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Paperback. Legendarily reticent, perverse and misleading, Prince is one of the few remaining 80s superstars who still, perhaps, remains unexplained. Now a firm fixture in the pop canon, where such classics as 'Purple Rain', 'Sign o' the Times' and 'Parade' regularly feature in Best Ever Album polls, Prince is still, as he ever was, an enigma. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780571232482
ISBN
9780571232482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. In Somebody to Love, biographers Mark Langthorne and Matt Richards skilfully weave both Freddie Mercury's incredible pursuit of musical greatness with Queen, his upbringing and his endless search for love with the story of a terrible disease that swept across the world in the 1980s. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911600046
ISBN
9781911600046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Matt Groening returns to his music journalism roots in the fourth volume of Da Capo's highly acclaimed series Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; DNF; GBCY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Edition
2003 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306812361
ISBN
9780306812361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. A history of the uneasy relationship between jazz and rock through the lens of the music press. Series: Alternate Takes: Critical Responses to Popular Music. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGJ; AVGP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501326141
ISBN
9781501326141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.24

Paperback. Examines the important figures in the creation of modern jazz, detailing the emergence of bebop through the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Using this as its starting point, this title delves into the developments of jazz composition, modal jazz and free jazz. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Canongate U.S./Payback Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862418595
ISBN
9780862418595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.26

Hardback. A complete illustrated history of one of the most popular, influential, and philanthropically-invested rock bands today. Num Pages: 240 pages, 250. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 285 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1532. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0003062
ISBN
9781937994990
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871082500
ISBN
9781871082500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Translator(s): Lankovsky, Masha. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVGC6; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199917624
ISBN
9780199917624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.01

Paperback. The story of Pussy Riot, punk icons and Russian dissenters, and the untold story of their infamous trial and on-going global significance Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMG; AVGU; AVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847089342
ISBN
9781847089342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardcover. Details the beginnings of symphonic music in western culture Editor(s): Morrow, Mary Sue; Churgin, Bathia. Series: Symphonic Repertoire. Num Pages: 920 pages, 165 music exx. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 177 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Har/Com
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356406
ISBN
9780253356406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.33

Paperback. Covers Johnny Winter's career as a guitar slinger from toughing it out in Texas to his appearance at Woodstock, his affair with Janis Joplin, his stadium-filling tours, and washing out on drugs and the temptations of the road before finally fulfilling his dream of becoming a 100-per cent pure bluesman and resurrecting the career of Muddy Waters. Num Pages: 366 pages, Two 8-Page Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676. The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter. 366 pages, Two 8-Page Photo Inserts. Covers Johnny Winter's career as a guitar slinger from toughing it out in Texas to his appearance at Woodstock, his affair with Janis Joplin, his stadium-filling tours, and washing out on drugs and the temptations of the road before finally fulfilling his dream of becoming a 100-per cent pure bluesman and resurrecting the career of Muddy Waters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight: 648.
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879309732
ISBN
9780879309732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.33

Paperback. Editor(s): King, Mary. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 305 x 9. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851625430
ISBN
9780851625430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.66

Hardback. Offers a view of opera buffa in the theatrical world of late-eighteenth-century Vienna. This book attributes opera buffa's success to its ability to provide 'sheer' pleasure and hence explores how the genre functioned as entertainment. It shows how the arias and ensembles convey a multifaceted picture of the repertory's social values and habits. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 312 pages, 54 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 2ADT; AVGC4; AVGC9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058122
ISBN
9780691058122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.53
€ 97.61

Paperback. On the surface Mary Forsberg Weiland had a fairy-tale life. She was a highly paid fashion model. This is a memoir of Weiland that offers a window into the world of modeling and rock 'n' roll celebrity while providing deep insights into a serious and misunderstood psychological disorder. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061719165
ISBN
9780061719165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.68

Hardback. An in-depth analysis of the creation of Child's opus, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; AVGC5; AVGH; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035944
ISBN
9780252035944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 50 b/w Illus, Two-color Interior. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC8; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556527739
ISBN
9781556527739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.76

Paperback. Born into a musical family, the author is a feisty tomboy who could hold her own when it came to sparring with her brothers and anyone else brave enough to take her on - began singing folk songs from the age of ten. This book offers an insight into the life and career of one of our most gifted singers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848271883
ISBN
9781848271883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460. Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae, and Rastafari in Japan. 304 pages, 5 illustrations. Traces the history of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. This title provides an ethnographic analysis of the ways that many Japanese involved in reggae as musicians and dancers, seek to reimagine their lives through Jamaican culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347224
ISBN
9780822347224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. An exploration of Radiohead's game-changing album. Rather than simply reinforcing Kid A's canonical status, it situates the album in the temporal, examining it from various philosophical and cultural interpretations of time in order to arrive at its political and social stakes. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, ill. An exploration of Radiohead's game-changing album. Rather than simply reinforcing Kid A's canonical status, it situates the album in the temporal, examining it from various philosophical and cultural interpretations of time in order to arrive at its political and social stakes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 165 x 121 x 10. Weight: 154.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826423436
ISBN
9780826423436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
00306145th Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780793575671
ISBN
9780793575671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.22

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