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| Aerosmith: Walk this Way
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Stephen Davis 50:-
By far and away the most candid rock 'n' roll autobiography ever written.
"Walk This Way" is the complete story of five incomparable and uncompromising musical artists who pulled themselves up from nowhere to become rock icons; who crashed and burned spectacularly ; and who rose up gloriously from the ashes to reclaim their rightful titles as World Champion Rockers.
Hang on, it's a hell of a ride.
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| Album: Classic Sleeve Design
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Nick de Ville 200:-
The 20th century witnessed the birth of the LP, and with it the phenomenon of the record sleeve — the canvas for many of the most inspired and loved images ever created. Millions of people buy albums and CDs not just for the songs, but also for the artwork, which stands as a visual representation of everything the music means to the listener.
Written by record cover designer and art historian Professor Nicholas de Ville, this unique volume, dedicated to the most unforgettable album art ever created, is unparalleled in its detail and scope. It provides the first visual history of the album cover and of the designers, recording artists, and record companies associated with the greatest graphics of all time.
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| Bill Withers: Menagerie
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Warner Bros 50:-
Lyrics and Chords to Bill Withers' "Menagerie" album.
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| Blues Album Cover Art
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Graham March & Barrie Lewis 225:-
The blues. Born in the Mississippi Delta and universally recognized as among the great contributions of twentieth-century American culture, this groundbreaking musical form has become one of the most popular and beloved in the world.
"The Blues Album Cover Art" features nearly 250 of the coolest blues album covers from the '50s and '60s, showcasing some of the greatest musical luminaries of our time-including Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Bessie Smith, and Muddy Waters, among others. A memorable visual compendium for both music and design lovers, this engaging volume captures all the triumph, magnitude, and spirit of a legendary musical genre.
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| Bob Dylan - Dylan
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Jonathan Cott 125:-
A complete life story. It is through Dylan's music, especially his lyrics, that Jonathan Cott's remarkable text approaches one of the quintessential figures of modern times.
The essay chronicles Dylan's life and the evolution of his art from the early days in Hibbing through his current religious re-discovery. Above all, it reveals the essential man, the mercurial magnet artist, through the many masks he has presented to the world.
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| Bob Dylan - In Performance
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Anders Lindh 150:-
This new and informative book takes up where Anders Lindh's first filmography ended. Once again this provides revealing discussions on all of the films of Dylan in performance.
There are 236 pages which include details of newly-discovered films and facts from 'inside the museum' unearthed during Anders' research. This has added to the information presented in the first book. Images are included to illustate the text, these are accompanied by a highly readable narrative A most worthwhile addition to any library.
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| Bob Marley - Soul Rebel, Natural Mystic
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Adrian Boot/Vivien Goldman 80:-
Bob Marley's life can be considered the archetypal hero's journey--a journey of conviction and courage to transcendence. Rising from humble beginnings yet guided by his talent and an inborn mysticism, Bob Marley became an international figure who helped to introduce the music of Jamaica to the world and, with it, his own metaphysical message, "One World, One Love." The force of his personality, his music, his message, and his tragic and too early demise in 1981 at the age of thirty-six all established him in the firmament of individuals whose brief time on earth left the most lasting of legacies behind them.
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| Boken om Bildjournalen
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Lundberg & Bohm 500:-
Vad vore 50- och 60-talet utan Bildjournalen! Tidningen, som kunde sälja över en kvarts miljon exemplar varje vecka, var långt före sin tid.
Bildis hade en förbluffande bredd: rock och pop, topplistor, elefantbilder, filmstjärnor, TV-idoler, skönhetstips, mode, romaner, kändisar, fråga doktorn, insändare, bildnoveller, tävlingar, serier - men dessutom högaktuella samhällsreportage, fascinerande människoöden, roliga händelser och dramatiska äventyr. Stort och smått om vartannat. Inget ämne var tidningen främmande.
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| Brel och Brassens - Ett Franskt Äventyr
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Peter Mosskin 100:-
Jacques Brel. Som en Dylan från Flandern. Han sjöng så att folk glömde musiken, texten, orkestern: de såg bara Brel! Han levde sina sånger där framme på scenen. Sedan han slutat att turnera sålde skivorna bara mer och mer.
