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M Train

By Ms Patti Smith

Joan Baez: The Last Leaf

By Elizabeth Thomson

Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation

By Daniel Rachel

Industry of Magic & Light

By David Keenan

Faster Than A Cannonball: 1995 and All That

By Dylan Jones

Shiny and New: Ten Moments of Pop Genius that Defined the '80s

By Dylan Jones

Paper Cuts: How I Destroyed the British Music Press and Other Misadventures

By Ted Kessler

The Foghorn's Lament: The Disappearing Music of the Coast

By Jennifer Lucy Allan

Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement (1977-1984)

By Douglas MacIntyre, Grant McPhee

Curepedia: An immersive and beautifully designed A-Z biography of The Cure

By Simon Price

The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

By DK, Katie Derham

31 Songs

By Nick Hornby

The Beautiful Ones

By Prince

Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation

By Daniel Rachel

Hip-Hop Is History: The New York Times bestseller

By Questlove, Ben Greenman

Perfect Sound Whatever: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

By James Acaster

Believe in Magic: 30 Years of Heavenly Recordings

By Robin Turner

Shiny and New: Ten Moments of Pop Genius that Defined the '80s

By Dylan Jones

No Regrets: Writings on Scott Walker

By Rob Young

Einführung in die katholische Kirchenmusik: Ein Überblick über die Geschichte

By Scharnagl, August

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

The Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen

By Bob Gendron

Guitarists Picture Chords

By Happy Traum

Uproot

By Jace Clayton

Gregorian Chant: A Guide to the History and Liturgy

By Dr. Daniel Saulnier, Dr. Mary Berry

The Secret History of Entertainment

By David Hepworth