Music-Discography & Buyer's Guides

Thrash Metal. At first mocked by the Rock traditionalists Thrash would swamp the hard n' heavy world propelling one of it's own - Metallica, to the very pinnacle of Rock's elite. In the early 80s Thrash breathed new life into the Rock scene providing...

The Songs He Was Singing Vol. 3 covers the years 1990 to 1999. It details McCartney's creative highs and lows in an authoritative, complete, and engagingly critical fashion. Information for collectors includes release dates, catalogue numbers, composer credits, recording personnel, recording studio, and producer...

Quintessentially British, Genesis spearheaded progressive rock in the 1970s, evolving into a chart-topping success through the end of the millennium. Influencing rock groups such as Radiohead, Phish, Rush, Marillion and Elbow, the experimental format of Genesis' songs inspired new avenues for music to explore....

Helen Maxine Reddy was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on October 25, 1941 to a show-business family. Helen started her career as an entertainer at age four while traveling with her parents. She sang on the radio and television and eventually won a talent...

In The Heart of Rock & Soul, veteran rock critic Dave Marsh offers a polemical guide to the 1,001 greatest rock and soul singles ever made, encompassing rock, metal, R&B, disco, folk, funk, punk, reggae, rap, soul, country, and any other music that has...

Calling Planet Earth: Close Encounters with Sun Ra pulls us into the quirky world of the jazz musician known first as Herman Blount, then as Sun Ra (1914-1993), the Arkestra leader who claimed for most of his life to have come from Saturn. The...

In Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry, Clinton Heylin examines the entire modern history of this underground culture: from what defines a bootleg and its complex and protean legal status, to a full history of bootlegs' production and distribution, to what's...

"Here we come. Walking down the street. We get the funniest looks from everyone we meet. Hey, hey, we're The Monkees "The idea of creating a tv series about a wacky rock group similar to The Beatles had been unsuccessfully kicked around Universal Pictures...

As recommended by USA Today and excerpted on Rolling Stone.com!More than forty years after breaking up, The Beatles remain the biggest-selling and most influential group in the history of popular music. Fans endlessly replay their songs, craving more, while thousands of cover versions of...

Working with the BEST Frank Sinatra, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Andre Previn, Lalo Schifrin, Lee Holdridge, Terry Gibbs, Phil Spector, Luciano Pavarotti, Steve Allen - just a few of the biggest names in the music world that Frankie has worked with. Sixty...

The only complete guide to country music, performers and first-rate recordings, this easy-to-use book leads country lovers to the cream of the crop in all styles, from the 1920s hillbilly music to today's crossover craze with rock and pop. Covers over 1 000 artists...

Your nights of poring over massive karaoke binders are over! With more than two thousand songs handpicked and organized by music industry insider and DJ Sarah Lewitinn (a.k.a. Ultragrrrl), Pocket Karaoke is the definitive, portable guide to making your next karaoke performance unforgettable --...

A new revised and fully updated edition, LEGACY IN WAX - LISTENING TO JOY DIVISION AND NEW ORDER, 1976-2017 is a detailed year by year, album by album guide to some of the most influential music of the past forty years. Complete to autumn...

The Great Punk Rock Trivia Book offers 100 trivia questions from the golden age of punk rock (1976-1980.) It's sure to challenge even the most die-hard punk fanAuthor: David FurgessISBN-10: 1499686226ISBN-13: 9781499686227Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/26/2014Pages: 114Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.00w...

John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on the lecture panel of the National Federation of Music...

New York, from the swooping sounds of Doo Wop, and the grittier sounds of R & B, the Big Apple had it all. And as the 1960's dawned a certain style was developing in New York. Some of the best songwriters and arrangers in...

Led by indefatigable singer and songwriter Robert Pollard, GBV are one of the most important rock groups of the past thirty years. After toiling for a decade in obscurity, they broke onto the scene in the early '90s by delivering generation- and genre-defining records...

Standing at the crossroads--the Mississippi crossroads of Robert Johnson and the devil's infamous meeting--Mark Radcliffe found himself facing his own personal crunch point. Aged sixty, he had just mourned the death of his father, only to be handed a diagnosis of mouth and throat...

Discography of Neglected Instrumentalists Adrian Aeschbacher;Eduard Erdmann;Conrad Hansen;Ludwig Hoelscher;Georg Kulenkampff;Enrico Mainardi;Carl Seemann;Max Strub;Gerhard Taschner and Friedrich W hrer. John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and...

Beginning in 1963, a family from Utah started turning out records and within a decade became one of the top selling musical acts in history.From old-time standards to pop through country and onto Broadway, this family has tackled it all. Follow along on their...

Starting in 1959 a young girl from Locust Ridge, TN started releasing recordings on small labels and in little more than a decade became one of the top selling musical acts in country music history. Follow her rags to riches story through singles, albums,...

A dazzling appraisal of the definitive classical music performances available today For classical music lovers, there is nothing more beguiling and exciting than the range of technique and emotion that can capture or transform the great works in the hands of a conductor and...

Who Wrote the Beatle Songs: A History of Lennon-McCartney is a book in the tradition of Mark Lewisohn's The Beatles Recording Sessions, Walter Everett's The Beatles as Musicians, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, and Tim Riley's Tell Me Why --it surveys all of...

