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Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll?: Forty Years of Music Writing from the Frontline
John Robb Softcover | 12.95 x 3.56 x 19.3 cm | 400 pp Unbound | 2023 | 9781800182189 Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll? is a history of alternative rock from John Robb, with the music still ringing in his ears. This...- £5.00
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Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium
John Corbett Softcover | 15.24 x 1.57 x 22.86 cm | 260 pp Duke University Press | 2017 | 9780822363668 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...- £15.00
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Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop
Bob Stanley Hardcover | 15.3 x 3.7 x 23.4 cm | 656 pp Faber & Faber | 9780571320257 Let's Do It is the first book to tell the definitive story of the birth of pop, from the invention of the 78 rpm record at the...- £10.00
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When Ziggy Played the Marquee: David Bowie's Last Performance as Ziggy Stardust
Terry O'Neill & Daniel Rachel Hardcover | 24.54 x 2.13 x 30.71 cm | 208 pp ACC Art Books | 2017 | 9781851498666 When Ziggy played The Marquee Club in Soho, London, in October 1973, most of those invited to the small venue did...- £15.00
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Pandamonium!: How Not to Run a Record Label
Simon Williams Hardcover | 16.2 x 3.2 x 24 cm | 336 pp Nine Eight Books | 2022 | 9781788707282 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 has...- £10.00
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The Electric Muse Revisited: The Story of Folk into Rock and Beyond
Robin Denselow, Robert Shelton, Karl Dallas & Dave Laing Softcover | 15.88 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm | 256 pp Omnibus Press | 2021 | 9781913172084 Folk music has been evolving and adapting for centuries, but in the 1960s and 70s came an extraordinary period of change and...- £10.00
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Queer Blues: The Hidden Figures of Early Blues Music
Darryl W. Bullock Hardcover | 15.88 x 3.56 x 23.5 cm | 368 pp Omnibus Press | 2023 | 9781913172527 This is the definitive account of the LGBTQ trailblazers of early blues and a fascinating consideration of the intersection between music and LGBTQ history, from...- £10.00
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A Seat at the Table: Interviews with Women on the Frontline of Music
Amy Raphael Softcover | 15.2 x 3 x 23.2 cm | 304 pp Virago | 2019 | 9780349009827 Writer and critic Amy Raphael has interviewed some of the world's most iconic musicians, including Courtney Love, Patti Smith, Björk, Kurt Cobain and Elton John. In...- £8.50
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Everybody Dance: Chic and the Politics of Disco
Daryl Easlea Softcover | 15.88 x 4.32 x 23.5 cm | 356 pp Omnibus Press | 2020 | 9781785588440 With their era-defining music and instantly recognisable look, Chic's reputation as pioneers of disco has endured long after the movement itself. A must-read for any disco...- £10.00
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The Liverbirds: Our life in Britain's first female rock 'n' roll band
Hardcover | 16 x 3 x 24.2 cm | 320 pp Faber & Faber | 2024 | 9780571377022 In the early '60s, four friends from Liverpool formed a band. But this is not the 'fab four' story we know. Mary, Sylvia, Valerie and Pamela...- £10.00
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The Lionel Bart Story: Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be
David Stafford & Caroline Stafford Hardcover | 24.1 x 2.8 x 16.7 cm | 288 pp Omnibus Press | 2011 | 9781849386616 Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!...- £10.00
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A Scene In Between: Tripping Through the Fashions of UK Indie Music 1980-1988
Sam Knee & David Conway Hardcover | 17.8 x 2.5 x 20.3 cm | 192 pp Cicada | 2013 | 9781908714060 The mid to late 1980s indie scenes in Britain from C86 to Shoegaze are a lost moment in music history. Theres been much coverage...- £7.50
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Listen to This If You Love Great Music: A critical curation of 100 essential albums
Robin Murray Hardcover | 17.53 x 2.67 x 23.24 cm | 224 pp Ivy Press | 2021 | 9780711256088 Listen To This If You Love Great Music is a must read for anyone with even a passing interest in music. Featuring 100 of the best albums...- £7.50
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The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
David Weigel Hardcover | 16.51 x 3.3 x 24.38 cm | 368 pp W.W.Norton | 2017 | 9780393242256 The Show That Never Ends is the behind-the-scenes story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive ("prog") rock, epitomised by such classic, chart-topping bands as Yes,...- £12.50
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Reach for the Stars: 1996–2006 - Fame, Fallout and Pop’s Final Party
Michael Cragg Hardcover | 16.2 x 4.5 x 24 cm | 528 pp Nine Eight Books | 2023 | 9781788707244 Using the arrival of the Spice Girls as a jumping-off point, this fascinating new narrative explores, celebrates and contextualises the thus-far-uncharted period of British pop...- £10.00
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Breaking Stones: 1963-1965 A Band on the Brink of Superstardom
Hardcover | 24.43 x 2.74 x 30.78 cm | 240 pp ACC Art Books | 2016 | 9781851498161 In July 1962, a group of young men played a gig at The Marquee Club on Oxford Street, London. They called themselves 'The Rollin' Stones' and...- £15.00
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Going for a Song: A Chronicle of the UK Record Shop
Garth Cartwright & Stewart Lee Softcover | 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm | 292 pp Flood Galley Publishing | 2018 | 9781911374046 Illustrated with dozens of "lost" photos and images from the UK record shop's glorious heyday, Going for a Song chronicles the entire history of...- £8.50
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The Listening Service: 101 Journeys through the Musical Universe
Tom Service Hardcover | 13.5 x 2.2 x 21.6 cm | 320 pp Faber & Faber | 2022 | 9780571342952 Based on his critically-acclaimed BBC Radio 3 programme The Listening Service, in which Tom Service takes an idea on an ear-opening and mind-expanding walk through...- £9.00
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Musical Truth: A Musical Journey Through Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs
Jeffrey Boakye & Ngade Smart Hardcover | 12.9 x 1.8 x 19.8 cm | 206 pp Faber & Faber | 9780571366484 Lord Kitchener, Neneh Cherry, Smiley Culture, Stormzy . . . Groundbreaking musicians whose songs have changed the world. But how? This exhilarating playlist tracks some...- £8.50
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Tracey Thorn: Bedsit Disco Queen - How I grew up and tried to be a pop star
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