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
Hellzapoppin'!: The Art of Flying Nun by Peter Vangioni
$39.00 NZD
Category: Music
Published to mark the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Flying Nun Records in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Hellzapoppin’! brings together original artwork and design, film, record covers, posters and photography from the label’s early years. From rare collectible records and vintage posters to original ...Show more
Bee Gees: Children of the World by Bob Stanley
$36.99 NZD
Category: Music
"'The Definitive Biography' - PETE PAPHIDES The world is full of Bee Gees fans. Yet, for a band of such renown, little is known about Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb. Weren't two of them twins? Didn't one of them marry Lulu? Where does Andy fit into the Gibb family tree? And why did they storm out of ...Show more
The Tastemaker: My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music by Tony King
$45.00 NZD
Category: Music
The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beating heart of music's most iconic moments for over sixty years. 'This is a brilliant book by a brilliant man. A magician with perfect taste. Thank God I met him. He is gold dust!' ELTON JOHN Leaving school at the age of sixteen to s ...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
Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: That's How the Light Gets In, Volume 3 by Michael Posner
$55.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories Ser.
The extraordinary life of one of the world’s greatest music and literary icons, in the words of those who knew him best. Poet, novelist, singer-songwriter, artist, prophet, icon—there has never been a figure like Leonard Cohen. He was a true giant in contemporary western culture, entertaining and inspi ...Show more
Pink Floyd and the Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years by Martin Popoff
$110.00 NZD
Category: Music
Take a deep dive into one of the best-selling albums ever on the 50th anniversary of its release with this beautifully produced and authoritatively written slipcased edition. Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon offers a generously illustrated deep dive into all aspects of one of the most popular ro ...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