Rock, Pop & Music Biography

Ed Jones / Northern Soul : One Little Club's Big Adventure (Large Paperback)

In 1972, Hunter Davies wrote one of the defining sports books, The Glory Game, in which he chronicled a season from inside a leading football club -- Tottenham Hotspur. Now, three decades on, and...

Ed Vulliamy / When Words Fail (Hardback)

Can music make the world a better place? Can it really 'belong' to anyone? Can the magic, mystery and incertitude of music - of the human brain meeting or making sound - can it stop wars,...

Elton John / Me : Elton John Official Autobiography

 In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life. Me is the joyously funny, honest and moving story of the most enduringly...

Elton John / Me : Elton John Official Autobiography (Hardback)

 'The rock memoir of the decade' Daily Mail'The rock star's gloriously entertaining and candid memoir is a gift to the reader' Sunday TimesIn his first and only official autobiography, music...

Emily Herbert / Lady Gaga : Queen of Pop

 Lifting the lid on Lady Gaga aka Stefani Germanotta, find out all you ever wanted to know about the eccentric star. After being signed to and quickly dropped from Def Jam Records at age 19,...

Emily Herbert / Stephen Gately and Boyzone - Blood Brothers

Stephen Gately was a singer, songwriter and actor, who, alongside Ronan Keating, was one of two lead singers in one of the biggest pop bands in the world, Boyzone. With all of their albums reaching...

Eric Clapton / Eric Clapton: The Autobiography (Large Paperback)

 Eric Clapton is far more than a rock star. Like Dylan and McCartney he is an icon and a living legend. He has sold tens of millions of records, played sell-out concerts all over the world and...

Eric Clapton / The Autobiography (Hardback)

 Eric Clapton is far more than a rock star. Like Dylan and McCartney he is an icon and a living legend. He has sold tens of millions of records, played sell-out concerts all over the world and...

Eric Clapton / The Little Black Songbook: Eric Clapton

Includes 11 songs from his self-titled 1970 solo After Midnight * Bad Boy * Blues Power * Bottle of Red Wine * Don't Know Why * Easy Now * Let It Rain * Lovin' You, Lovin' Me * Slunky * more...

Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt / XS All Areas: The Status Quo Autobiography (Hardback)

The story of Status Quo is essentially the story of two people: Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt. It is the story of two outwardly very different characters—Rossi, the moody insecure one, and...

Fred Vermorel, Judy Vermorel / Sex Pistols: The Inside Story (Large Paperback)

The complete account of the Sex Pistols saga.         All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are...

Garry Jenkins & Stephen d'Antal / Kiri: Her Unsung Story

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Gary Barlow / A Better Me (Large Paperback)

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Gary Barlow / A Better Me : The Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller (Hardback)

 **The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller****Audiobook shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Awards 2018**Gary Barlow is one of the most successful British musicians and songwriters of...

Gary Barlow / My Take

Take That were the original British boy band. They sold out arenas in less time than it took to play one of their chart-topping singles. Gary Barlow was the band's gifted front man who not only...

Gary Barlow / My Take (Hardback)

 Take That was the original and the best British boy band ever. Their records sold millions, and they sold out arenas in less time than it took to play one of their singles. Gary Barlow was the...

Gary Giddins / Weather Bird(Large Paperback)

Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century Gary Giddins's Weather Bird is a brilliant companion volume to his landmark in music criticism, Visions of Jazz , winner of the National Book Critics Circle...

George Jacobs / Mr.S: The Last Word On Frank Sinatra (Hardback)

George Jacobs is generally considered 'the last of the Rat Pack', a member of the exclusive club that has fascinated us for decades. He worked as Sinatra's valet and confidant from 1953, when Ava...

Geri Halliwell / If Only (Hardback)

 Like many starstruck girls, Geri Halliwell grew up with one ambition. She wanted to be famous. She had the drive, the energy, the fierce determination to succeed. If only she could get that one...

Girls Aloud / Dreams That Glitter: Our Story (Large Paperback)

Fun, feisty, drop-dead gorgeous, incredibly talented, and the life and soul of the party, Girls Aloud are the most successful girl band the UK has ever seen. Since winning ITV's The Rivals in...

Gordon T Ledbetter - John McCormack : The Great Irish Tenor - HB -2003

John McCormack was born in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, in 1884. By his late twenties, he was a world-famous opera singer and, at the height of his popularity, was as famous, flamboyant and well-paid as...

Gordon T Ledbetter - John McCormack : The Great Irish Tenor - PB -2003

John McCormack was born in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, in 1884. By his late twenties, he was a world-famous opera singer and, at the height of his popularity, was as famous, flamboyant and well-paid as...

Greg Lewis & Moira Sharkey - Land of Hope and Dreams - 25 Years of Bruce Springsteen Concerts in Ireland - PB 2009

Land of Hope and Dreams Uncovers Springsteen's own Irish family history for the first time, depicting his astonishing 1985 show at Slane Castle as a triumphant 'home-coming'. It goes on to bring to...

Guy Peellaert & Nik Cohn - Rock Dreams - PB - Taschen - Art

This reprint edition published by Taschen, Cologne, 2003. This is a 'Large Quarto' Paperback (33.5cm x 25cm) ( almost A3 size). White wrappers (paperback) with pink titling on cover; illustrated in...

Huey Morgan / Huey Morgan's Rebel Heroes: The Renegades of Music & Why We Still Need Them (Hardback)

The defining sounds of popular music - blues, rock 'n' roll, punk, hip-hop - were shaped and driven by rebel whether that was Robert Johnson and Billie Holiday in the 1920-40s, or the likes of Jimi...

Iain Robertson / Oasis: What's The Story?

