Music: styles & genres
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Music: styles & genres
Paperback. 'Why bother to rob a bank, when you can own a bank?' asked Bertold Brecht. The question is reiterated in the very Brechtian Love, Crime and Johannesburg, the story of Jimmy 'Long Legs' Mangane, a people's poet involved in the struggle, who is accused of robbing a bank. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; AVGM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868143542
- ISBN
- 9781868143542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.83
€ 21.99
€ 20.83
Paperback. Opening with David Mancuso's seminal "Love Saves the Day" Valentine's party in February 1970, this title tells the definitive story of disco - from its murky subterranean roots in NoHo and Hell's Kitchen to its gaudy blossoming in midtown Manhattan to the out-of-town networks that emerged in the suburbs and alternative urban hotspots. Num Pages: 528 pages, 73 photos and Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; AVGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774. A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979. 456 pages, 73 photographs & Illustrations. Disco is the music that America tried to forget. This book includes material from over three hundred interviews, including John 'Jellybean' Benitez, Michael Cappello, Ken Cayre, Alec Costandinos, Steve D'Acquisto, Michael Fesco, Rochelle Fleming and more. It contains a series of compiled discographies and a collection of more than seventy photos. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; AVGV. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight: 774.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331988
- ISBN
- 9780822331988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. 'Packs a surprising, epic, life-affirming punch' THE SUNDAY TIMES Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; BT; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749928759
- ISBN
- 9780749928759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Hardback. Beloved of Clapton, Dylan and the Stones, Robert Johnson remains one of the most iconic and mythologised figures in popular music. Exploring the stories and legends that surround his life and death - his childhood, his womanising, his pact with the devil at the crossroads, this book is about his life. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; FXL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 321 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571328833
- ISBN
- 9780571328833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.34
€ 26.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 221 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613747506
- ISBN
- 9781613747506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.13
€ 17.99
€ 17.13
Paperback. Crime was everywhere, the government was broke and the city's infrastructure was collapsing, but between 1974 and 1978 virtually all forms of music were being recreated in New York City: disco and salsa, the loft jazz scene and the Minimalist classical composers, hip hop and punk. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 28. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241003756
- ISBN
- 9780241003756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.85
€ 21.99
€ 16.85
Paperback. Think you know the story of Jim Morrison and The Doors? This revelatory and explosive biography from critically acclaimed rock journalist Mick Wall will make you think again. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409151241
- ISBN
- 9781409151241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVGM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559360210
- ISBN
- 9781559360210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.31
€ 15.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. A biography of Louis Prima, one of the most underrated jazz musicians and entertainers of the twentieth century. It explores Prima's ability to maintain a lifelong career, his knack for self-promotion, and how the cities in which he lived and performed - New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas - uniquely and indelibly informed his style. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070907
- ISBN
- 9780252070907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVRG; AVRN; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- G. Schirmer
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780634020803
- ISBN
- 9780634020803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.07
€ 24.99
€ 21.07
Hardcover. The definitive account of Louis Armstrong-his life and legacy-during the most creative period of his career. Num Pages: 608 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393065824
- ISBN
- 9780393065824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 35.79
€ 43.99
€ 35.79
Paperback. "Profoundly evocative and altogether admirable.. The writing and detail are so brilliant that I found the volume revelatory."-Tim Page, Washington Post Num Pages: 608 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350807
- ISBN
- 9780393350807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.91
€ 41.99
€ 34.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 768 pages, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061958298
- ISBN
- 9780061958298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.37
€ 19.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. Lou Reed died in 2013. This is the critically acclaimed biography of the songwriter, Velvet Underground member and musician. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409153047
- ISBN
- 9781409153047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
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€ 11.88
Paperback. Features the history of the involvement of African Americans in the early recording industry and examines the first three decades of sound recording in the United States, charting the surprising roles black artists played in the period leading up to the Jazz Age and the remarkably wide range of black music and culture they preserved. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 656 pages, 57 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 255 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073076
- ISBN
- 9780252073076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.28
€ 38.99
€ 35.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Feral House
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780922915941
- ISBN
- 9780922915941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.00
€ 27.99
€ 21.00
Hardback. Looking Through You presents a selection of over 300 images from the precious Beatles Book photo archive, many unpublished or unseen in their original form from the original negatives, as well as the story behind the success of the regular Beatle bulletin. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 330 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1742.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785580062
- ISBN
- 9781785580062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardcover. Looking Through You presents a selection of over 300 images from the precious Beatles Book photo archive, many unpublished or unseen in their original form from the original negatives, as well as the story behind the success of the regular Beatle bulletin. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AJC; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 345 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2200.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783058679
- ISBN
- 9781783058679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.76
€ 52.99
€ 41.76
Paperback. A new perspective on the forgotten Beach Boy - the voice of 'God Only Knows', 'Good Vibrations', and more. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 black and white in plate selection. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908279842
- ISBN
- 9781908279842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.79
€ 19.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. The first comprehensive examination of the early blues industry and the music it produced Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 photographs; 9 tables; 688 lines of music. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; AVGK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076763
- ISBN
- 9780252076763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.08
€ 38.99
€ 35.08