Sometimes acclaimed as Scotland's finest-ever singer-songwriter, Gerry Rafferty was born in 1947. After developing a passion for several genres of popular... Læs mere
A fascinating look at the world of sound engineering during a time of huge technological change. Of interest to all music... Læs mere
Covers the period when The Beach Boy's initial commercial success combined with genuine artistic credibility. Begins with an examination of the band's early career, before covering the period from 1965 to 1979 song-by-song.
The second in a two-volume set, which began with an examination of David Bowie's career up until 1982. Bowie released eleven solo albums in this period, including five number ones in the UK.
Fewartists can legitimately claim to have created truly groundbreaking popularmusic, but Talking Heads is one of them.. All eight of the band’s studio albums had chart success in the UK. The band’s concert film Stop Making Sense is considered one of the greatest of all time.
It has been more than 50 years since the extraordinary British rock band Van der Graaf Generator released their legendary fourth studio album, Pawn Hearts. It remains a mind-splitting masterpiece that fascinated an entire generation of music lovers.
In this book, Alan Draper looks at Anthony Phillips' solo output, from his 1977 debut album through to his most successful long-form work, Slow Dance, in 1990.
Authors Andrew Wild and Alberto Bravin have listened to, digested and discussed the entire Beatles back catalogue to remind them why they love... Læs mere
In 2024, Deep Purple celebrated the fortieth anniversary of their reunion by releasing their 23rd album, =1. Some band members thought the 1984 reunion would fizzle out after one album, but it flourished despite internecine strife, illness and the loss of two founders.
An enigma, Leonard Norman Cohen was possibly the most improbable bohemian intellectual songwriter/singer in music history. He was certainly the working-class hero, the peoples' poet, the suicidal lamenter of doom and the purveyor of popular songs.
The Pretenders proved revelatory, lashing hard rock to the sexy, sassy swagger of streetwise punk and catchy, chart-busting pop. Richard... Læs mere
This book exhaustively traces the full Yardbirds story track-by-track from first to last, then picks up the narrative as former members become Led Zeppelin, Renaissance, Box of Frogs and the later Yardbirds reunion.