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Paperback. A contribution to the history of the blues and of Afro-American culture in general. Writing from a black/feminist standpoint, Harrison shows the joys, trials, heartbreaks and enduring influence of such singers as Victoria Spivey and Alberta Hunter. Num Pages: 314 pages, photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGJ; AVGK; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813512808
ISBN
9780813512808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Thompson, Gordon E. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138270565
ISBN
9781138270565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571527366
ISBN
9780571527366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian parents, Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white, working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there, she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. This is an autobiography from the front woman of influential ska band, The Selecter. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGS; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846687914
ISBN
9781846687914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVC; AVG; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501322747
ISBN
9781501322747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. * The charming, witty and slightly disreputable memoirs of Alex James - artist, musician, bass player with Blur, and the perfect chronicler of the Britpop generation Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 24, colour pix. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119939
ISBN
9780349119939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. Metallica have sold in excess of 100 million albums and won seven Grammys. This book takes us from the band's inception through to the recording and eve of release of their seminal, self-titled, 1991 album. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571294152
ISBN
9780571294152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350477
ISBN
9780822350477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 8-Page four colour photo insert. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Crown
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804140218
ISBN
9780804140218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.49

Hardcover. In 1957, New York photojournalist Jerry Dantzic spent time with the iconic singer Billie Holiday during a two-week run of performances at the Newark, New Jersey, nightclub Sugar Hill. This book presents the resulting images which offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Billie with her family, friends and her pet chiuhuaha, among others. Num Pages: 144 pages, 190 illustrations, 100 in colour. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP; AVGQ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500544655
ISBN
9780500544655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. A biography of the influential jazz pianist, Bill Evans. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert pianist, describes Evans's life, his personal tragedies and commercial successes, his music making, his technique and compositional methods, his approach to ensemble playing, and his legacy. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 366 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300097276
ISBN
9780300097276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082009
ISBN
9780252082009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. Released when ELP and Elton John were plodding from one packed stadium to the next, Radio City was a radical album. In time, power pop would become an official rock genre and the influence of Radio City would be widely heard through artists like The Bangles and Teenage Fanclub. This book examines the key ingredients of Radio City's lasting appeal. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 123 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826428981
ISBN
9780826428981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. The inside story of Mr Clarence 'Big Man' Clemons, his life before, during, and beyond the E-Street Band, including unbelievable, never-before-told adventures with Bruce Springsteen. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVRN; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751543469
ISBN
9780751543469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. In jazz circles, players and listeners with "big ears" hear and engage complexity in the moment, as it unfolds. Taking gender as part of the intricate, unpredictable action in jazz culture, this title explores the terrain opened up by listening, with big ears, for gender in jazz. Editor(s): Rustin, Nichole T.; Tucker, Sherrie. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 472 pages, 19 photographs, 1 table, 4 figures. BIC Classification: AVGJ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822343202
ISBN
9780822343202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. A document that provides an insight into the popularity and relevance of jazz, skiffle and rock'n'roll at a time when Cliff Richard & The Shadows were at the cutting edge of pop, and the social attitudes of the time. Num Pages: 184 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956267917
ISBN
9780956267917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

paperback. An account of the five turning points in Western music, starting with the invention of notation by an 11th century monk, the invention of the piano and opera, and the first musical recording, and the development of musical styles ending with popular music of the 20th century. The book accompanies a 5-part Channel 4 series. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles, , music, portraits. BIC Classification: AVGC; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099283546
ISBN
9780099283546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVQS; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 248 x 10. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711986534
ISBN
9780711986534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.62

Hardback. Relates Wagner's works to the philosophical and cultural ideas of his time, centering on the four music dramas he created in the second half of his career: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, and Parsifal. Num Pages: 552 pages, 43 music ex, 34 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 275 x 40. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292758
ISBN
9780520292758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 72.77

Hardback. Leading composers, producers and writers consider the role of the composer in the community in Britain today and over the last fifty years. Editor(s): Wiegold, Peter; Kenyon, Ghislaine. Series: Aldeburgh Studies in Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839651
ISBN
9781843839651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Paperback. An intimate, definitive celebration of the world's most adored and most successful star - contains a revised and updated chapter. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473607354
ISBN
9781473607354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Treats Nietzsche's youthful analysis of the contradictions in Wagner's doctrine; the question of periodicization in romantic and neo-romantic music; the underlying kinship between Brahms' and Wagner's responses to the central musical problems of their time; and, the true significance of musical nationalism. Translator(s): Whittall, Mary. Series: California Studies in 19th Century Music. Num Pages: 129 pages, music. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520067486
ISBN
9780520067486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.18

Paperback. Bernard Gendron investigates five key historical moments when popular music and avant-garde art transgressed the rigid boundaries separating high and low culture to form friendly alliances. This volume offers a new way of thinking about the history of popular music. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226287379
ISBN
9780226287379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Hardback. Charles Mingus is one of the most important - and most mythologized-composers and performers in jazz history. Classically trained and of mixed race, he was an outspoken innovator as well as a bandleader, composer, producer, and record-label owner. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 b/w. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260375
ISBN
9780520260375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

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