Georges Brassens. Mamman kom från Neapel. Han var en latinsk Bellman, en Dario Fo från Sydfrankrike. En balladmakare i traditionen från de provensalska trubadurerna.
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| Bruce Springsteen
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Peter Gambaccini 80:-
Another biography where the author tells Bruce's story and tries to analyze his albums and songs. The book first appeared in 1979 and was thus one of the first Bruce biographies. In 1985 it was revised and updated to include the Born in the USA period.
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| Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
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Robert Hilburn 175:-
"Born in the USA" is a full-tilt tribute to rock's reigning legend, a visual and textual tour-de-force that documents Bruce's climb to the top and makes plain his determination not to fade away as have others who have reached the pinnacle of success.
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| Bruce Springsteen - Lucky Town
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| Texter och ackord till Bruce's "Lucky Town" album.
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| Charlie Daniels Band: Full Moon
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Warner Bros 50:-
Lyrics and Chords to Charlie Daniels' "Full Moon" album.
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| Charlie Daniels Band: Million Mile Reflection
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Warner Bros 50:-
Lyrics and Chords to Charlie Daniels' "Million Mile Reflection" album.
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| Charlie Parker - Bird Lives!
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Ross Russell 80:-
This work on Charlie "Bird" Parker offers a picture of not only of the saxophonist-composer as an artist and as a human being, but also of zeitgeist and the musical/social setting that produced him. It shows his complex personality; his great appetites; the extent of his influence; and his work.
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| Denver Folk Music Tradition
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Paul Malkoski 80:-
In 1962, Harry Tuft founded the Denver Folklore Center to bring together contemporary folk music fans and performers such as Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Judy Collins and so many more. In the following decade, a core of folk enthusiasts established the Swallow Hill Music Association.
These two organizations have persevered to sustain a lasting folk legacy in the Mile High City. This is the story of how the music and the people who love and live it shaped a unique, influential tradition. Join local historian and musician Paul Malkoski on a tour through more than fifty years of Denver's proud folk music scene.
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| Det Svenska Dragspelet
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Bo Nyberg 200:-
Del 1: En bok om dragspelets historia mellan 1829-1945. Cd:n innehåller exempel ur boken.
Bokens författare är fil.kand med musikvetenskap som huvudämne och helt klart med ett brinnande intresse och kunskap om dragspel.
De många illustrationerna och den snygga layouten gör boken lättläst, trots sitt mycket vederhäftiga innehåll.
De 25 cd-spåren är utvalda för att skildra dragpselets utveckling under perioden.
Boken innheåller också ett omfattande register samt käll- och bildförteckning och kan utgöra en skatt för den som vill veta mer om sitt älsklingsinstrument.
Del 2: Den andra boken om dragspelet och dess svenska historia!
Guldåldern 1940- och 50-talen - en tid då intresset för dragspelsmusiken stod på topp. Hagström och alla andra fabriker sålde mängder av instrument. Dragspelsartisterna drog stora åskådarskaror på tävlingar och andra evenemang. Den gamla dansmusiken blandades med modernare tongångar.
På den bifogade CD:n finns 25 spår med musik av och med den dåtida eliten - virtousa tävlingsnummer, gammal dansmusik och jazz. En del av inslagen är tidigare opublicerade.
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| Doo-Wop
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Gribin & Schiff 150:-
For those who were teen-agers in the 1950s and the early part of the 1960s, doo-wop music conjures up memories of hanging out with friends at the malt shop, dances at the hop, and first romances. This book will transport readers back to those nostalgic times and make them want to scan the radio in hopes of hearing Dion & the Belmonts, the Chiffons or Little Anthony & the Imperials.
"Doo-Wop: The Forgotten Third of Rock n Roll" provides an extensive history of doo-wop from 1950 through the early 1970s and gives definitions and illustrations of the music that falls between rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll.
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| Elton John
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The Very Best of... 80:-
All the tracks from the definitive Elton John album, with music arranged for Voice, Piano and Guitar, complete with chord boxes and full lyrics. Included in this superb folio are seven pages of photos and a comprehensive discography.
