Sonic Boom - The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records, from Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince by Peter Ames Carlin
$70.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
The most compelling figures in the Warner Bros. story are the sagacious Mo Ostin and the unlikely crew of hippies, eccentrics, and enlightened execs who were the first in the music business to read the generational writing on the wall in the mid-1960s. By recruiting outsider artists and allowing them to ...Show more
My My!: ABBA Through the Ages by Giles Smith
$39.99 NZD
Category: Music
On the fiftieth anniversary of Waterloo – the song, not the battle - one super-fan sits down to listen to the ABBA Gold album from start to finish, looking back over the half-century he has spent in the company of ABBA’s music, and attempting to unlock the secrets of its hold on him – and on all of us. ...Show more
Definitive Opera Encyclopedia by Stanley Sadie (General Editor); Philip Langridge (Foreword by)
$59.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Definitive Encyclopedias Ser.
Updated and expanded version of the classic reference work, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera, this new text edition examines the history and development of opera, from its roots in the theatrical choral dances of Ancient Greece, through the sublime compositions of Handel and Mozart and on to the gr ...Show more
I'm Your Fan: the Songs of Leonard Cohen (33 1/3) by Ray Padgett
$21.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: 33 1/3 Ser.
When I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen hit stores in 1991, Leonard Cohen's career had plummeted from its revered 1960s high. Cohen's record label had refused to release his 1984 album Various Positions--including the song Hallelujah--in the United States. Luckily, Velvet Underground founder John ...Show more
Rock Covers – 40 by Robbie Busch; Jonathan Kirby; Julius Wiedemann (Editor)
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: 40th Edition Ser.
Album art is indelibly linked to our collective musical memories; when you think of your favorite albums, you picture the covers. Many photographers, illustrators, and art directors have become celebrities from their album artworks--the best examples of which will go down in history as permanent fixture ...Show more
Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Ultimate Illustrated History by Richie Unterberger
$65.00 NZD
Category: Music
More than four decades after Marley's death, he and his bandmates remain the most famous reggae artists of all time. Bob Marley and the Wailers explores their legacy. Illustrated with photos and memorabilia from all phases of their journey, Bob Marley and the Wailers illuminates the lives and times of ...Show more
Fleetwood Mac: Everywhere by MIKE EVANS
$69.99 NZD
Category: Music
The essential, illustrated, song-by-song story of one of the most enduring acts in rock music history. Fleetwood Mac has a long and complicated history, strewn with tumultuous relationships and substance abuse. Yet despite their dysfunction they have produced hit after hit- Dreams, Rhiannon, Gypsy, The ...Show more
Running Up That Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush by Tom Doyle, Tom Doyle
$27.99 NZD
Category: Music
"Praiseworthy."--The Guardian The most comprehensive book on Kate Bush to date, featuring exclusive interview content with Kate herself, close friends, and collaborators Kate Bush: the subject of murmured legend and one of the most distinctive musicians of the modern era. Running Up That Hill: 50 Visi ...Show more
Captain Fantastic - Elton John's Stellar Trip Through The '70s by Tom Doyle
$27.99 NZD
Category: Music
Based on rare one-on-one interviews with the flamboyant rock 'n' roll icon, this is the first book to trace Elton John's meteoric rise from obscurity to worldwide celebrity in the wildest, weirdest decade of the twentieth century. In August 1970, Elton John achieved overnight fame with a rousing perfor ...Show more
Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs by Brian Hiatt
$69.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Stories Behind the Songs Ser.
A detailed look at each and every one of his tracks, providing a unique look at this rock legend's method, as well as some of the many anecdotes and tales that are prolific in his long music history. Important insight into the work of a truly great songwriter. Updated to include the albums Western Stars ...Show more
Legendary Guitars: An Illustrated Guide by Tony Bacon
$39.99 NZD
Category: Music
Legendary Guitars guides you through the electric guitars of the 1950s and ‘60s and the culture, styles, and music that shaped them.“Finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years, to make sounds no one has heard before, is truly what gets me off.” —Jeff BeckLegendary Guitars: ...Show more
The Doors Unhinged: Jim Morrison's Legacy Goes on Trial by John Densmore
$39.99 NZD
Category: Music
In The Doors Unhinged, New York Times bestselling author and legendary Doors drummer John Densmore offers a powerful exploration of the 'greed gene' - that part of the human psyche that propels us toward the accumulation of more and more wealth, even at the expense of our principles, friendships, and th ...Show more