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  • Carlos Aldama's Life in Batá: Cuba, Diaspora, and the Drum by Vaughan, Umi
    Umi Vaughan

    Carlos Aldama's Life in Batá: Cuba, Diaspora, and the Drum

    Batá identifies both the two-headed, hourglass-shaped drum of the Yoruba people and the culture and style of drumming, singing, and dancing associated with it. This book recounts the life story of Carlos Aldama, one of the masters of the batá drum, and through that...
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  • Radiohead and the Resistant Concept Album: How to Disappear Completely by Letts, Marianne Tatom
    Marianne Tatom Letts

    Radiohead and the Resistant Concept Album: How to Disappear Completely

    How the British rock band Radiohead subverts the idea of the concept album in order to articulate themes of alienation and anti-capitalism is the focus of Marianne Tatom Letts's analysis of Kid A and Amnesiac. These experimental albums marked a departure from the band's...
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  • Rush, Rock Music, and the Middle Class: Dreaming in Middletown by McDonald, Christopher J.
    Christopher J. McDonald

    Rush, Rock Music, and the Middle Class: Dreaming in Middletown

    Canadian progressive rock band Rush was the voice of the suburban middle class. In this book, Chris McDonald assesses the band's impact on popular music and its legacy for legions of fans. McDonald explores the ways in which Rush's critique of suburban life--and its...
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  • The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Legacy in Country Music by Neal, Jocelyn R.
    Jocelyn R. Neal

    The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Legacy in Country Music

    The songs of country music pioneer Jimmie Rodgers have been appropriated by dozens of musicians and radically transformed since he first recorded them nearly 90 years ago. His songs have often resurfaced at critical moments when country music has been forced to confront issues...
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  • Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity by Edwards, Leigh H.
    Leigh H. Edwards

    Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity

    Throughout his career, Johnny Cash has been depicted--and has depicted himself--as a walking contradiction: social protestor and establishment patriot, drugged wildman and devout Christian crusader, rebel outlaw hillbilly thug and elder statesman. Leigh H. Edwards explores the allure of this paradoxical image and its...
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  • John Zorn: Tradition and Transgression by Brackett, John
    John Brackett

    John Zorn: Tradition and Transgression

    John Zorn is one of the most prolific and active American composers/performers working today. He has been a fixture of New York's "Downtown Scene" since the mid-70s as a tireless proponent of avant-garde and experimental music. Despite the acclaim and respect he has achieved...
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  • Musical Meaning in Beethoven: Markedness, Correlation, and Interpretation by Hatten, Robert S.
    Robert S. Hatten

    Musical Meaning in Beethoven: Markedness, Correlation, and Interpretation

    "Hatten's interpretations are at times surprisingly poetic in their expression. . . . In his book he effectively creates an interaction between aspects of music theory, analysis, aesthetics and semiotics. His work yields some novel insights that deserve careful consideration from anyone in these...
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  • J. S. Bach as Organist: His Instruments, Music, and Performance Practices by Stauffer, George B.
    May Ernest

    J. S. Bach as Organist: His Instruments, Music, and Performance Practices

    " . . . a valuable book of scholarly yet highly readable studies . . . every organist and anyone interested in the music of J. S. Bach should have it." --Early Keyboard Journal" . . . a very perceptive and informative guide ....
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  • The Beethoven Sonatas and the Creative Experience by Drake, Kenneth O.
    Kenneth O. Drake

    The Beethoven Sonatas and the Creative Experience

    " . . . one of the most interesting, useful and even exciting books on the process of musical creation." --American Music Teacher" . . . noteworthy contribution . . . with plenty of insight into interpretation . . . remarkable as an insider's...
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  • Becoming Clara Schumann: Performance Strategies and Aesthetics in the Culture of the Musical Canon by Stefaniak, Alexander
    Alexander Stefaniak

    Becoming Clara Schumann: Performance Strategies and Aesthetics in the Culture of the Musical Canon

