(, New edition)

Ronnie Scott - a legendary jazzman and creator of the eponymous Soho nightclub - died in his Chelsea flat at Christmas 1996. His had been a colourful, extraordinary and often troubled life, marked by a life-long battle with depression which ultimately killed him. This is his biography.

(Paperback)

An illustrated study of saxophone legend John Coltrane's signature album. Among the images published here for the first time are Coltrane's hand-written poem 'A Love Supreme' that was printed in the original album and in-studio photographs of Coltrane and his sidemen recording A Love Supreme in 1964.

(Paperback, Main)

The story of rockabilly music, the primal 50s howl of rockin' rage that helped start it all.

(Hardback)

The mid to late 1980s indie scenes in Britain from C86 to Shoegaze are a lost moment in music history. This title looks at the fashions, personalities, and youth cultures of that era.

(, New edition)

This work charts the rise of house music from its roots in the underground, black, gay scene in Chicago. It discusses how the "rave" scene has changed the face of youth culture, and addresses the issues of drugs and commercialization. There are interviews with key players and stars.

(Hardback)

(Paperback, Reissue)

(Hardback)

A candid memoir by the legendary Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna co-founder and guitarist, written with as much depth and emotion as his music

(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

(Hardback)

More than 500 photographs of David Bowie, shot by celebrated photographer Terry O'Neill, including images never published before.

(, Main)

Mark Steyn, renowned as one of musical theatre's sharpest observers, examines the state of the musical, past, present and future.

Over the last century the "New York Times"'s six leading critics--Brooks Atkinson, Howard Taubman, Clive Barnes, Walter Kerr, Frank Rich, and Ben Brantley--have offered the most authoritative and influential commentary on the Broadway musical. This definitive volume includes the original reviews of the 119 most important shows.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Get down with Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Donna Summer, Barry White, Funkadelic, Al Green, The Jackson 5, Diana Ross, James Brown, Chaka Khan and many more black music legends in this collection of largely unseen images from the golden age of soul, R&B, and funk. This volume gathers all of the glamour and groove captured by Los Angeles based photographer Bruce W. Talamon.

(Hardback, Updated)

A celebration of this colourful seven-piece phenomenon from Korea, exploring in detail the group's origins, members and super rise to success.

(Hardback)

Darius has been in the public eye since "Popstars", becoming a "Pop Idol" finalist and then becoming a successful recording artist with the number one "Colourblind" and his album "Dive In". Darius reveals what went on behind the scenes of both shows and promises a few surprises.

(Paperback)

The definitive book revealing the influence of LGBT musicians and performers on the evolution of modern music

(Hardback)

Features the artwork of thousands of disco record cover designs from the 1970s up to the mid- 1980s, creating a unique visual history of disco culture. Featuring over 2000 album cover designs (including hundreds of full size covers) as well as sleeves, this book presents an encyclopaedic document of disco music and its industry.

(Hardback)

Presents a celebration of what it is to be part of a family, to share the gift of friendship and, more than anything else, to be loved!

(Hardback)

(Paperback, Main - Faber Greatest Hits)

A new edition as part of the Faber Social Greatest Hits - books that have taken writing about music in new and exciting directions for the twenty-first century.

(Paperback, Main)

Fully revised and updated, Jon Savage's award-winning England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and their time: the late 1970s

(Paperback, Main - Faber Modern Classics)

An updated edition of the ultimate book on punk now joins the Faber Modern Classics list.

(Paperback, Main)

The first serious biography of religion baiting, republican hating, chain smoking, coffee addicted, doo-wop loving, guitar virtuoso, Frank Zappa by Barry Miles, a man who knew this elusive icon intimately.