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Music, Modernity, and the Global Imagination: South Africa and the West

By Veit Erlmann (Professor and Endowed Chair, School of Music, Professor and Endowed Chair, University of Texas, Austin)

Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King

By Lloyd Bradley (Author and contributor)

Cash: The Autobiography

By Johnny Cash

Small Town Talk

By Barney Hoskyns

1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die

Gregorian Chant: A Guide to the History and Liturgy

By Dr. Daniel Saulnier, Dr. Mary Berry

The Oxford Illustrated History of Opera

By Roger Parker

Lives of the Great Composers: v. 1

By Harold C. Schonberg

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

By Jan Swafford

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

By Roger Evans

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

By MacGregor, Helen, Dexter, Alison, Collins Music

Einführung in die katholische Kirchenmusik: Ein Überblick über die Geschichte

By Scharnagl, August

The Secret History of Entertainment

By David Hepworth

The Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen

By Bob Gendron

Uproot

By Jace Clayton

Guitarists Picture Chords

By Happy Traum

Japrocksampler

By Julian Cope

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

Slayer's Reign in Blood

By D.X. Ferris

The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone

By Richard Ingham (Leeds College of Music)

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

By Tony Bacon

The Art of the Band T-shirt

By Amber Easby, Henry Oliver

Wire's Pink Flag

By Wilson Neate