SWING: THE ESSENTIAL LISTENING COMPANION THIRD EAR GREAT MUSICIANAuthor: Scott YanowISBN-10: 0879306009ISBN-13: 9780879306007Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2000Pages: 526Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.95lbsSize: 9.26h x 7.38w x 1.14dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 08/01/2000 pg. 92Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2000 pg. 161Booklist 01/01/2001 pg. 1000Library Journal 08/09/2000

THE BEATLES DISCOGRAPHY - THE RELEASES presents the Beatles recorded legacy like never before. It's all the Beatles US and UK releases side by side, with important releases from Germany, France and more. Plus their solo releases in the same chronological listing, complete with...

The ABBA review Guide is a fact filled, but light hearted encyclopedic discography/review guide covering the music of ABBA. It has been updated in November 2021 to include ABBA's new Voyage album. Like before this a reference book not a picture book-it is entirely...

Author: Jeffrey Lee BrothersISBN-10: 1410732940ISBN-13: 9781410732941Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/23/2003Pages: 312Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.22w x 0.76d

"Eye in the Sky", "Don't answer me", "Silence and I", "Old and Wise"... These magnificent songs, forever imprinted in our hearts, are by one of the musical formations the general public knows the least: The Alan Parsons Project. From 1976 to 1987, ten remarkable...

The ultimate book on records by The Clash. An album by album, track by track, examination of every song released by The Clash, from their first single 'White Riot' to Combat Rock and beyond. Includes sections on compilations, live recordings, films, and post-Clash work...

Philadelphia, The City Of Brotherly Love. A tale of two decades really as far as Soul Music goes, the 1960's and the 1970's.The 1960's were dominated by two companies really, Parkway, and Cameo who released literally hundreds of singles. Not all were Soul, in...

Even in this digital age, we haven't moved so far from our past that there's no room for the traditional musical format that is vinyl. In The Greatest 100 Albums To Own On Vinyl, we collate the greatest albums to have ever been pressed...

This pocket dictionary is your ultimate resource in the jazz universe. Here you will find the most up-to-date terms and jazz slang words you need to know. In less than 50 pages, get countless jazz facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.Author:...

The Encyclopedia of Early American Vocal Groups: 100 Years of Harmony - 1850 to 1950 shows how we went from the minstrel shows of pre-Civil War days, to the classic groups of the turn of the century, to rock and roll. With information on...

Reviled and revered in equal measure since its inception over a decade ago the phenomenon known as Death Metal has pushed Hard Rock music to the very edge of acceptability, and way beyond. Death metal and its bastard offspring Grindcore, has become the pariah...

George Harrison: Soul Man Vol. 1 is the first in-depth illustrated critical review of a remarkable musician, songwriter, producer and star. It maps his career from 1968 to in 1979. It places his songs in their historical, cultural and, crucially, spiritual context, and maps...

Paul McCartney: The Songs He Was Singing traces the ups-and-downs of a remarkable career. Using facts, figures and anecdotes, it reveals the influences and stories behind every song written by Paul McCartney from 1967 to 1979, who played on them, where and when. Taking...

STEVIE WONDER A MUSICAL GUIDE TO THE CLASSIC ALBUMSAuthor: Steve LodderISBN-10: 0879308214ISBN-13: 9780879308216Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2005Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.60d

The Evolution of Music by Culture and Science aims to recognise the impact of science on music, why it occurs, how we respond, and even to tentatively see if we can predict future developments. Technology has played an immense role in the development of...

Michael Steinberg's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony and The Concerto--have been universally praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now Steinberg follows these two greatly admired volumes with Choral Masterworks, the only such guide available to this...

The West Coast, sunshine and Soul! Two cities dominate the book, Hollywood, and Los Angeles, and not surprisingly the same names keep appearing, either as label owners, or producers, or artists who label hopped. And the address that keeps appearing time and time again...

A must-have for any guitar lover! This book introduces the reader to 250 guitars of all types from the early acoustic archtop designs of the Gibson L-5 in the last 1920s, through the National resonators of the 1930s, the hollow body electric Gibsons of...

When Columbia Records finally decided to open up the voluminous Bob Dylan vaults, unleashing thousands of hours of long-sought-after, oft-rumored, unreleased material, it was hard to keep up. Included in the release were six CDs of Blood On The Tracks outtakes, six CDs of...

Revised and expanded edition of the Miles Davis companion guide to the autobiography. In his autobiography, Miles talks in great detail about his recording sessions with various record labels and personnel. Use this annotated sequencing companion guide to help you find and listen to...

Blown Out on the Trail is the second in a series of books dealing with the unreleased recordings of Bob Dylan. The first edition, Skipping Reels of Rhyme, which was nominated for the 2019 ARSC award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, dealt...

Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn theme. Lalo Schifrin's Mission: Impossible theme. John Barry's arrangement of the James Bond theme. These iconic melodies have remained a part of the pop culture landscape since their debuts in the late 1950s and early '60s: a "golden decade" that...

Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn theme. Lalo Schifrin's Mission: Impossible theme. Isaac Hayes' theme from Shaft. These iconic melodies have remained a part of the pop culture landscape since their debuts back when movie studios and TV production companies employed full orchestral ensembles to provide...

The Southern States were a rich vein of Soul music, from the major labels, to the little ones with only a couple of releases. This book pulls together the label listings and artist discographies that made that distinctive sound.Author: Dave RimmerISBN-10: 1724539647ISBN-13: 9781724539649Publisher: Createspace...

This mini-encyclopedia created with text available online under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; is your pocket resource in the K-pop universe. Here you will find the most up-to-date terms, facts, names and much more of K-pop music. In 60 pages, get countless K-pop history,...

Chicago, the Windy City. Another city with its own sound. Back in the Sixties you could spot which city records were made in by the sound. The writing, production, and arrangements, and of course the musicians, all contributed to that sound. Of course it...

John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on the lecture panel of the National Federation of Music...