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Jimmy Page, Robert
Plant, John Paul Jones
and John 'Bonze' Bonham
are legends. The band set
records for albums sold,
concert attendance and
were truly the gods of
rock 'n' roll. The
chemistry they made on
stage and in the studio
is still amazing today as
they rock a new
generation of fans. Led
Zeppelin created magical
music, and the story of
the band is a whirlwind
ride. Treasures of Led
Zeppelin, an unofficial
publication, tells the
amazing story of those
four talented young
Englishmen on the path to
fame, fortune, glory
and, for some, tragedy.
Fascinating and rare
facsimile memorabilia
takes you there too,
with ticket stubs,
programmes, beautiful
posters, flyers and
other fascinating pieces
of musical history in
your hands...
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One Direction: One &
Only, an unofficial
biography. From X-Factor
to wow-factor: adored at
home and provoking a
Beatlemania-style
reaction in the US and
Canada - the boys have
conquered the world! Who
would have known that
after placing third on
the talent show, they
would go on to inspire
such crazed devotion in
millions of adoring fans?
With a global
breakthrough undeniably
helped by social media
and phenomenally
successful debut single
'What Makes You
Beautiful', the five
lads fulfil a
still-present need for
cute, clean cut,
wholesome pop. Awesome
pics and inspirational
text chart their
extraordinary rise to
fame.
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LAST TRAIN TO MEMPHIS is
arguably the first
serious biography that
refuses to dwell on the
myth of Elvis. Aiming
instead to portray in
vivid, dramatic terms
the life and career of
this outstanding artistic
and cultural phenomenon,
it draws together a
plethora of documentary
and interview material to
create a superbly
coherent and plausible
narrative. The first of
two volumes, covering
Presley's rise to
prominence up to his
departure for Germany in
1958, LAST TRAIN to
MEMPHIS will undoubtedly
become the benchmark by
which other biographies
of him are judged. This
book has 301 pages and is
19.6 x 13 x 2.2 cms
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Foreword by Paul du
Noyer. A buzzing powerful
new book offering a race
through the first decade
of punk, a climatic
explosion that changed
the face of music for a
generation. It takes you
from early-to-mid-'70s
NEw York with rough and
ready bands such
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Authoritative but often
wryly amusing, this book
tells the whole Cohen
story from his birth in
1934 through to his
triumphant 2009 concert
tour. Featuring numerous
new and exclusive
interviews with some of
Cohen's key associates
and including brand new
research which reveals
new research which
reveals many previously
unreported details,
Leonard Cohen; Hallelujah
- A New Biography will
remain the standard work
on the man for many years
to come.
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In this, the first book
to explore Susan's
amazing rags to riches
story, we follow her
from humble beginnings in
a small Scottish town to
topping the charts and
performing for millions
worldwide. Whether it was
bullying or nearly not
entering Britain's Got
Talent because 'it was a
young person's game',
when faced with the
toughest challenges,
Susan never gave up. The
memory of her mother
inspired her to give her
dream one last chance...
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This is the official
visual chronicle of the
year's 'IT' girl as she
embarks on her first solo
tour. With millions of
sites tracking her every
fashion move and the
innumerable magazine
covers she has adorned
including the recent
Italian Vogue shot by
Steven Klein, her past
endorsement deals
including Gucci and Cover
Girl
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Adeleï ½s soulful voice,
catchy hits and
vulnerable personality
have won her critical
acclaim and huge
popularity. She shattered
a chart record of 21
years standing when her
second album, 21,
remained at the number
one spot in the UK charts
for 15 consecutive weeks.
A global success, Adele
has topped the charts in
18 countries. But who is
she? What is the truth of
the tempestuous life that
has so influenced her
heartbreaking tracks? How
did she overcome the
challenges that
threatened to derail her
career? This compelling
book traces her story
from her childhood in
London, where she began
singing at the age of
four. During her teenage
years she wrote her own
music and attended the
BRIT school, alongside
the likes of Leona Lewis.
After posting demos on
the MySpace website she
earned a record deal and
quickly captured our
hearts. Adele remains an
unlikely icon. Her looks
are unusual in a
formulaic world of
celebrity image, she
suffers badly with
pre-stage nerves and once
cancelled a crucial
promotional trip to
America because she felt
too down to travel. This
is a full, unflinching
portrait of a genuine
talent and inspiring,
uncompromising woman ï ½
the curvy girl-next-door
who conquered the world.
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40 Years of Queen is an
official publication,
and has been approved at
every stage by the band.
It shows and tells the
story of a fantastically
talented group of
musicians who have
retained an enormous fan
base throughout their
entire history. The book
showcases the band, its
members, recordings and
concerts through images
and the written word, as
well as though unique
pieces of memorabilia
from Queen's private
collection.
