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The most sweeping and comprehensive (Kirkus Reviews, Best Nonfiction Books of 2017) history of LGBT music ever compiled, encompassing a century of music by and for the LGBT community

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The definitive book on the influence of LGBT performers on modern music: a Duckworth contemporary classic, beautifully repackaged for our 125th anniversary

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Provides an overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester-based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging. This title discusses the label's role in bringing design to the mainstream.

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Festivals is a must-have guide to festival culture showcasing the world's best and most significant events

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Documenting Florian Hecker's multichannel psychoacoustic installation with essays, images, and data.

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The work of Poulenc in the context of his colourful personal life.

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Gay Talese's crystalline portrait of Frank Sinatra combined faithful fact with vivid storytelling in a triumph of New Journalism. It is now published alongside notes and correspondence from the author's archives and photographs from Phil Stern-the only photographer granted access to Sinatra over an extraordinary four decade period.

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Gay Talese's crystalline portrait of Frank Sinatra combined faithful fact with vivid storytelling in a triumph of New Journalism. It is now published alongside notes and correspondence from the author's archives and photographs from Phil Stern-the only photographer granted access to Sinatra over an extraordinary four decade period.

(Hardback, Bilingual edition)

Gay Talese's crystalline portrait of Frank Sinatra combined faithful fact with vivid storytelling in a triumph of New Journalism. It is now published alongside notes and correspondence from the author's archives and photographs from Phil Stern-the only photographer granted access to Sinatra over an extraordinary four decade period.

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A colourful biography of George Gershwin, arguably the 20th-century's greatest songwriter.

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Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), composer of such popular operas as La Boheme and Madame Butterfly, is renowned for his gift as a melodist. The author draws attention to his music, countering the view held during Puccini's lifetime that he was a retrogressive who aimed to shock.

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A rich visual celebration of Pulp's sixth album, This is Hardcore, featuring unseen photography and behind-the-scenes interviews.

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A striking and thought-provoking book collaboration between IDLES frontman Joe Talbot and artist Magda Archer, containing all the lyrics from IDLES' first album Brutalism alongside provocative artwork by Archer.

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Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) began his career in association with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, but three years after The Firebird he provoked a riotous first night with The Rite of Spring. Subsequently, his music underwent many stylistic changes as public and private pressures drove him from Russia to Switzerland, France and finally Hollywood.

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One of the most popular composers to have emerged from Northern Europe

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What binds this series together, and what brings it to life, is that all of the authors - musicians, scholars, and writers - are deeply in love with the album they have chosen.

Ten CDs in a box

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In this remarkable and entertaining book, John Perry gets to the heart of Hendrix's unique talent, guiding the reader through each song on the album, writing about his live performances and talking to peers and contemporaries. Part of a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years.

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The definitive exploration of John Lennons first major solo album after the break-up of the Beatles.

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33 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books cut to the heart of the music on each album. Joy Division only released two albums but they led the way out of punk rock and towards Madchester.