    Well before she married Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann was already an internationally renowned pianist, and she concertized extensively for several decades after her husband's death. Despite being tied professionally to Robert, Clara forged her own career and played an important role in forming what...
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  • Becoming Clara Schumann: Performance Strategies and Aesthetics in the Culture of the Musical Canon by Stefaniak, Alexander
    Alexander Stefaniak

    Becoming Clara Schumann: Performance Strategies and Aesthetics in the Culture of the Musical Canon

    Well before she married Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann was already an internationally renowned pianist, and she concertized extensively for several decades after her husband's death. Despite being tied professionally to Robert, Clara forged her own career and played an important role in forming what...
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  • Three Loves for Three Oranges: Gozzi, Meyerhold, Prokofiev by Posner, Dassia N.
    Dassia N. Posner

    Three Loves for Three Oranges: Gozzi, Meyerhold, Prokofiev

    In 1921, Sergei Prokofiev's Love for Three Oranges--one of the earliest, most famous examples of modernist opera--premiered in Chicago. Prokofiev's source was a 1913 theatrical divertissement by Vsevolod Meyerhold, who, in turn, took inspiration from Carlo Gozzi's 1761 commedia dell'arte-infused theatrical fairy tale. Only...
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  • Beyoncé: At Work, on Screen, and Online by Iddon, Martin
    Martin Iddon

    Beyoncé: At Work, on Screen, and Online

    Who runs the world? The Beyhive knows. From the Destiny's Child 2001 hit single "Survivor" to her 2019 jam "7/11," Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has confronted dominant issues around the world. Because her image is linked with debates on race, sexuality, and female empowerment, she has...
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  • Beyoncé: At Work, on Screen, and Online by Iddon, Martin
    Martin Iddon

    Beyoncé: At Work, on Screen, and Online

    Who runs the world? The Beyhive knows. From the Destiny's Child 2001 hit single "Survivor" to her 2019 jam "7/11," Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has confronted dominant issues around the world. Because her image is linked with debates on race, sexuality, and female empowerment, she has...
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  • Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland by Ingólfsson, Árni Heimir
    Árni Heimir Ingólfsson

    Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland

    In Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland, Árni Heimir Ingólfsson provides a striking account of the dramatic career of Iceland's iconic composer. Leifs (1899-1968) was the first Icelander to devote himself fully to composition at a time when a local music scene...
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  • Master Classes with Menahem Pressler by Brown, William
    William Brown

    Master Classes with Menahem Pressler

    Menahem Pressler is a world-renowned piano soloist, master class teacher, and member of the acclaimed Beaux Arts Trio. In this companion to his first book, Menahem Pressler: Artistry in Piano Teaching, Pressler's former student William Brown brings together Pressler's teachings on an additional 37...
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  • Olivier Messiaen's Opera, Saint Francois d'Assise by Benitez, Vincent Perez
    Vincent Perez Benitez

    Olivier Messiaen's Opera, Saint Francois d'Assise

    In this comprehensive study of Olivier Messiaen's magnum opus, Saint Fran輟is d'Assise, Vincent Perez Benitez examines the opera from both theological and musical-analytical perspectives to ask how Messiaen expresses his Catholic theology through his work. Benitez combines a close reading of the opera score...
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  • Olivier Messiaen's Opera, Saint Francois d'Assise by Benitez, Vincent Perez
    Vincent Perez Benitez

    Olivier Messiaen's Opera, Saint Francois d'Assise

    In this comprehensive study of Olivier Messiaen's magnum opus, Saint Fran輟is d'Assise, Vincent Perez Benitez examines the opera from both theological and musical-analytical perspectives to ask how Messiaen expresses his Catholic theology through his work. Benitez combines a close reading of the opera score...
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  • The Last Opera: The Rake's Progress in the Life of Stravinsky and Sung Drama by Carter, Chandler
    Chandler Carter

    Last Opera: The Rakeas Progress in the Life of Stravinsky and Sung Drama

    From the fall of 1947 through the summer of 1951 composer Igor Stravinsky and poet W. H. Auden collaborated on the opera The Rake's Progress. At the time, their self-consciously conventional work seemed to appeal only to conservative audiences. Few perceived that Stravinsky and...
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  • Marcel Tabuteau: How Do You Expect to Play the Oboe If You Can't Peel a Mushroom? by Storch, Laila
    Laila Storch

    Marcel Tabuteau: How Do You Expect to Play the Oboe If You Can't Peel a Mushroom?

