Music

Formed as shambolic art-punk four-piece Seymour whilst attending London's Goldsmiths University, the rechristened Blur released their debut album Leisure in 1991. This book explores every Blur album in detail, including all singles, B-sides and selected rarities - a comprehensive guide to one of the 1990's most successful and iconic rock bands

If you've never delved into Eric Clapton's contributions to other artist's recordings, then this is a handy guide to help the reader find his way into such a lengthy and successful second career. If his own albums are the main story, then these recordings run alongside: an alternative history of one of rock's most prolific musicians

Documents the journey of four talented young Englishmen on the path to rock 'n' roll glory. This book includes stories behind every record and giant posters and art prints. It also features reproduced ticket stubs, programmes, contemporary flyers and other pieces of musical history.

Phil Collins was everywhere in the 1980s. He had more top forty singles in the US than any other artist during the 1980s: fourteen as a solo artist and eleven with Genesis, along with two number one albums. Add to this, twenty-five solo / group hit singles and eight number one albums in the UK.

In the 1990s, there was only one real punk rock band still standing. Rancid. Other so-called punk acts had bent the term so much they were unrecognisable as punk or had become a caricature of the expression. Rancid On Track describes their nine studio albums, track by track, and covers compilations, stand-alone singles, splits and rarities.

An exclusive look into the life of the most successful British musician most people have never heard of - this is Steven Wilson as he has never been seen before.

The unlikely story of a 6 time World Snooker Champion turned techno DJ and his relationship with a psychedelic True Believer and their adventures as emerging underground music legends, The Utopia Strong

Drink Up Thy Zider!

Adge Cutler died on his way home from a gig in 1974, at a time when a major TV breakthrough was within his grasp but before his group the Wurzels reached the top of the charts. In 2012 the Wurzels continue to pack venues all over the West Country and beyond, with Adge’s band-mates ...

The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man's world

A collection about the female experience in and of music by some of the most intelligent and famous writers of the moment

A Rock's Backpages anthology of Radiohead, the most radical and fascinating rock band in modern music history, edited and introduced by Barney Hoskyns.

The truth behind Freddie Mercury's complex romantic relationships.

Classic, rare and unseen photographs illustrate this compact history of this enduringly popular band up to the modern day.

Beethoven's life and legacy in 100 recordings

The life's work of two of British music's most unique and timeless artists, with an introduction by Jarvis Cocker.

The memoir of international music icon Richard Thompson, co-founder of the legendary folk rock group Fairport Convention.

Richard Thompson came of age during an extraordinary moment in 1960s Britain – as music began to reflect a great cultural awakening, the guitarist and songwriter co-founded Fairport ...

The story of the composition, first performances and cultural afterlife of one of the best-loved and most widely performed works in the entire history of music.

Led Zeppelin's blend of rock and heavy metal with other genres of music such as blues, soul, folk, pop, Indian and Celtic ranks them as one of the all-time greatest bands. Taking a chronological look at their career, this work takes the reader from the heady days in 1968, up to 1980 when they became household names on both sides of the Atlantic.

Dans les coulisses du film événement sur Queen et Freddie Mercury A l'occasion de la sortie de Bohemian Rhapsody ce livre retrace l'histoire extraordinaire du groupe et de son leader en plongeant le lecteur dans les coulisses de la création du film. Avec tous les détails sur le casting, les décors ...

Box set containing hardback fully illustrated book with many photographs of the band and facsimiles of memorabilia from early days to splitting up along with text presented in an engaging way.