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| Elvis Presley - Rebel Heart
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Paul Lichter 500:-
A beautiful, large, book containing many rare color photographs of Elvis throughout his life and career. The text includes the author's first hand memories/stories of Elvis and his family and friends. The photos are dated and detailed in a listing at the back of the book. A real collectible beauty!
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| Elvis Presley - The Illustrated Elvis
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W.A. Harbinson 120:-
Here is Elvis Presley, illustrated as a child, Southern boy, loner, bully, madman, hero, crooner, lover, dreamer, genius and king. In over 400 startling photographs from all periods of his life, here is the story of the man who is the quintessence of American popular music and its greatest legend.
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| Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran
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John Collins 125:-
The United Kingdom had never seen anything like it, as two rock'n'roll legends rampaged around the country on Britain's first-ever rock tour. Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran lived the rock'n'roll lifestyle to the full, bringing to an end the monochrome 1950s and ushering in the swinging 60s.John Collis has traced the story of the UK tour that was a defining moment in British popular culture to its tragic climax with the death of Eddie Cochran. He looks back on the contrasting backgrounds of the two stars, follows the tale onwards to Gene Vincent's death from alcohol and drug abuse, and examines the lasting legacy of their music.
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| Genesis - Chapter and Verse
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Banks, Collins, Gabriel 225:-
This book is the first time in over 20 years that Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel and Mike Rutherford have collaborated creatively on a project, working together to create the complete history of Genesis. It is a story that spans 30 years and 30 albums selling a staggering 212 million copies worldwide. It embraces world tours that have played to 25 million people and it covers the high-profile departure over the years of one vocalist, (Peter Gabriel), one highly influential guitarist (Steve Hackett) and their best-known drummer and vocalist (Phil Collins).
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| Genesis: Abacab
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Chappell 50:-
Lyrics and Chords to Genesis' "Abacab" album.
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| Georg Wadenius - Cleo
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CMC 50:-
Chords to Georg Wadenius' "Cleo" album.
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| Gospel and Blues Guitar
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TRO Songways 50:-
Learn the basics of Gospel and Blues guitar with finger picking arrangements by Claudia Block.
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| Guns n Roses - Watch You Bleed
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Stephen Davis 120:-
With 90 million of the band's records sold worldwide since 1987, Guns N' Roses prolonged rock music past its sell-by date with controversial albums and immense, often riotous, world tours. But the band's complete story has never been fully told - until now.
In his sixth major rock biography, Stephen Davis - author of the legendary Hammer of the Gods - details the riveting story of a band that originated in the gutters of Sunset Strip and went on to become the biggest, baddest band on the planet. Davis brilliantly captures the birth of Guns' raw power, which - despite rape charges, drug-induced rampages and a general appetite for destruction - launched the band into the pantheon of rock gods such as Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones.
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| Heavy Metal Management
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Pär-Jören Pärson, Hans-Olov Öberg 80:-
Humoristiskt men välgrundat om hårdrockstänkande i företagsledning.
Världens företagsledare har mycket att lära av hårdrockarna. Exemplen på grabbgäng utan formell utbildning som utvecklar småföretag till globala varumärken av högsta klass är många. Och handen på hjärtat: hur ofta önskar sig inte den genomsnittlige företagsledaren att personal och kunder kunde bete sig litet mer som rockfans? Nog skulle en bank-VD gärna skrika: Lemme se yall go apeshit, motherfuckers! i stället för att läsa årsberättelsen? Global positionering, konsumentattraktion, varumärkesvård, storytelling och kundförförelse är hårdrockarnas överlägsna favoritsporter. Dessutom får de göra det i coola kläder.