    Laila Storch is a world-renowned oboist in her own right, but her book honors Marcel Tabuteau, one of the greatest figures in twentieth-century music. Tabuteau studied the oboe from an early age at the Paris Conservatoire and was brought to the United States in...
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  • Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music by Edwards, Leigh H.
    Leigh H. Edwards

    Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music

    Dolly Parton is instantly recognizable for her iconic style and persona, but how did she create her enduring image? Dolly crafted her exaggerated appearance and stage personality by combining two opposing stereotypes--the innocent mountain girl and the voluptuous sex symbol. Emerging through her lyrics,...
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  • Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music by Edwards, Leigh H.
    Leigh H. Edwards

    Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music

    Dolly Parton is instantly recognizable for her iconic style and persona, but how did she create her enduring image? Dolly crafted her exaggerated appearance and stage personality by combining two opposing stereotypes--the innocent mountain girl and the voluptuous sex symbol. Emerging through her lyrics,...
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  • Ferruccio Busoni and His Legacy by Knyt, Erinn E.
    Erinn E. Knyt

    Ferruccio Busoni and His Legacy

    Many students of renowned composer, conductor, and teacher Ferruccio Busoni had illustrious careers of their own, yet the extent to which their mentor's influence helped shape their success was largely unexplored until now. Through rich archival research including correspondence, essays, and scores, Erinn E....
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  • Psychedelic Popular Music: A History Through Musical Topic Theory by Echard, William
    William Echard

    Psychedelic Popular Music: A History Through Musical Topic Theory

    Recognized for its distinctive musical features and its connection to periods of social innovation and ferment, the genre of psychedelia has exerted long-term influence in many areas of cultural production, including music, visual art, graphic design, film, and literature. William Echard explores the historical...
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  • Lou Harrison: American Musical Maverick by Alves, Bill
    Bill Alves

    Lou Harrison: American Musical Maverick

    American composer Lou Harrison (1917-2003) is perhaps best known for challenging the traditional musical establishment along with his contemporaries and close colleagues: composers John Cage, Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, and Leonard Bernstein; Living Theater founder, Judith Malina; and choreographer, Merce Cunningham. Today, musicians from...
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  • The Rite of Spring at 100 by Neff, Severine
    Severine Neff

    The Rite of Spring at 100

    When Igor Stravinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) premiered during the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, its avant-garde music and jarring choreography scandalized audiences. Today it is considered one of the most influential musical works of the...
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  • Reconfiguring Myth and Narrative in Contemporary Opera: Osvaldo Golijov, Kaija Saariaho, John Adams, and Tan Dun by Everett, Yayoi Uno
    Yayoi Uno Everett

    Reconfiguring Myth and Narrative in Contemporary Opera: Osvaldo Golijov, Kaija Saariaho, John Adams, and Tan Dun

    Yayoi Uno Everett focuses on four operas that helped shape the careers of the composers Osvaldo Golijov, Kaija Saariaho, John Adams, and Tan Dun, which represent a unique encounter of music and production through what Everett calls "multimodal narrative." Aspects of production design, the...
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  • Do Angels Need Haircuts? by Reed, Lou
    Lou Reed

    Do Angels Need Haircuts?

