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And in the End: The Last Days of the Beatles
Ken McNab Softcover | 13 x 2.4 x 19.5 cm | 288 pp Polygon | 2019 | 9781846975226 This is the story of the last acrimonious days of the Beatles, a final chapter reconstructing for the first time the seismic events of 1969, the year...- £7.50
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Dusty: The Classic Biography (Revised and Updated) (Non-mint)
Lucy O'Brien Softcover | 12.7 x 2.54 x 20.32 cm | 304 pp Michael O'Mara | 2024 | 9781789295863 The story of pop legend Dusty Springfield from the people who knew her, from her troubled childhood to 60s mod queen and enduring music icon.Dusty Springfield...- £4.75
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Thurston Moore: Sonic Life - A Memoir
Thurston Moore Hardcover | 16.38 x 3.99 x 23.88 cm | 467 pp Doubleday | 2023 | 9780385548656 From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art—from his teen years as a music obsessive in small-town Connecticut, to...- £15.00
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Frank Auerbach: Speaking and Painting (Rare edition)
Catherine Lampert Hardcover | 16.2 x 2.5 x 23.5 cm | 240 pp Thames and Hudson | 2015 | 9780500239254 Rare & Collectible orn in Berlin in 1931 to Jewish parents, the eight-year-old Auerbach was sent to England in 1939 to escape the Nazi regime....- £20.00
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Bright Stars: Great Artists Who Died Too Young
Kate Bryan & Anna Higgie Hardcover | 14.73 x 2.79 x 22.35 cm | 224 pp Frances Lincoln | 2021 | 9780711251731 In Bright Stars, Kate Bryan examines the lives and legacies of 30 great artists who died too young, celebrating their inspirational stories and extraordinary...- £6.00
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Moby: Then It Fell Apart
Softcover | 12.7 x 2.54 x 19.69 cm | 394 pp Faber & Faber | 2020 | 9780571339419 What do you do when you realise you have everything you think you've ever wanted but still feel completely empty? What do you do when it all...- £6.50
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Man Ray: The Artist and His Shadows
Arthur Lubow Hardcover | 14.61 x 1.91 x 20.96 cm | 216 pp Yale University Press | 2021 | 9780300237214 A biography of the elusive but celebrated Dada and Surrealist artist and photographer connecting his Jewish background to his life and artMan Ray (1890–1976), a...- £12.50
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Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story
Stephen Davis Softcover | 15.24 x 3.3 x 22.86 cm | 384 pp Hachette | 2022 | 9780306846083 In Please Please Tell Me Now, bestselling rock biographer Stephen Davis tells the story of Duran Duran, the quintessential band of the 1980s. Their pretty boy looks made...- £10.00
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Searching for Dexys Midnight Runners
Nigel Tassell Hardcover | 16.5 x 3.4 x 24.2 cm | 352 pp Nine Eight Books | 2024 | 978178512059 In the early 1980s, the pop charts were dominated by musicians tarted up in day-glo colours, who fought it out for coverage on our TV...- £12.00
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Kokoschka: The Untimely Modernist (Non-mint)
Rüdiger Görner Hardcover | 15.24 x 3.56 x 22.86 cm | 400 pp Haus Publishing | 2020 | 9781912208814 The Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) achieved world fame with his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes. In this detailed biography, Rüdiger Görner masterfully depicts the multifaceted...- £10.00
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The World and its Double: The Life and Work of Otto Preminger (Non-mint)
Chris Fujiwara Softcover | 15.3 x 3.7 x 23.4 cm | 528 pp Faber & Faber | 2023 | 9780571381241 Otto Preminger was one of Hollywood's first truly independent producer/directors. Blazing a trail in the examination of controversial issues such as drug addiction (The Man...- £10.00
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Adge: King of the Wurzels
John Hudson Softcover | 14 x 1 x 21.5 cm | 172 pp Bristol Books | 2012 | 9781909446014 Adge Cutler died on his way home from a gig in 1974 at a time when a major TV breakthrough was within his grasp but...- £5.00
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Pandamonium!: How Not to Run a Record Company
Simon Williams Softcover | 12.7 x 1.6 x 19.7 cm | 328 pp Nine Eight Books | 2022 | 9781788707312 As a one-time NME journalist, former Xfm radio presenter, toilet-circuit promoter and the founder of enduring homespun British record label Fierce Panda, Simon Williams...- £6.50
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Punk Paradox: A Memoir by Greg Graffin (Non-mint)
Greg Graffin Hardcover | 16.13 x 3.81 x 24 cm | 368 pp Hachette | 2022 | 9780306924583 Greg Graffin (b. 1964) is the lead vocalist and songwriter of Bad Religion, recently described as "America's most significant punk band." Since its inception in Los Angeles...- £15.00
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Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
Kathleen Hanna Hardcover | 15.9 x 3 x 24 cm | 304 pp William Collins Books | 2024 | 9780008365349 This is an electric, searing memoir by the original Riot Grrrl and legendary front-woman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. Kathleen Hanna’s rallying cry to...- £10.00
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We Could Be: Bowie and his Heroes
Tom Hagler & Tony Visconti Softcover | 12.7 x 3.18 x 19.05 cm | 400 pp Cassell | 2023 | 9781788402736 David Bowie's story has never been told quite like this. Tracing the star's encounters with fellow icons throughout his life, We Could Be offers a new history...- £7.50
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Babble On An' Ting: Alex Paterson's Incredible Journey Beyond The Ultraworld with The Orb
Kris Needs & Alex Patterson Softcover | 15.88 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm | 352 pp Omnibus Press | 2021 | 9781787602335 Always steered by Alex Paterson, The Orb were the mischief-making pioneers of the late 80s acid house revolution. Inventing "ambient house", they took...- £10.00
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Bee Gees: Children of the World
Bob Stanley Hardcover | 16.2 x 3.6 x 24 cm | 392 pp Nine Eight Books | 2023 | 9781788705417 Everyone has their favourite era of the Bee Gees' career, but so much is still unclear about this celebrated but often misunderstood band. This...- £10.00
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Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk
Ian Broudie Hardcover | 16.3 x 3.3 x 24.3 cm | 352 pp Nine Eight Books | 2023 | 9781788709026 Few musicians have lived a musical life as rich as the songwriter and producer Ian Broudie. From recording the glorious uplifting psychedelic pop of his band...- £10.00
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The Ox: The Authorised Biography of the Who's John Entwistle
Paul Rees Hardcover | 16.64 x 3.56 x 23.75 cm | 352 pp Hachette | 2020 | 9780306922855 Unearth a piece of music history with this definitive, no-holds-barred biography of John Entwistle, The Who's legendary bass guitarist. It is an unequivocal fact that in terms...- £12.00
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Revealing read about Adge – a true legend!
I thought I already knew a great deal about Adge Cutler, but Adge – King of the Wurzels proved me wrong in the best possible way. Packed with fresh stories, fascinating insights, and meticulous detail, it sheds new light on the man behind the music. The writing is engaging and highly readable—I repeatedly found myself reading far longer than I had intended.
Entertaining, informative, and genuinely difficult to put down, this is a must-read for any Wurzels fan. Although I'm Welsh rather than West Country, Adge's appeal reaches far beyond Somerset. His talent, character, and legacy transcend regional boundaries, and this book captures them brilliantly.
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Amazing compilation of the great fanzine Jamming! Edited by Tony Fletcher
Amazing compilation of the great fanzine Jamming! Edited by Tony Fletcher. Well worth buying!
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The Best of Jamming!: Selections and Stories from the Fanzine That Grew Up, 1977–86
05/30/2026
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