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This insightful biography
tells the story of how it
happened. It includes the
secret writing and
recording sessions which
led to the official
announcement of a new
album and goes behind the
headlines that said
Robbie was to rejoin. And
it also tells the whole
story of the UK
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Dannii Minogue is one of
the worldï ½s most
enduring stars. She first
appeared on television in
the 1970s and has since
been a soap actress, a
pop singer, a model and
a television presenter.
More recently she has
found a new level of fame
and admiration as a
popular judge on the hit
reality television show
The X Factor. Hers has
been a life lived in the
glare of publicity ï ½
unrelenting, even when
her marriage to an
Australian actor
collapsed in its second
year. And for much of her
career she has had to
live through the shadow
of sister Kylie who she
nursed through her fight
against cancer. Now
Dannii is undoubtedly an
established figure in her
own right. Tracing the
story from Danniiï ½s
childhood in Australia
and her first steps to
fame as a youngster
through to the present
day as she starts her own
family with model Kris
smith, this biography
charts the gripping life
of the other Miss
Minogue. Chas
Newkey-Burden ï ½ who has
written best selling
biographies of Simon
Cowell and Amy Winehouse
ï ½ paints a revealing
portrait of a restlessly
creative woman who
tirelessly re-invents
herself to be endlessly
fascinating and
attractive.
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When shy convent girl
Mary O'Brien reinvented
herself as Dusty
Springfield, one of the
most glamorous,
accomplished and
acclaimed pop divas of
the 1960s was born. While
slipping into obscurity
in the 1970s, she
re-emerged in 1987 to
enjoy new success
duetting with the Pet
Shop Boys. She sadly lost
her long battle with
cancer in 1999, just
short of her 60th
birthday. Drawing on
meticulous archive
research and interviews
with Dusty's friends and
collaborators, Paul
Howes details every song
in Dusty's entire
catalogue. This book has
496 pages and is 23cm x
15.2cm x 2.7cm
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This is an up-close
portrait of the reclusive
superstar who has been a
constant target for some
of the world's greatest
photographers. Ranging
from Dylan's trips to
Europe in the 60s right
up to the 2007 world tour
and beyond, this is a
unique record of one of
the greatest cultural
icons of the last 50
years. This book contains
over 200 images of Dylan,
spanning five decades of
his career. This book has
160 pages and is 29.6cm x
24.8cm x 1.6cm
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Treasures of Bob Dylan
tells the story of one of
counter culture's biggest
heroes, as never before.
It illustrates Bob
Dylan's journey in
beautiful photographs and
unique memorabilia from
his unassuming beginnings
in Minnesota through to
his quest for success in
the Big Apple and beyond.
Bob Dylan's
groundbreaking work and
epochal impact on the art
and music scene is
encapsulated completely
in this book, making it
an essential insight for
music and culture fans of
all ages. This book has
61 pages and is 25.7cm x
29.2cm x 2.7cm.
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Will.i.am: The
Unauthorized Biography'
traces the rise to fame
and fortune of William
James Adams, Jr. (stage
name Will.i.am). The book
explores his troubled
childhood and shows how
his early love of
flamboyant dress and his
talent to rap saved him
from the sad fates that
befell many of his
friends and neighbours.
Bringing the story up to
date, it reveals the
truth behind his
self-confessed 'freak
out' in 2008, his mixed
fortunes as a manager,
his relationship with pop
princess Cheryl Cole and
his eventful first series
as a judge on 'The
Voice'. His role on this
show has propelled
Will.i.am to ever more
remarkable stature,
playing a key role at the
Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Concert, a stint
carrying the Olympic
torch and working
alongside NASA on a
project designed to
inspire children to get
involved in science. He
has also been praised for
his philanthropic work,
most recently donating
the majority of his
earnings from 'The Voice'
to the Prince's Trust.
This is the perfect book
for fans of this
enigmatic individual, at
last revealing the truth
behind the shades.
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Glenn Povey founded the
highly regarded Pink
Floyd fanzine Brain
Damage and was its editor
from 1985 to 1993. He
co-wrote Pink Floyd In
The Flesh: The Complete
Performance History, and
authored Echoes, which
superseded it as the
number one authority on
the history of the band.
He has written
extensively about the
band for Mojo, Record
Collector, Classic Rock
and other music
magazines. He works in
artist management and
tour production in the
music industry and lives
in Hertfordshire,
England. Pink Floyd
Treasures tells the story
of one of the most
important bands in the
history of popular music
with words, pictures and
removable facsimile
memorabilia. The book
recounts every decade of
the band's existence and
every album they
recorded. It contains
profiles of all five
members and discusses the
significant influence
they had on music and
culture across the world.
