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The Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal

By Christe, Ian

Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd

By Nick Mason, Philip Dodd

Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge

By Rachel, Daniel

Jazz (World of Art)

By Mervyn Cooke

Fascinating Rhythm: The Collaboration of George and IRA Gershwin

By Deena Rosenberg

American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950

By Wilder, Alec, Maher, James T., Lees, Graham

World of Twentieth-century Music

By Ewen, David

The Story of the Harp in Wales

By Ellis, Osian

Mozart: A Musical Biography

By Kuster, Konrad, Whittall, Mary

Beethoven (Master Musicians Series)

By Cooper, Barry

Bach (Master Musicians (Paperback Oxford)) (Master Musicians Series)

By Boyd, Malcolm

Ludwig Van Beethoven (Life & Times)

According to The Rolling Stones

By Jagger, Mick, Richards, Keith, Watts, Charlie, Wood, Ronnie

The Beatles Anthology

By The Beatles

Alfred's Pocket Dictionary of Music: Terms * Composers * Theory

By Feldstein, Sandy

White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s

By Joe Boyd

Amazing Egyptians: A Fact Filled History Song by Suzy Davies (Songsheets)

By Davies, Suzy, Collins Music

Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

By Mcneil, Legs, McCain, Gillian

Stories of Great Operas & Their Composers

By Newman, Ernest

The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop

By Charnas, Dan

BBC Radio 6 Music's Alternative Jukebox: 500 Extraordinary Tracks That Tell the Story of Alternative Music

By BBC Radio 6 Music

Vinyl Countdown

By Graham Sharpe

Jazz 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz

By Szwed, John

James Galway's Music in Time

By Mann, WILLIAM

Just Like a Roman: A Fact Filled History Song by Suzy Davies (Songsheets)

By Davies, Suzy, Collins Music

Richard Baker's Companion to Music: A Personal A-Z Guide to Classical Music

By Baker, Richard

When Surface Was Depth: Death By Cappuccino And Other Reflections On Music And Culture In The 1990s

By Bracewell, Michael

Analysing Popular Music: Image, Sound And Text

By Machin, David

Women and Popular Music: Sexuality, Identity and Subjectivity

By Whiteley, Sheila

The Pop Festival: History, Music, Media, Culture

By George McKay