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Paperback. Sandy Denny laid down the marker for folk-rock when she joined Fairport Convention in 1968, but her music went far beyond this during the seventies. This book tells the story of Sandy Denny, one of the greatest British singers of her time and the first female singer-songwriter to produce a substantial and enduring body of original songs. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 242 x 36. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571278916
ISBN
9780571278916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. The inside story of the Rolling Stones according to the Rolling Stones themselves. Num Pages: 368 pages, 120. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780753818442
ISBN
9780753818442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. In April 2016 the world lost a music legend. This is the biography of the iconic composer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - the inimitable Prince. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409169222
ISBN
9781409169222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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
€ 12.61

Paperback. The final word on the only name synonymous with heavy metal - Black Sabbath. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409118466
ISBN
9781409118466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Mick Wall moves on from Led Zeppelin to produce a definitive doorstop on Metallica. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409121671
ISBN
9781409121671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. The don of heavy metal writing looks back over the years of excess Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409137375
ISBN
9781409137375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Mick Wall penetrates the closed world of Aussie rock legends AC/DC. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409135258
ISBN
9781409135258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

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
€ 16.06

Paperback. 'All the hard-living, the drinking, the drugging, the sex, the money, all the bullshit, it was never hard. It was easy. The hard part was not dying from it.' Lemmy, as told to Mick Wall Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409160274
ISBN
9781409160274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVGU; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439159750
ISBN
9781439159750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. WHEN THE WORLD WAS BITTEN BY THE HARD-ROCKING, HARD-TOURING AND HARD-DRINKING WHITESNAKE, IT WAS MICKY MOODY'S GRITTY RIFFS AND SIGNATURE BLUESY SLIDE-GUITAR THAT HELPED PROPEL THEM TO INTERNATIONAL STARDOM, AS THEY SHOULDERED ASIDE CONTEMPORARY RIVALS, GOING ON TO SELL MILLIONS OF ALBUMS WORLDWIDE. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786062161
ISBN
9781786062161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Presents an inside account of forty years of Fringe Theatre. This book provides an account of working with theatre legends such as Mike Leigh and Ken Campbell and the story of running a pre-eminent London Fringe venue, The Bush Theatre. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854595386
ISBN
9781854595386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Mike Love is a founding member of the Beach Boys. With their lush vocals and endlessly inventive arrangements, the band forged art from songs about cars, surfing and first love. But beneath the Beach Boys' wholesome appearance lurked darker truths: drugs and dissent, deceit and betrayal. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571324699
ISBN
9780571324699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Mike Oldfield was born without social instincts and brought up in a troubled environment but possessed an extraordinary musical talent. His first album Tubular Bells catapulted him into a stardom he was ill equipped to cope with. This book describes how he grew up with an alcoholic mother, his fame, years as a recluse and his rebirth experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8 colour illustration sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753513071
ISBN
9780753513071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. As one of the founder members of Genesis, Michael was to tour the world and achieve international fame. From unpromising beginnings Mike would go on to criss-cross the globe with bandmates Peter Gabriel and, later, Phil Collins, playing to packed-out stadiums. This book spans the entire history of Genesis, from their earliest days onwards. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472116963
ISBN
9781472116963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A biography of Paul Bowles, the famously enigmatic writer-composer. It questions the biographer's role, the subject's credibility, and the very nature of 'truth' in the telling of a life. It talks of Bowles' difficult childhood and of his grief over his wife's - the author Jane Bowles, who died in 1973 - illness, of exile, dreams, and madness. Num Pages: 354 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AVH; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224933
ISBN
9780520224933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVRL; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KRF2233137
ISBN
9780241263150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Mindy Kaling has found herself at a turning point. In this book, she shares her journey to find fulfilment and adventure in her adult life, be it falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in unlikely places, or attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behaviour modification whatsoever. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960292
ISBN
9780091960292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. The author has found herself at a turning point. In this book, she shares her ongoing journey to find fulfilment and adventure in her adult life, be it falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in unlikely places, or attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behaviour modification whatsoever. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780091960308
ISBN
9780091960308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 6.50

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