Music Historical Books

Prophets of the City...

Hip-Hop in Africa - Book - by Msia Kibona Clark

USA Paperback / softback 312 pages - 140 x 215 x 25 (mm)

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Psychedelic Celluloi...

British Pop Music Film & TV 1965-74 - Book - by S.Matthews

Paperback / softback 224 pages - 255 x 189 x 18 (mm)

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Psychotic Reactions ...

Lester Bangs - Book - by Lester Bangs & Greil Marcus

Paperback / softback 416 pages - 129 x 197 x 26 (mm)

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Punk 45 : The Single...

Art of Punk 1976-80 - Book - by Jon Savage & S.Baker

Published 27th Oct 2022 - Paperback / softback 386 pages, 800 Illustrations - 275 x 215 (mm) - ALL our prices include SHIPPING and VAT

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Punk, Fanzines and D...

Punk, Fanzines and DIY Cultures - book - by Paula Guerra

Hardback 210 pages, 9 Illustrations, color; 24 Illustrations, black and white; XXI, 210 p. 33 illus., 9 illus - 157 x 218 x 25 (mm)

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Rebel Musix, Scribe ...

Vivien Goldman - Book - by Vivien Goldman

Published 7th Nov 2024 - Hardback 464 pages - 240 x 156 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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Rebel With a Cause :...

Island Records / Darcus Beese - Book - by Darcus Beese

Published 15th August 2024 - Hardback 325 pages - 234 x 153 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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Record Store Days: F...

Vinyl History - Book - by Gary Calamar

Super Rare and Deleted USA Paperback / softback 256 pages, all in colour - 204 x 204 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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Remixology : Tracing...

History of Dub Music - Book - by Paul Sullivan

Paperback / softback 224 pages - 211 x 150 x 20 (mm)

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Ripped, Torn and Cut...

UK 1977 Punk Fanzines - Illustrated Book

Paperback / softback 344 pages, 21 black & white illustrations - 159 x 234 x 26 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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Rock 'n' Roll Plays ...

Music on Film - Book - by John Scanlan

Published 16th May 2022 - Hardback 256 pages, 74 illustrations - 216 x 138 (mm)

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Rock 'n' Roll Unrave...

Roots of Rock to Mid-1970s Punk - Book - by Derek Shelmerdine

Hardback 704 pages - 259 x 202 x 64 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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Rock and Roll Explor...

New York Venues - Book - by Mike Katz & Crispin Kott

USA Paperback / softback 256 pages, 317 Halftones, colour

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Rock Atlas : 700 Gre...

700 Great Music Locations - Book - by David Roberts

Paperback / softback 303 pages, Illustrations - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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Rock Chronicles : A ...

Rock Chronicles - Photo Book - by David Roberts

Sofback Paperback - Fully Illustrated - 576 pages - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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Rock Legends at Rock...

Rockfield Recording Studios - Book - by Jeff Collins

Published 22nd Sept 2022 - New UPDATED Hardback 288 pages - 216 x 138 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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Rock She Wrote

Women Music Journalists - Book - by A.Powers & E.McDonnell

Paperback / softback 478 pages - 157 x 234 x 34 (mm)

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Rolling Stone : The ...

500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rolling Stone Magazine - Book

Published 1st Nov 2022 - USA Hardback 256 pages, 200 colour photographs - 287 x 290 x 28 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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Rolling Stone: The I...

Rolling Stone Magazine - Book - Gus Wenner

USA Hardback 256 pages - 237 x 312 x 28 (mm)

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Roots, Radicals and ...

Skiffle - Book - by Billy Bragg

Hardback 448 pages - 238 x 160 x 39 (mm)

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ROXY 100 Nights at t...

1977 Punk - Book - Andrew Czezowski and Susan Carrington

Second Revised edition - Paperback / softback 96 pages, Black & White Photographs - 336 x 230 x 10 (mm)

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Season of the Witch

How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll - Book - by Peter Bebergal

USA Paperback / softback 254 pages - 155 x 228 x 21 (mm)

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Sex Pistols : The En...

The Sex Pistols - Book - by Kevin Cummins

Hardback 176 pages, 10 colour, 150 b&w - 284 x 224 x 22 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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She Bop : The Defini...

Women in Popular Music - Book - by Lucy O'Brien

UPDATED Paperback / softback 440 pages - 153 x 217 x 26 (mm)

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Shock and Awe - from...

