• Rok vydání 1974

Some albums are simply undeniable watersheds in an artist''s career. Artistic or commercial triumphs (or sometimes both),…

Swedish quartet ABBA released their third, self-titled album in 1975. It was a record that led the group to their…

• Rok vydání 1983

Against the odds, 90125, released towards the end of 1983, was Yes' best-selling album. Yet it was never intended to be a…

The Stooges' music has influenced countless other bands, artists and genres, and this book examines the band's enduring…

It may have all started with Syd Barrett, but the persistence and creativity of Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Nick Mason, and…

• Rok vydání 1969

Released in 1969, Let it Bleed was The Rolling Stones'' eighth studio album (tenth in the USA). This account examines in…

Long, unfurling tracks; huge stacks of gear; music like that of no other group; trailblazing live gigs based on…

• Rok vydání 1992

In 1992, Singer, pianist and composer Tori Amos achieved fame with the intensely personal solid gold record, Little…

Caravan have a history that stretches back over half a century, with a catalogue of music that ranges from progressive rock…

Stephen Lambe's enlightening book guides the reader through Focus's early history year by year, dealing with all eight Focus…

No period of Bob Dylan's six-decade career confounds fans more than the 1980s. The singer began the decade with Saved, the…

The second in a two-volume set, which began with an examination of David Bowie's career up until 1982.' Bowie released…

This revised edition adds previously unpublished material from Joe Strummer''s personal notebook and Ray Lowry''s archive.'…

Creedence Clearwater Revival were a San Francisco band of the 1960s that had nothing to do with Human Be Ins, Timothy Leary,…

Motorhead are arguably the greatest rock and roll band in history, but it took many years to win that accolade. This is the…

Kniha 9781789520668 Doctor Who - The David Tennant Years. An Episode Guide (On Screen) Jamie Hailstone…

The Stranglers, or Meninblack, were once considered the bad boys of punk despite never really being a punk band. This book…

Rush. In their own words, 'The World's Biggest Cult Band', started from humble beginnings: three suburban teenagers. Alex…

This book examines Kate Bush's entire recorded catalogue from The Kick Inside through to Before The Dawn, hoovering up all…

UFO, the legendary band which have been gracing the world's stages for the last 50 years, have given us more than their fair…

The 1980s encapsulated Marillion's birth, commercial apex, and near-implosion. This book combines meticulous history with…

Renaissance, a much beloved but highly underrated English progressive rock band, began life in 1969 as an offshoot of The…

• Rok vydání 1971

It has been more than 50 years since the extraordinary British rock band Van der Graaf Generator released their legendary…

Mention the words' heavy metal' and chances are one of the first names you'll get back is Iron Maiden.' From 'Prowler' to…

Fewartists can legitimately claim to have created truly groundbreaking popularmusic, but Talking Heads is one of them..' All…

Bruce Springsteen called him 'one of the great, great American songwriters' and Stephen King once said that if he could…

Sometimes acclaimed as Scotland's finest-ever singer-songwriter, Gerry Rafferty was born in 1947. After developing a passion…

This book charts all of the albums which feature The Chic Organisation, helmed by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. Every…

The Pretenders proved revelatory, lashing hard rock to the sexy, sassy swagger of streetwise punk and catchy, chart-busting…

The J. Geils Band were the original Bad Boys from Boston, getting down to it and blowing your face out every night. With…

The Kinks burst onto the British music scene in 1964, propelled by the historic guitar riff of 'You Really Got Me'. In Thank…

The Temptations are one of the iconic soul vocal groups, this book covers the first phase of their career, with volume two…

Championed by David Bowie, Mott The Hoople became one of the best known bands of the Glam era. A succession of top twenty…

A retrospective of one of Britain's most successful bands. Spanning the period 1970 to 1984, the creative peaks and troughs…

Genesis remain the best known and best loved progressive rock band in the UK, bar none. While the 1980s represent their most…

• Rok vydání 1967

The first in a new series focussing in on a particular year and a genre within that year. One of the key years in the…

Formed as shambolic art-punk four-piece Seymour whilst attending London's Goldsmiths University, the rechristened Blur…

Here is the story of Fleetwood Mac in the 1970s - the music, the people, the tours, the rumours, the failures and the…

David Cronenberg''s films stand collectively as one of the great achievements in cinema. Fearless, imaginative and…

Roy Harper must be one of Britain's most undervalued rock musicians and songwriters. For over fifty years he has produced a…

In ten short years, Roxy Music made two of the most experimental albums in popular music history and one of the most…

On Stage: Phish - The Baker's Dozen provides an in-depth exploration of Phish's monumental 13-night residency at Madison…

In this book, Alan Draper looks at Anthony Phillips' solo output, from his 1977 debut album through to his most successful…

Thisbook analyses all of Porcupine Tree's studio albums and Eps, including thehugely successful reunion album…

Everynow and then, a band comes along that defies convention, refuses to bepigeon-holed, thumbs its nose at comfy…

This unique and meticulously researched book will delight both Yes fans and students of the 1960s music scene. It is…

This book is the first to cover the entirety of Foo Fighters' discography, as well as Dave Grohl's various experimental side…

• Rok vydání 1986

When Crowded House arrived with their debut album and hit single 'Don't Dream It's Over' in 1986, the seed of a unique…