    In August of 1970, a 28-year-old Lou Reed quit the Velvet Underground, moved home to Long Island, New York, and embarked on a fascinating alternate creative path: poetry. Spending months in relative isolation, the musician refashioned himself, publicly vowing to never again play rock...
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  • Magnificat, RV 610/611: Vocal score by Vivaldi, Antonio
    Antonio Vivaldi

    Magnificat, RV 610/611: Vocal score

    Vivaldi's Magnificat probably dates from shortly after the 1726 death of composer C.P. Grua, which resulted in his having to provide sacred music for the Venetian orphanage and convent he enjoyed a long-standing relation with: the Ospedale della Pietà. There are actually three versions...
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  • Elijah, Op.70: Vocal score by Mendelssohn, Felix
    Felix Mendelssohn

    Elijah, Op.70: Vocal score

    Elijah is one of the most dramatic oratorios ever written - crowded with stirring incident and music which claims attention. It was the composer's desire to be dramatic, and he knew how to achieve his end. The text is a mosaic of biblical verses...
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  • The World of Freddie Mercury 1000 Piece Puzzle: A Jigsaw Puzzle by Smits, Timba
    Timba Smits

    The World of Freddie Mercury 1000 Piece Puzzle: A Jigsaw Puzzle

    Piece together the world of Freddie Mercury in this jigsaw puzzle that tells the story of his life and songs. From his childhood in Zanzibar and England to his meteoric rise to rock stardom with Queen and his tragic death from AIDS, there's a...
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  • Beethoven and the Voice of God by Mellers, Wilfrid
    Wilfrid Mellers

    Beethoven and the Voice of God

    Wilfrid Mellers is a composer, musician and author. Honorary Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge. This is his classic book on Beethoven.Author: Wilfrid MellersISBN-10: 1904331238ISBN-13: 9781904331230Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/25/2007Pages: 468Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.43lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d
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  • David Bowie Is... by Broackes, Victoria
    Victoria Broackes

    David Bowie Is...

    "Combining top-notch articles on the singer/actor's life and work with official images and reproductions of his fashion and associated ephemera, the hefty, mango-colored [David Bowie Is] is nothing short of a treasure trove of all things Bowie; a one-stop smorgasbord for the eyes whose...
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  • The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of Hallelujah by Light, Alan
    Alan Light

    The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of Hallelujah

    Author: Alan LightISBN-10: 1665266554ISBN-13: 9781665266550Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/06/2017Format: CDWeight: 0.20lbs
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  • Minna Wagner: A Life, with Richard Wagner by Rieger, Eva
    Eva Rieger

    Minna Wagner: A Life, with Richard Wagner

    This biography of Minna Planer, Richard Wagner's wife of 30 years, reveals her as a self-assured woman and artist who was vital to her husband's creative life. When Richard Wagner first met Minna Planer in 1834, he was an unknown conductor, she a popular...
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  • Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax by Bello, Frank
    Frank Bello

    Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax

    Frank Bello, bassist with the legendary New York thrash metal band Anthrax since 1984, has sold over ten million albums, travelled the globe more times than he cares to count, and enthralled audiences from the world's biggest stages. His long-awaited memoir would be a...
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  • Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story by Elliott, Michael
    Michael Elliott

    Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story

    By the mid-1980s, singer-songwriter John Hiatt had been dropped from three record labels, burned through two marriages, and had fallen deep into alcoholism. It took a stint in rehab and a new family to inspire him, then a producer and an A&R man to...
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  • Comfort Eating with Nick Cave: Vegan Recipes to Get Deep Inside of You by Zingg, Automne
    Joshua Ploeg

    Comfort Eating with Nick Cave: Vegan Recipes to Get Deep Inside of You

    Poor Nick Cave. He's sitting all alone, eating frosting with a spoon. Now you can join him as he soothes himself with a giant bowl of mashed potatoes, a tofu dog, peanut butter from the jar, spicy potato chips, or veggie pot pies. Comfort...
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  • The Great Piano Works of Johann Sebastian Bach by Bach, Johann Sebastian
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Great Piano Works of Johann Sebastian Bach

    Contains works representing Bach's enormous output for keyboard, ranging from more simple works found in The Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach and Two- and Three-Part Inventions, to Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Suites, and Partitas. 88 selections on 184 pages.Author: Johann Sebastian...
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  • J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Guitar: 48 Preludes and Fugues adapted by J.A.Blyth by Blyth, J. a.
    J. a. Blyth

    J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Guitar: 48 Preludes and Fugues adapted by J.A.Blyth