Glam Rock and Its Legacy - Book - by Simon Reynolds

Paperback / softback 704 pages - 129 x 197 x 44 (mm)

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Shut Up You Animals!...

Mabuhay Gardens Venue SF - Book - by Dirk Dirksen

Published 17th March 2022 - USA Paperback / softback 224 pages, 215 Illustrations - 260 x 190 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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Smokin' Valves : A H...

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal - Book - by Martin Popoff

Paperback / softback 240 pages, Fully illustrated throughout - 156 x 232 x 15 (mm)

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Sonic Boom : The Imp...

Warners Record Label - Book - by Peter Ames Carlin

Published 21st March 2022 - USA Paperback / softback 304 pages - 229 x 152 (mm)

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Stranded

Australian Punk & Indie 1976-1992 - Book - by Clinton Walker

Updated and extended reissue paperback / softback 430 pages - 132 x 204 x 29 (mm)

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Strat! : The Charism...

Charisma Record Label - Book - by Chris Groom

Paperback / softback 352 pages, 8 page b/w plate section - 158 x 234 x 25 (mm)

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That Old-Time Rock &...

1954-63 - Book - by Richard Aquila

USA Paperback / softback 424 pages - 155 x 231 x 32 (mm)

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The Art of the Bizar...

Bizarre Vinyl Sleeves - Book - by Simon Robinson

Published 1st Dec 2023 - Paperback - 180 pages, 300 + colour illustrations - 210 x 210 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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The Beatles are Comi...

The Beatles - Book and DVD - by Tim Hill

Rare Hardback fully illustrated b/w photos including DVD - 30 x 21 x 1.5cm

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The Complete Misfits...

Misfits / Glenn Danzig - Book - by Robert Michael Cotter

USA Paperback / softback 177 pages, loads of photographs - 178 x 253 x 18 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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The Dark Stuff

Nick Kent

Paperback / softback 496 pages - 196 x 128 x 33 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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The Encyclopedia Of ...

Swedish Punk 1977-1987 - Book - by Peter Jandreus

Hardback 320 pages,fully illustrated - 246 x 175 x 21 (mm)

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The Fascist Groove T...

Thatcher's Britain in 21 Mixtapes - Book - by Hugh Hodges

Published 23rd Feb 2023 - USA Paperback / softback 320 pages - 228 x 154 (mm) - All our prices include free SHIPPING within Germany

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The Final Days of EM...

EMI Records - Book - by Eamonn Forde

Paperback / softback 384 pages - 130 x 198 x 32 (mm)

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The Geography of Jaz...

Jazz Poems - Book - by Lenard D. Moore

USA Paperback / softback 82 pages - 153 x 228 x 7 (mm)

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The Gospel Of Hip Ho...

Gospel of Hip Hop - Book - by KRS ONE

Reissue of the 2009 Hardback - 832 pages - 218 x 145 x 37 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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The Great British Wo...

Weeley Festival 1971 - Book - by Ray Clark

Paperback / softback 16 Plates, colour; 25 Illustrations, colour; 75 Illustrations, b/w - 250 x 225 x 11 (mm)

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The Great Rock Bible...

Rock History - Encyclopaedia - by Martin C Strong

Published 1st July 2024 - Hardback 1072 pages - 297 x 210 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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The History Of Skinh...

Skinhead Reggae 1968-1972 - Book - by John Bailey

Rare and out of print - Paperback / softback 282 pages - 129 x 203 x 25 - Free Shipping in UK

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The History of the M...

The Penguin Jazz Guide - Book - by Brian Morton

Paperback / softback 800 pages - 232 x 154 x 36 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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The Listening Party ...

The Listening Party Vol 1 - Book - by Tim Burgess

OFFER !!! - Published 2nd Sept 2021 - Hardback 304 pages - 221 x 261 x 28 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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The Listening Party ...

Listening Party Vol 2 - Book - by Tim Burgess

Published 3rd Nov 2022 - Hardback 272 pages - 261 x 216 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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The music festivals ...

Woodstock and Altamont - Book - by Brian Ireland

Paperback / softback 224 pages, 8 page b/w photo section - 254 x 180 x 15 (mm)

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The Music, Politics ...

50 Years of Rolling Stone Magazine - Book - by Jann S. Wenner

USA Hardback 288 pages, 224 Halftones, colour - 362 x 290 x 32 (mm)

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The Official Story o...