Oasis was a band like bands used to be. Hard-drinking and substance abusing. If they liked you, they loved you. If they didn't, you had to be prepared for confrontation. They were also the most...

Ian Winwood / Smash!: Green Day, the Offspring, Rancid, Nofx, and the '90s Punk Explosion (Hardback)

A group biography of '90s punk rock told through the prism of Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX, Rancid, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, and moreTwo decades after the Sex Pistols and the Ramones...

J. Randy Taraborrelli / Becoming Beyonce : The Untold Story (Hardback)

 She's adored by her millions of fans, writes and performs songs that move and inspire, but Beyonce is truly known by very few. Now highly acclaimed biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli reveals the...

James Ball / Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (Hardback)

They're some of the most famous questions ever asked. But do you know the answer to them? In Should I Stay or Should I Go?, award-winning journalist James Ball travels from the economic status of...

James Rhodes / Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music (Hardback)

James Rhodes' passion for music has been his absolute lifeline. It has been the thread that has held him together through a life that has encompassed abuse, breakdown and addiction. Listening to...

Jean MacColl / Sun on the Water: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Kirsty Maccoll (Hardback)

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Jeff Apter / Fornication: The "Red Hot Chili Peppers" Story

 Softcover edition. How can a band that started as a joke become of music's most unstoppable forces? These sonic soulmates have endured death, addiction, an unstable line-up and have stilled...

Jenny Huston / In Bloom : Irish Bands Now (Coffee Table Book)

The early 2000's have been an exceptionally healthy time in Irish music. Hundreds of bands are playing all around the country and many are touring and making headway internationally. The aim of this...

Jerry Hopkins / No One Here Gets Out Alive

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Jimmy Ramsay / The 'Streets

Mike Skinner aka The Streets is arguably the most acclaimed new talent to emerge in the UK in the past five years. A Birmingham native who later ventured into the the murky depths of the...

Joan Peyser / Leonard Bernstein - A Biography

Although Peyser does not write a hagiography of Leonard Bernstein as some of his fans would prefer, neither does she tear him apart unfairly. I adore Leonard Bernstein. Yet finding out he was an...

Joe Shooman / Bruce Dickinson: Flashing Metal with Maiden and Flying Solo (Large Paperback)

 The story of Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, told through exclusive interviews with those who know him best: from his formative days to all his time in Maiden, through his solo years,...

Joe Shooman / Trivium - The Mark of Perseverance (Large Paperback)

 The four members of Florida-based metal phenomenon Trivium have shaken the world of heavy metal since their inception in 2000 - yet this group of regular kids from Orlando had to work harder...

Joe Thorley / Avril Lavigne: The Unofficial Book (Coffee Table Book)

Avril Lavigne is rock's hottest singer-songwriter. Still only eighteen years old, she has shot to fame with her own unique blend of teenage attitude and rebellious songwriting. Her debut album, Let...

johan Bakker / Behind The Rainbow: The Tragic Life of Eva Cassidy : The Tragic Life of EVA Cassidy (Hardback)

  Eva Cassidy's story if one of the most compelling and poignant in recent music history. In this thoughtful and probing biography Johan Bakker re-evaluates her brief performing career and...

John Cussans / Bruce Springsteen: The Illustrated Biography (Large Paperback)

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John F. Szwed / Jazz 101 (Large Paperback)

A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz A vital tool in understanding and appreciating jazz -- introducing the key figures, theory, and the controversies that shaped it development -- that...

John Harris - Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll: The Ultimate Guide to the Music, the Myths and the Madness (Hardback)

This amusing miscellany delves into hundreds of interesting corners of rock 'n' roll history, from Keith Moon's drum kit set- up to the relative quality of ex-Beatles' solo albums...

John J. Goldrosen / Buddy Holly: His Life and Music (Vintage Paperback)

      All of our Vintage books are Pre barcode the picture shown is the actual book you will receive.

John Jobling / U2: The Definitive Biography (Hardback)

 John Jobling takes readers beyond the myth in this unauthorized biography to present the first comprehensive account of the illustrious Irish rockers in 25 years. Drawing on extensive...

John L. Williams / Miss Shirley Bassey (Large Paperback)

 From 'Hot from Harlem' to 'Goldfinger', the story of how a two-bit jazz singer from Cardiff became an immortal icon.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get...

John Spillane / Will We Be Brilliant or What?: Songs & Stories (Hardback)

John Spillane fell in love with singing when he was a small boy and now that he has written about 200 songs and an opera, he feels he’s starting to get the hang of it. For over thirty years,...

John Taylor / In the Pleasure Groove ( Duran Duran) (Large Paperback)

In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death and Duran Duran John Taylor, Duran Duran’s co-founder, takes the reader on a wild ride through his life. From the eighties through today, from Rio to All...

Johnny Cash / Cash - The Autobiography

 This fascinating autobiography of the country music legend recounts the highs and lows, the struggles and hard-won triumphs of his remarkable life. The story takes us from Johnny Cash's...

Jonathan Lethem, Paul Bresnick / Da Capo Best Music Writing 2002 (Large Paperback)

It's the third and latest volume in the series that you have come to rely upon for your music-reading fix. The 2002 volume will celebrate the year's best writing about music and its culture, as...

Juliet Peel / Michael Bublé : The Biography

Michael Bublé is an international singing sensation. Since his debut in 2003, he has sold 18 million albums, won numerous awards (including a Grammy), reached the top 10 in the UK charts with his...

Karen Bartlett / Dusty: An Intimate Portrait of a Musical Legend

Known the world over for her unique musical style, distinctive look, and a voice that propelled her into the charts time and time again, Dusty Springfield was undoubtedly one of the biggest and...