    For the first time the complete Well-Tempered Clavier of Bach, adapted for solo guitar. Some things don't seem to be possible on the guitar, but you may be surprised what is. All 48 Preludes and 48 Fugues. No changes in tuning required. Use a...
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  • Rautavaara's Journey in Music by Hong, Barbara Blanchard
    Barbara Blanchard Hong

    Rautavaara's Journey in Music

    Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016) has been called Finland's most notable musical export after Sibelius. His prolific output includes eleven operas; eight symphonies; eleven concertos; choral works for the Orthodox, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic churches; secular choral works; chamber music; vocal solos; and keyboard works. Many...
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  • Bruno Maderna: His Life and Music by Dalmonte, Rossana
    Rossana Dalmonte

    Bruno Maderna: His Life and Music

    Bruno Maderna was one of the most influential composers in the twentieth century. He was the eldest of the group of Italian composers born in the 1920s (along with Berio, Nono, Donatoni, and others) who began their career shortly before the second World War...
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  • Manchester Beethoven Studies by Cooper, Barry
    Barry Cooper

    Manchester Beethoven Studies

    Manchester Beethoven studies presents ten original chapters by scholars with close ties to the University of Manchester. It throws new light on many aspects of Beethoven's life and works, with a special emphasis on early or little-known compositions such as his concert aria Erste...
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  • Florio's Breathing Flute: The Life of the Flutist Pietro Grassi Florio (?1738-1795) and the Making of Florio Flutes by Lasocki, David
    David Lasocki

    Florio's Breathing Flute: The Life of the Flutist Pietro Grassi Florio (?1738-1795) and the Making of Florio Flutes

    Scholars lament that next to nothing has been discovered about the life and work of Pietro Grassi Florio (1738?-1795), one of the best-known names among flutists of the 18th century. In particular, it has never been clear what association he may have had with...
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  • How We Used Saint Etienne to Live by Alwakeel, Ramzy
    Ramzy Alwakeel

    How We Used Saint Etienne to Live

    The essential guide to veteran British indie favourites Saint Etienne -- the story of how they made music out of memories, and how we made memories out of them. Do you remember how we used to live? British indie favourites Saint Etienne do. But...
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  • Stick to My Roots by Tippa Irie
    Tippa Irie

    Stick to My Roots

    The autobiography of Tippa Irie, Stick To My Roots tells the reggae musician's incredible story - from his trailblazing beginnings in Saxon Sound International to the Grammy Award-nominated "Hey Mama" with the Black Eyed Peas. Titled after his 2010 hit single, the book will...
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  • Desperado by Stanko, Tomasz
    Tomasz Stańko

    Desperado

    Tomasz Stańko is arguably the greatest jazz musician Poland has ever produced. His career spanned almost sixty years until his death in 2018. A visionary trumpeter and composer, a protégé of Krzysztof Komeda and a colleague of musicians from Poland, Scandinavia, Britain, Cuba and...
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  • Song Noir: Tom Waits and the Spirit of Los Angeles by Harvey, Alex
    Alex Harvey

    Song Noir: Tom Waits and the Spirit of Los Angeles

    A gritty, smoke-filled, and boozy account of musician Tom Waits's formative decade in Los Angeles. Song Noir examines the formative first decade of Tom Waits's career, when he lived, wrote, and recorded nine albums in Los Angeles: from his soft, folk-inflected debut, Closing Time...
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  • Prince: Icon by Images, Iconic
    Iconic Images

    Prince: Icon

    The most significant collection of Prince images ever assembled Impeccably printed, sumptuously designed, large format hardback book from the publisher of the bestselling book Bowie: Icon Top photographers, iconic images, wonderful surprises This sumptuous and luxuriously produced volume gathers portraits, album covers, photographs of...
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  • Duran Duran by O'Regan, Denis
    Denis O'Regan

    Duran Duran

    Duran Duran's rise to fame, captured by the photographer who knows them best Hundreds of exclusive photographs, many unseen, plus interviews and quotes The most comprehensive document of Duran Duran's Sing Blue Silver tour, their most successful ever Contains contributions from all members of...
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