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| Ian Gillan - Autobiography
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Ian Gillan, David Cohen 50:-
In 1970, Deep Purple burst on to the British rock scene with their hit "Black Night" and bestselling album "Deep Purple in Rock". This is the autobiography of their lead singer, Ian Gillan. Here he tells his life story, and that of the band he helped to make great. Stories of friction and violence, groupies and non-stop partying, drugs and alcohol, and how, finally, it all spiralled out of control to destroy the band. This book traces Gillan's career from his childhood in Hounslow and early days with bands such as Episode Six and The Javelins. It concentrates on the international fame he found with songs including "Smoke on the Water" and "Child in Time". His outrageous life continues with Black Sabbath and the Gillan band, with whom he toured worldwide, whilst also writing consistently bestselling albums and singles.
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| Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills
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Mick Wall 100:-
For more than 25 years Iron Maiden set the pace for heavy metal music, setting trends influencing other performers. "Honest, painstakingly researched and packed with explosive personal accounts of life on planet Maiden, 'Run to the Hills' remains one of the best books on music ever written.
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| Jazzen i Stockholm
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Hans Eklund, Lars Lindström 125:-
Jazzen i Stockholm blev vad Rocken är för den yngre publiken idag, en livsstil och en livskänsla. Jazzen plöjde vägen för den amerikanska musikens genombrott och var en viktig inspirationskälla för konstnärerna. Den har blivit musik- och kulturhistoria. Men också den mest vitala av alla traditioner. Hur det började och hur det blev berättas i denna rikt illustrerade exposé!
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| Juke Joint
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Birney Imes 225:-
In this spectacular album of full-color photographs Birney Imes reveals a previously unexplored domain: the black juke joints of the Mississippi Delta.
The evocative Mississippi place names in Imes's photographs are as captivating as the names of the juke joints themselves: the Pink Pony in Darling, the People's Choice Café in Leland, Monkey's Place in Merigold, the Evening Star Lounge in Shaw, the Playboy Club in Louise, Juicy's Place in Marcella, the Social Inn in Gunnison, and A. D.'s Place in Glendora. Juke Joint includes approximately sixty photographs taken between 1983 and 1989 as Imes traveled throughout the Delta.
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| Juliette Gréco - Jag är som Jag är
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Juliette Gréco 100:-
Juliette Gréco, född 7 februari 1927 i Montpellier, är en fransk sångerska och skådespelerska. Juliette Gréco var liksom sina föräldrar aktiv i motståndsrörelsen under andra världskriget. Under 1940-talet var hon - evigt klädd i svart - en populär sångerska på de kaféer i Paris som frekventerades av anhängare till existentialismen.
Under 1950- och 1960-talen medverkade hon i några franska och internationella filmer, såsom "Solen har sin gång" (1957), "Ett moln på min himmel" (1957) och "Onkel Toms stuga" (1965). Åren 1966-1977 var hon gift med den franske skådespelaren Michel Piccoli.
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| Lars Gullin - Jazz Amour Affair
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Keith Knox 500:-
Lars Gullin var en av de stora europeiska jazzmusikerna. Hans särpräglade lyriska tonspråk väckte uppmärksamhet internationellt under en tide då många hade den amerikanska jazzen som förebild.
Boken bygger på intervjuer - gjorda av Keith Knox - inte bara med Lars Gullin själv utan även med olika personer som stod honom nära, i privatlivet eller i musikerlivet.
Boken innehåller även transkriptioner av bl a Lars Sjösten och Pelle Broberg av flera av Gullins kompositioner.
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| Laurie Anderson - Empty Places
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Laurie Anderson 100:-
A photographic memoir, accompanied by the complete text, of avante-garde innovator Laurie Anderson's "Empty Spaces" tour includes songs from her album "Strange Angels" and some never-before-seen material.
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| Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground
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unknown 375:-
The greatest of all the bootleg books.
A Biography and complete lyrics for VU and Lou Reed solo up to and including "Berlin".
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| Marc Bolan: Electric Warrior
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Paul Sinclair 250:-
The mod from Hackney whose belief in himself eventually took him to the top where a run of number one singles established him as the best known face in post-Beatles Britain. Here is the complete story: John's Children, Tyrannosaurus Rex and T-Rex, from Marc's school days to his final fatal car ride.
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| Miles Davis - Självbiografin
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Miles Davis, Quincy Jones 120:-
Miles Davis var ett musikaliskt geni
och coolast av dem alla! I över 40 år höll han till i den amerikanska musikens frontlinje. Idag räknas han som en av 1900-talets viktigaste och mest inflytelserika musiker alla kategorier.