Glastonbury 50 - Book - by Emily and Michael Eavis

Hardback 304 pages - 295 x 250 x 30 (mm)

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The Punk Reader : Re...

Punk Worldwide - Research Book by Dines, Gordon,Guerra,Bestley

328 pages, 3 Tables, black and white; 25 Halftones, b/w; 24 Illustrations - 173 x 243 x 19 - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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The Rare Record Pric...

Record Collector Record Price Guide - Book - by Daryl Easlea

Published 3rd Oct 2024 - Paperback / softback 1244 pages - 229 x 159 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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The Rest is Noise : ...

20th Century Classical Music - Book - by Alex Ross

Paperback / softback 640 pages - 230 x 147 x 54 (mm)

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The Seekers : Meetin...

The Doors / John Densmore - Book - by John Densmore

OFFER !!! - USA Hardback 240 pages - 158 x 237 x 26 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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The Story of NASA's ...

The Vinyl Frontier - Book - by Jonathan Scott

Paperback / softback 288 pages - 128 x 198 x 22 (mm)

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The Tastemaker : My ...

Legends of Rock Music - Book - by Tony King

Published 2nd Feb 2023 - Hardback 272 pages - 234 x 153 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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The There's That Bea...

Philadelphia Soul - Book - by Dave Moore and Jason Thornton

Hardback 696 pages - 235 x 292 x 45 (mm)

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The Worst Gig : From...

The Worst Gig - Various - Book - by Jon Niccum

USA Paperback / softback 240 pages - 152 x 204 x 16 (mm) - ALL our prices include SHIPPING and VAT

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The Yardbirds, The D...

My British Invasion - Book - by Harold Bronson

USA Paperback / softback 320 pages - 142 x 215 x 22 (mm)

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Through the Prism : ...

Hipgnosis Art Work - Book - by Aubrey Powell

Published 10th Feb 2022 - Hardback 320 pages, 253 Illustrations - 234 x 153 (mm)

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Tim Book Two (Limite...

Vinyl Love - Book - by Tim Burgess

OFFER !!! - Signed & LTD (500) Edition rare HARDBACK – follow-up to Telling Stories from Charlatans singer - prices include VAT & SHIPPING within UK

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Too Fast to Live Too...

Punk & post punk graphics 1976-1986 - by Andrew Krivine

Hardback 352 pages, Over 650 colour and black and white photographs - 282 x 224 x 27 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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Two Beats Ahead

Music Biz Innovation - Book - by Panos Panay & R. M.Hendrix

OFFER !!! - USA Hardback 255 pages - 6.3 x 1.2 x 9.55 inches - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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Uncommon People : Th...

Rock Stars 1955-1994 - Book - by David Hepworth

Paperback / softback 448 pages - 198 x 130 x 29 (mm)

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Video Game Audio : A...

Video Game Audio 1972-2020 - Book - by Christopher Hopkins

Published 30th August 2022 - USA Paperback / softback 277 pages - 254 x 178 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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Vinyl . Album . Cove...

The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue - Book - by Aubrey Powell

Hardback 320 pages, 480 illustrations in colour and b/w - 246 x 208 x 32 (mm)

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Vinyl Age. A Guide T...

Guide to Record Collecting - Book - by Max Brzezinski

Published 19th Nov 2020 - USA Hardback 256 pages, 40 Full-color illustrations - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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Vinyl Dreams : How t...

1970's Australian Vinyl Classics - Book - by Tony Wellington

Published 1st June 2023 - Australian Paperback / softback 448 pages - 234 x 153 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK

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We're Not Here to En...

US Punk Rock - Book - by Kevin Mattson

USA Hardback 288 pages - 165 x 243 x 38 (mm)

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Were You There? : Po...

Manchester's Free Trade Hall - Book - by Richard Lysons

Hardback 288 pages, 16 pages of photos - 165 x 241 x 32 (mm)

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West Hampstead's Mus...

Decca Studios/Klooks Kleek - Book - Weindling & Colloms

Paperback / softback 192 pages, 53 Illustrations, black and white - 116 x 194 x 15 (mm)

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What About Tomorrow?...

Punk in the USSR and Russia - Punk - by Alexander Herbert

USA Paperback / softback 288 pages - 202 x 127 x 19 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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When Punk Rocked

1977 Punk - Book - by Andy Francis

Paperback / softback 128 pages, images throughout - 210 x 296 x 9 (mm) - All our prices include VAT and SHIPPING within UK - Click artwork for more info

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