This book is an essential
purchase for every fan
that wants to immerse
themselves in the
amazing, surreal and
fascinating world of Pink
Floyd.
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Formed towards the end of
the 1960s, Pink Floyd
quickly became renowned
for their progressive
music and thoughtful
lyrics, as well as the
psychedelic lighting
effects and quadraphonic
sound at their concerts.
During the 1970s they a
series of concept albums,
beginning with the
phenomenally successful
The Dark Side of the
Moon, which shot the
group to instant
superstardom when it was
released in 1973. The
following albums, Wish
You Were Here, Animals
and The Wall, confirmed
Pink Floyd as one of rock
music's most critically
acclaimed and
commercially successful
groups. This book has 233
pages and is 25.6cm x
25.8cm x 2.1cm
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She is a one-name legend,
a global icon, the
ultimate diva. Yet most
of what we know about
Barbra Joan Streisand is
the stuff of caricature:
the Brooklyn girl made
good, the ugly duckling
who blossomed into a
modern-day Nefertiti,
the political dilettante
driving to the barricades
in her Rolls-Royce, the
Oscar-winning actress and
bona fide movie mogul,
the greatest female
singer who ever lived, a
skinflint, a
philanthropist, a
connoisseur and a
barbarian, the woman
whose physical
characteristics are
instantly identifiable
around the planet - the
tapered nails, those
slightly crossed eyes,
that nose, the voice.
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Closing in on his 50th
birthday, Mark Radcliffe
looks back and writes
about his life and, most
importantly, his time in
music, crucially,
leaving out the dull bits
in between. Thank You For
The Days is a predictably
rich and funny love
letter to music by one of
our most acclaimed radio
presenters. A cracking
read and a potted history
of both one man's life
and his passion for
music. It is a uniquely
entertaining memoir that
will appeal not just to
music fans but to
connoisseurs of British
popular culture
everywhere.
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In the last 3 decades,
AC/DC have proved to be
more than just a great
rock band with over 150
million albums sold. Now,
in a book of breadth and
scope, comes the
complete story of AC/DC.
Everything you ever
wanted to know and plenty
more you never dreamed of
is here. With stories of
balls-out adventure,
laced with sex, drunken
escapades, and brawls -
topped off with rare
intimate photos to create
the ultimate portrait of
the ultimate rock band.
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Treasures of the BeeGees
gives you the chance to
explore the fascinating
story of the hugely
talented brothers whose
group left an everlasting
impression and delighted
multiple generations of
fans. Also included are
many facsimiles of rare
memorabilia from the
band's history with
posters, tickets, and
other specially
researched desirable
rarities. For over 50
years, brothers, Barry,
Robin and Maurice Gibb
have been an integral
part of global popular
music. The Bee Gees was
the first band to top the
UK singles charts in each
of three decades and the
first group to have top
20 hits in 5 decades. In
America they stand in the
top 10 listing of weeks
at number one, while
Barry is the most
successful solo British
writer in US chart
history. With more than
200 million records sold
worldwide, this is their
story.
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Of more than a thousand
books published about Bob
Dylan it is only this one
that has been written
with the Dylans active
cooperation. No Direction
Home took 20 years to
complete and when it was
finally published the
book received widespread
critical acclaim. Two
decades on, Dylan s
standing is higher than
at any time since the
1960s and Shelton s book
is now seen as a classic
of the genre. This new
edition, published to
coincide with Dylan s
70th birthday on 24th May
2011, includes key
images of Dylan
throughout his
incredible, enduring
career, updated
footnotes and
Bibliography, and a new,
selective, Discography.
The size of this book is
26.4cm in height and 20cm
wide with 357 pages
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If you enter this world
knowing you are loved and
you leave this world
knowing the same, then
everything that happened
in between can be dealt
with Michael Jackson In
late December 2008, Ian
Halperin told the world
that Michael Jackson had
only six months to live.
His investigation into
Jackson's failing health
made headlines around the
globe. Six months later,
the King of Pop was dead.
Whatever the final
autopsy results reveal,
it was greed that killed
Michael Jackson. Friends
and associates paint a
tragic picture of the
last years and days of
his life as Jackson made
desperate attempts to
prepare for the planned
concert series at
London's 02 arena in July
2009. These shows would
have earned millions for
the singer and his
entourage, but he could
never have completed
them, not mentally, and
not physically. Michael
knew it and his advisers
knew it. Anyone who
caught even a fleeting
glimpse of the frail old
man hiding beneath the
costumes and cosmetics
would have understood
that the London tour was
madness. Why did it
happen this way? After an
intense five-year
investigation, New York
Times-bestselling author
Ian Halperin uncovers the
real story of Michael
Jackson's final years, a
suspenseful and
surprising thriller. This
investigation separates
the bitter truth from the
multilayered lies and
media distortions of the
life of the King of Pop.