I självbiografin talar han öppenhjärtigt om sina drogproblem och berättar hur han övervann dem. Han
fördömer rasismen han mött inom branschen och i det amerikanska samhället i allmänhet. Han skriver också om kvinnorna i sitt liv. Men framför allt talar han om musiken och om de legendariska musiker han spelat med genom åren: Bird, Dizzy, Monk, Trane, Mingus och många andra.
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| Nashville Family Album
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Alan L Mayor 125:-
Alan Mayor has spent the last 25 years photographing the stars of Nashville for record albums, music events, and in personal and candid settings. Now, he gives country music fans some of the greatest photographs ever taken of Nashville and the stars - along with her personal observations.
Chapters will include:
*The Old Homestead - The Grand Old Opry Then and Now
*The Rebel Sons -- Willie, Waylon and Me
*The Ladies - A Force to be Reckoned With
*On The Road Again - Country on the Bus
*Gone But Not Forgotten - Remembering Country Greats.
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| Neil Diamond: 12 Greatest Hits, vol 2
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Wise Publications 50:-
More Lyrics and Chords from Neil Diamonds pen; incl "Hello Again", "America" and "Love on the Rocks".
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| Neil Diamond: His 12 Greatest Hits
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Wise Publications 50:-
Lyrics and chords to some of Neil Diamond's most famous songs; incl "Cracklin' Rosie", "I am, I said" and "Sweet Caroline".
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| Neil Young - The Rolling Stone Files
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anthology 60:-
"Neil Young: The Rolling Stone Files" features in-depth interviews, narrative pieces, album reviews, news stories, trivia snippets, performance critiques - everything Neil Young fans long to know and everything Rolling Stone has to offer.
Neil Young's music is about the "ability to survive and continue and grow and get higher than you were before, not just maintain, not just feel well. Not just 'I'm still alive at forty-five,'" as he once told Rolling Stone. Throughout his thirty-year career, Young's music has defied categorization. Veering from confessional singer-songwriter to out-of-control rocker, Young has stretched the limits and taken risks to produce a compelling body of work that will continue to speak to generations.
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| Nirvana - Nevermind
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Whitehill, DeVinck 80:-
Guitar tab transcriptions for 12 songs from the legendary smash hit album:
Breed
Come As You Are
Drain You
In Bloom
Lithium
Lounge Act
On a Plain
(New Wave) Polly
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Something in the Way
Stay Away
Territorial Pissings.
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| Patti Smith - Just Kids
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Patti Smith 150:-
Den heta sommaren 1967 lämnar Patti Smith hemstaden i New Jersey. Hon hoppar av sin lärarutbildning och tar sig till äventyret i New York. Hon är tjugo år gammal och har tröttnat på hemstadens inskränkthet. Hon vill få nya intryck och utvecklas. Och framför allt vill hon skapa. I New York träffar hon sin själsfrände Robert Mapplethorp. De två blir ett par och lever tillsammans i många år. Tillsammans med Robert kommer Patti rakt in i en miljö och atmosfär som sjuder av kreativitet och liv. Båda får de inspiration att utvecklas, och båda kommer de med tiden att nå stor berömmelse och revolutionera sina konstarter; han som fotograf och hon som musiker och poet.
Just Kids är en levande skildring av New Yorks avantgardistiska och spännande kulturliv i början av 70-talet. Här får vi möta författare, musiker och konstnärer, och många av dem har påverkat en hel generation och givit avtryck långt utanför New Yorks gränser. Här fanns Sam Shepard, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, William Burroughs, Tom Verlaine och många fler.
Den medföljande CDn innehåller sex låtar: "Gloria", "Because the Night", "Paths That Cross", "The Jackson Song", "People Have the Power", "Wild Leaves".
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| Paul Weller: Stanley Road
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Wise Publications 50:-
Lyrics and Chords to Paul Weller's "Stanley Road" album.
