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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.

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Music Is History combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years.

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A beautifully produced collection of illustrations by Reinhard Kleist, capturing Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' thirty-year career

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Contains three companion sets of trading cards - Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats, and Pioneers of Country Music - in book form. This work provides the biography of each musician, along with a full colour original illustration.

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The true story of the town of Woodstock - the mythical home of 60s rock and inspiration for the legendary festival.

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"Daydream Nation" is the kind of gorgeous monstrosity that can crush the will of the most resilient, well-intentioned listener if the necessary preparations haven't been made. This book explores the album from a range of angles, with input from the band members themselves.

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The album that Brian Wilson created in an attempt to outdo the Beatles' Rubber Soul album. Worshipped by music lovers for its harmonies it is also regarded as an early demonstration of how to use the recording studio as an instrument. Brian Wilson has recently been touring the album again, playing it to thousands of devoted fans.

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"Highlights more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shante, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Lizzo--as well as everyone who came before, after, and in between."--Publisher's description.

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The Pixies have had a career unlike any other in alternative rock. "Doolittle" is their knotty masterpiece, the embodiment of the Pixies' abrasive, exuberant, enigmatic pop. Informed by interviews with the band, this book looks at the making of the album and its place in rock history, and studies its influence in light of the Pixies reunion.

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An informative, illustrated guide to the 35 of the most important rap songs ever released

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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. Each focuses on one album rather than an artist's entire output. Velvet Underground's first album - with the Andy Warhol banana cover - introduced, along with 'Sgt. Pepper', a new form of rock music: the artsy concept album.

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Ultimate Heavy Metal Guitars profiles 80+ heavy metal guitarists from the 1970s to today, featuring performance photography and an authoritative text detailing the careers and gear of each.

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An illustrated celebration of the Best Beatles songs, ranked from 1 to 100. Each selected song is explained with an expert commentary, historical context, interview material and fascinating facts and trivia. Like all "best of" lists, the book's opinionated stance generates animated discussion.

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Featuring Nick Hornby, this book includes about 31 songs written by that either have some great significance in his life - or are just songs that he loves. He discusses, among other things, guitar solos and losing your virginity to a Rod Stewart song and singers whose teeth whistle and the sort of music you hear in Body Shop.

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A Change is Gonna Come chronicles more than forty years of black music: from the hopeful, angry refrains of the Freedom movement to the slick pop of Motown;

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Hepworths knowledge and understanding of rock history is prodigious [a] hugely entertaining study of the LPs golden age The Times
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The era of the LP began in 1967, with Sgt Pepper;

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The untold story of the making of Johnny Cash's most controversial album, Bitter Tears