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Bittersweet: The Clifford T. Ward Story

By David Cartwright

"Busted": On Tour - the Official Book

By Peter Robinson

The Peel Sessions: A story of teenage dreams and one man's love of new music

By Ken Garner

YEAR OF WONDER: Classical Music for Every Day

By Clemency Burton-Hill

Fare Thee Well: The Final Chapter of the Grateful Dead's Long, Strange Trip

By Joel Selvin, Pamela Turley

Message to Our Folks: The Art Ensemble of Chicago

By Paul Steinbeck

Never Enough: The Story of The "Cure"

By Jeff Apter

The Complete Guide to the Music of Jimi Hendrix

By John Robertson

Japrocksampler

By Julian Cope

Totally Wired: Postpunk Interviews and Overviews

By Simon Reynolds

Wire's Pink Flag

By Wilson Neate

The Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground and Nico

By Joe Harvard

Slayer's Reign in Blood

By D.X. Ferris

The Art of the Band T-shirt

By Amber Easby, Henry Oliver

Tony Bacon: Six Decades Of Fender Telecaster - The Story Of The World's First Solidbody Electric Guitar

By Tony Bacon

The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone

By Richard Ingham (Leeds College of Music)

How Music Got Free: The Inventor, the Music Man, and the Thief

By Stephen Witt

Guitarists Picture Chords

By Happy Traum

Uproot

By Jace Clayton

The Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen

By Bob Gendron

The Secret History of Entertainment

By David Hepworth

Einführung in die katholische Kirchenmusik: Ein Überblick über die Geschichte

By Scharnagl, August

Listening to Music History: Active Listening Materials to Support a School Music Scheme (Music Express Extra)

By MacGregor, Helen, Dexter, Alison, Collins Music

How to Play Keyboards: All You Need to Know to Play Easy Keyboard Music

By Roger Evans

The Vintage Guide to Classical Music: An Indispensable Guide for Understanding and Enjoying Classical Music

By Jan Swafford

Lives of the Great Composers: v. 1

By Harold C. Schonberg

The Oxford Illustrated History of Opera

By Roger Parker

Authenticities: Philosophical Reflections on Musical Performance

By Peter Kivy

African Music: A People's Art

By Francis Bebey, Josephine Bennett

Musical Meaning and Expression

By Stephen Davies