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| Plura Jonsson - Den Stora Landsvägen
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Plura & Carla Jonsson 500:-
"I trettio år har jag rest på vägarna i Sverige och sjungit och spelat mina sånger. Vägarna blev min värld, min arbetsplats. De faluröda gårdarna, de små städerna, bruksorterna, hotellbarerna. För alltid finns dom där, som en del av mig. Skärvor av samtal vid en bensinstation på västgötaslätten, en middag på stadshotellet i Malmköping, öarna och tystnaden och havets dån någonstans i mörkret, någonstans i Sverige, där dessa sånger kom till.
För det är det denna bok innehåller, ett hundra sånger, ett hundra texter, som jag valt ut, sånger som var och är viktiga för mig. Ett hundra sånger, historier, minnen och fotografier ifrån den stora landsvägen. Mitt liv som vävdes in i sångerna, sångerna som blev mitt liv."
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| Punk '77
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James Stark 150:-
More than just a new direction in music, punk rock ignited a cultural revolution. Its intense, exciting emergence in the Bay Area is captured in "Punk 77".
In more than 100 searing, fully-captioned photos — including early shots of The Damned, The Ramones, Blondie, Nico, and Devo — the book traces the punk movement in San Francisco from its earliest days through the January 1978 Sex Pistols concert. Interviews and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the Dils, Penelope Houston, Negative Trend, the Nuns, Dirk Dirksen, V. Vale, and others provide insights and illumination into both the music and the social, political, and economic factors punks rebelled against. While many of these colorful early adopters have died, their influence is still felt in the music of East Bay artists like Green Day and Rancid, and their incendiary thoughts live on in this inspiring, essential historical document — a counterculture manual for subversion.
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| Ramones - Hey Ho, Let's Go!
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Everett True 100:-
Once seen as a punk joke, The Ramones eventually came to be taken seriously, influencing almost every garage rocker that succeeded them.
The sad, exhilarating warts-and-all rock biography tells the whole story of the band from Queens as a paradigm rock saga, a litany of drugs, fallings-out, financial catastrophes, inter-band rivalries, bad management and death.
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| Rock Encyclopedia
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Lillian Roxon 120:-
During 1968–1969 Roxon was commissioned to write what became the world's first rock encyclopaedia, published by Grosset & Dunlap in late 1969 and the work for which she is best remembered. It was extremely successful, is still regarded as a landmark in popular music writing and is often quoted.
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| Rock Lives
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Timothy White 100:-
In interview format, this collection provides biographical information on over fifty international rock musicians, discussing their origins, their attitudes about fellow musicians, and their feelings about their work.
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| Rolling Stones - The First Twenty Years
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David Dalton 100:-
Rare 192-page 10½"x 12" softback book by David Dalton - a brilliant biography interwoven with worldwide press coverage, interviews, tapes and hundreds of colour and black & white photographs.
Includes a "Studio Sessionography" which details every song, released and unreleased, they have recorded. The definitive book on the band.
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| Rollins, Henry - Get in the Van
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Henry Rollins 500:-
As a member of the seminal punk band Black Flag, Henry Rollins kept detailed tour diaries that form the basis of Get in the Van. Rollins's observations range from the wry to the raucous in this blistering account of a six-year career with the band - a time marked by crazed fans, vicious cops, near-starvation, substance abuse, and mind numbing all-night drives. Rollins decided to revise this edition by adding a wealth of new photographs, a new foreword, and an afterword to include some "where-are-they-now" information on the people featured in the book. This new edition includes 40 previously unpublished black-and-white photographs from Rollins's private collection and show flyers by artist Raymond Pettibon. Called "a soul-frying experience not to be undertaken by lightweights" by Wired magazine, Get in the Van perfectly embodies what one critic called the "secular gospel" of one of punk and post-punk's most respected and controversial figures.
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| Serge Gainsbourg - A View from the Exterior
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Alan Clayson 100:-
Serge Gainsbourg is synonymous with "Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus" on which he and Jane Birkin simulated the sounds of sexual congress. But this 1969 UK no. 1 was but a sideshow in an impressive career as a composer, novelist, film director and actor.
