studio albums have reached #1 in the UK. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the United Kingdom. Moreover, Robbie has released seven number-one singles.Robbie has received a record eighteen Brit Awards--winning Best British Male four times, and two awards for ... Read more

    $3.99 AUD

  • David Bowie: The Golden Years

    by Roger Griffin ...
    David Bowie: The Golden Years chronicles Bowie’s creative life during the 1970s, the decade that defined his career. Looking at the superstar's life and work in a year by year, month by month, day by day format, and placing his works in their historical, personal and creative contexts.The Golden Years accounts for every live performance: when and where and who played with him. It details every ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Is It Still Good to Ya?

    Fifty Years of Rock Criticism, 1967-2017

    Is It Still Good to Ya? sums up the career of longtime Village Voice stalwart Robert Christgau, who for half a century has been America's most widely respected rock critic, honoring a music he argues is only more enduring because it's sometimes simple or silly. While compiling historical overviews going back to Dionysus and the gramophone along with artist analyses that range from Louis Armstrong ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD

  • The Beatles US Chart Book 1962-2016

    by H.T.S.A. ...
    Series series The Beatles Chart Book
    The Beatles experienced huge popularity on the British record charts in early 1963, but record companies in the United States did not immediately follow up the Beatles' successes in the United Kingdom with releases of their own, and even once they began to do so, the Beatles' commercial success in the US continued to be hampered by other obstacles including issues with royalties and public ... Read more

    $3.99 AUD

  • The Beatles Book

    by Hunter Davies ...
    Hunter Davies, the only ever authorised biographer of the group, has produced the essential Beatles guide. Divided into four sections – People, Songs, Places and Broadcast and Cinema – it covers all elements of the band’s history and vividly brings to live every influence that shaped them.Illustrated with material from Hunter's remarkable private collection of artefacts and memorabilia, this is ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD

  • Vinyl Age

    A Guide to Record Collecting Now

    From Carolina Soul Records, one of the world's largest online record sellers, comes the definitive guide to every aspect of record collecting in the digital era.Any music fan knows that there's nothing like the tactile pleasure of a record. Even with access to a variety of streaming services, digital technology has paved the way for the analog revival; from multiplatinum megahits to ultra-obscure ... Read more

    $31.99 AUD

  • Devil Take the Hindmost, The Otherworldly Music of Allan Holdsworth (Loose Cog Edition)

    by Ed Chang ...
    Originally published in an earlier, shortened form as a blog (A Thread of Lunacy: Appreciation and Analysis of the Otherworldly Music of Allan Holdsworth), this book is a biographical musical companion to the career of Allan Holdsworth, a guitarist revered by the greatest names in jazz and rock (such as Steve Vai, John McLaughlin, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Lifeson, Frank Zappa, Joe Satriani, and ... Read more

    $14.30 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sex Pistols - 1977: The Bollocks Diaries

    '...short, sharp, to the point, minimal. 'Never Mind the Bollocks' is a blackmail note - and we got you all to pay up!' - JOHN LYDON'When we first went in Wessex [recording studios] we went in through this side door. Freddie Mercury was there doing a vocal take and we walked right through with our guitars. He threw a wobbler.' - STEVE JONES''God Save The Queen' was definitely the pinnacle. It all ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD

  • The Beginner DJ Handbook You Need To Kickoff Your DJ Career

    A Guide For The Aspiring Disc Jockey To Help You Get The DJ Skills You Need To Become A DJ Pro So You Can Play The Hippest And Coolest DJ Music And Be The Most In-Demand Top DJ In The Party Scene!

    “Hey, Mr. DJ, put the record on, I’m gon’na dance with my baby…” This Madonna song only goes to show how DJ’s are considered big-time stars in the entertainment world. Many DJ’s, in fact, have reached super stardom and are top celebrities in the radio, music and club party scene all by their own right.Imagine yourself working amongst famous music, TV and movie artists! Maybe you can even ... Read more

    $5.85 AUD