Music

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...

Hardcover | 15.88 x 3.3 x 23.5 cm | 320 pp Omnibus Press | 2021 | 9781913172091 Don Letts - filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father - has always defied conformity. A British-born son of Windrush parents, he seamlessly pivoted between...

Paul D. Miller Softcover | 14 x 0.8 x 19 cm | 130 pp MIT Press | 2004 | 9780262632874 Includes free CD -  Rhythm Science: Excerpts and Allegories from the Sub Rosa Archives Rare & Collectible Paul D. Miller, known as DJ Spooky...

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...

Marc Myers Softcover | 12.9 x 3 x 19.8 cm | 416 pp Grove Press | 2023 | 9780802161260 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...

John Riordan Hardcover | 17.02 x 2.29 x 20.96 cm | 160 pp Dog 'n' Bone | 2020 | 9781912983285 Featuring 100 of the coolest artists from the last five decades, A Guide to Music's Cult Artists reveals the influencers and tastemakers who have helped to shape...

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...

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...

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...

William & Jim Reid Hardcover | 23.4 x 3 x 15.4 cm | 304 pp White Rabbit |  2024 | 9780306835513 For five years after they'd swapped sought-after apprenticeships for life on the dole, brothers William and Jim Reid sat up till the early hours...

Nolan Gasser Hardcover | 16.69 x 5.31 x 24.28 cm | 720 pp Flatiron Books | 2019 | 9781250057198 PLEASE NOTE: This is a NON-MINT title - a new book but with slight imperfections to the dust jacket. Everyone loves music. But what is it...

Peter Guralnick Hardcover | 16.51 x 4.13 x 24.13 cm | 576 pp Little, Brown | 2020 | 9780316412629 In his first collection of essays, Peter Guralnick dives deep into question at the heart of his body of work: What is the source of creativity?...

Jenny Boyd Hardcover | 16.4 x 3.8 x 24.3 cm | 432 pp John Blake | 2023 | 9781789466713 There have been innumerable 'rock star' biographies and music histories before, but there is no book that presents the deepest, innermost thoughts from some of the...

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...

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,...

Hardcover in slipcase | 16.51 x 2.54 x 24.13 cm | 320 pp Faber & Faber | 2022 | 9780571376681 Signed Limited Edition A long-awaited memoir of Blur co-founder, guitar legend and artist Graham Coxon. Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era,...

Mark Paytress Hardcover | 20.32 x 2.79 x 26.67 cm | 304 pp Omnibus Press | 2022 | 9781913172282 This is a triumphant bid to capture lightning in a bottle! Glam came and went in a few short years, but renowned music journalist Mark...

Robin Askew Hardcover | 16.9 x 3.7 x 24.4 cm | 352 pp Bristol Books | 2024 | 9781909446397 The West Country might not have a place in rock history to match that of London or Liverpool, but some incredible shows took place here, including...

Jérôme Soligny Hardcover | 15.88 x 6.35 x 23.5 cm | 704 pp Monoray | 2023 | 9781800960633 In David Bowie Rainbowman, Jérôme Soligny tells the story of David Bowie the musician with the help of those intimately involved with the creation of his music. ...

Daniel Rachel Hardcover | 16.38 x 3.68 x 24.13 cm | 368 pp Cassell | 2021 | 9781788403207 This is the story of the great lost Beatles album. The end of the Beatles wasn't inevitable. It came through miscommunication, misunderstandings and missed opportunities to reconcile. But...