The first full biography in English, Alan Clayson's book reveals the entire sordid story. Gainsbourg was an inlikely pop star and an even less likely lover of icons like Birkin, Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve. But from humble beginnings he went on to write songs for Dionne Warwick and Sacha Distel. A natural at courting controversy, his outrages included a scandalous arrangement of "La Marseillaise" among songs on female masturbation, incest, Nazism, and, in 1988, a rapping ode to oral sex. He continued to be newsworthy the world over until his body's final rebellion at the age of 61, after a lifetime of violation.
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| Spotnicks - De första 45 Åren
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Lars Åkerström 500:-
Här presenteras den sagolika historien om en av Sveriges mest framgångsrika och internationellt kända popgrupp.
Berättelsen börjar i Göteborg 1958 och fortsätter fram till idag (2004) då gruppen fortfarande är mycket aktiv. Sologitarristen Bo Winberg byggde själv gruppens utrustning och skapade ett världsunikt sound som ingen ännu lyckats kopiera, trots flera försök. Gruppens smarta gimmick var att klä sig i rymddräkter.
I Japan fick gruppen redan 1968 en guldskiva för låten "Karelia". Totalt har gruppen sålt fler än 18 miljoner skivor. Det är respekt! Boken innehåller medlemmarnas egna berättelser, unika bilder, tidningsurklipp, turnéplaner mm. Det mest unika är bilderna på fler än 800 omslag till skivor, kassetter och phonoband. I slutet av boken finns en sammanställning över gruppens makalösa skivutgivning runt om i världen. Till boken bifogas en CD-skiva. Där finns bland annat unika studioinspelningar som inte tidigare givits ut.
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| Status Quo: Rockin' all over the World
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Neil Jeffries 120:-
Rock n Roll has changed a lot over the last twenty years, but Status Quo remains the same. Scorned by the critics, but an institution amongst their millions of fans, their music has stayed vital and their performances thrilling. Neil Jeffries assesses their long career and guesses that the world has not yet heard the last of Status Quo.
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| Tjugo År i Diket
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Joachim Nywall 125:-
En fotobok om Joachin Nywalls första 20 år som Rockfotograf.
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| U2: Stories for Boys
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Dave Thomas 225:-
64-page softback A4 size book written by Dave Thomas including full length biography with lots of colour and black and white photographs plus discography!
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| Woodstock
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Elliot Tiber 80:-
I slutet av 60-talet är Elliot Tiber en ung man som lägger sina egna författarambitioner på hyllan för att hjälpa sina åldrade föräldrar att sköta deras nergångna motell i White Lake, djupt inne i Catskillsbergen. Det är en konservativ, bortglömd liten stad där invånarna främst består av pensionärer. Eftersom affärerna på det fallfärdiga motellet går så dåligt försöker Elliot desperat hjälpa upp ekonomin genom att sätta upp lokala förmågors pjäser och musikframträdanden. Av bara farten blir han ordförande i den lokala företagarföreningen och skaffar sig rätten att hålla en årlig musikfestival. När en påtänkt festival, som var tänkt att hållas i grannstaden Woodstock, inte får tillstånd, övertalar Elliot sin vän, mjölkbonden Max Yasgur, att upplåta sin farm i stället. Resten är - som man brukar säga - historia.
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| Written in my Soul
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Bill Flanagan 50:-
"Written in My Soul" is a snapshot of some of rock & roll's most iconic artists at the same moment.
Bill Flanagan, who would go on to create VH1 Storytellers and CMT Crossroads, spoke about songwriting and creativity with Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Joni Mitchell, Mick Jagger, Paul Simon, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Bono and nineteen more music legends.
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| Yrke: Povel Ramel
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Staffan Schöier, Stefan Wermelin 200:-
"Yrke: Povel Ramel". Det var så Povel brukade skriva på myndighetsblanketterna. Hans jobb var att vara Povel Ramel med en lustig hatt, ett par glasögon och gluggen mellan framtänderna som logotyp. På skiva, i radio, på scenen, i tältet, på krogen, i tv gjorde han sitt jobb och roade generationer.
Staffan Schöier och Stefan Wermelin tar er med på en tripp genom en sextioårig artistkarriär.
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