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Take That changed the
world, for 5 year the
faces and voices of Gary,
Mark, Howard, Jason
and Robbie were the best
thing ever for a huge
portion of the
population. Between 1991
and 1995 they topped the
single and album charts
again and again, won
award after award and
played to packed
audiences of screaming
fans. But by 1995 it
seemed that the dream was
over and they went their
separate ways. In 2006,
four of them reunited and
shot back to the top of
the charts and then in
2010 it was announced
that Robbie too was in
and the story continues.
This box set takes you
along the on the
rollercoaster ride
telling you everything
you need to know about
the best boy band in the
world with a fully
illustrated book,
containing a superb
collection of fun fan
memorabilia including
stickers, postcards,
posters and more.
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The Wanted: Our Story is
the official book by the
most popular boy band to
break this year. The
Wanted made headlines in
August 2010 when their
debut single went
straight to number one,
and their lives since
have been a roller
coaster ride to the top
of the UK music scene.
Published in full
collaboration with the
band, this beautifully
illustrated book will
contain exclusive
photographic material and
unseen behind-the-scenes
shots, as well as a
special section dedicated
to their devoted fans. It
also offers an
extraordinary insight
into the boys' lives
including each members'
journey to becoming part
of The Wanted. This book
will reveal everything
the fans wanted to know
about Max, Nathan, Jay,
Siva and Tom. Quite
simply, this will be the
most wanted book of the
year. The size of this
book is 24.6cm in height
and 18.9cm wide with 192
pages.
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Born Steven Victor
Tallarico on March 26,
1948, Steven Tyler is
the iconic voice of
Aerosmith - America's
greatest rock 'n' roll
band cited as one of
Rock's most dynamic
frontmen. Now in this
special memoir he
recounts the highs and
lows of his long career
looking back on the bands
humble beginnings to his
current occupation as a
judge on American Idol.
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Since they burst into our
lives during The X
Factor, One Direction
have become a much loved
national institution. The
gorgeous and talented
Louis, Liam, Harry,
Zayn and Niall have won
the hearts of girls
across Britain and
beyond. With a number one
single, a hit album and
sell-out tour under their
belts, they are now
ready to take over the
world.
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In 1954, Shirley Bassey
was seventeen years old.
Depressed, disillusioned
and four months pregnant,
her dream of becoming a
professional singer
seemed over. A mere ten
years later,
'Goldfinger' topping the
charts, she had become
one of the biggest stars
in the world. Miss
Shirley Bassey traces
this extraordinary
transformation,
recapturing the lost
landscape of Fifties
Soho, with its
smoke-filled jazz clubs,
notorious gangsters and
predatory managers,
which a raw, but
talented, Welsh singer
fought to make her name.
In this vivid and
gripping book, John L.
Williams shows how
Shirley Bassey battled
from Tiger Bay to the
top.
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This beautifully packaged
Poster Print tells the
story of how five boys
were transformed from
individual competitors to
an X-Factor sensation.
The development of the
band who could have like
so many former reality
show contestants ended up
playing cruise ships and
holiday camps have become
a worldwide phenonemon
hitting Number One in
America with their first
single and with massive
success in the UK,
Australia and beyond.
This is their story so
far packed with full
colour pictures,
profiles and facts. The
pack contains a 64-page
full colour unofficial
book along with 6 poster
prints featuring Harry,
Zayn, Niall, Louis &
Liam.30 x 21.6 x 1 cm,
pages 64
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Author James Parish
brings an updated
biography of one of the
most famous women in the
music industry whose
tragic death shook the
world. Charting her path
to success from her tough
childhood in New Jersey
to her unrivalled success
as a singer to later
years dogged with rumours
of drug abuse and her
tumultuous relationship
with Bobby Brown. Parish
celebrates the life and
journey of the diva,
revealing the many highs
and lows of the much
loved singer.
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How many bands have
played for 1, 500, 00
people at one concert?
Rocked the world solidly
for 50 years? Set the
record for the highest
grossing tour of all
time? Just one: the
Rolling Stones. Treasures
of the Rolling Stones
tells the story of one of
the biggest acts in
popular music in words,
photographs and
beautifully reproduced
facsimile memorabilia.
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This stunning collection
from the archives of Rex
Features, features
iconic, rare and
previously unpublished
images of Led Zeppelin.
Tracing the emergence of
Robert Plant, Jimmy
Page, John Paul Jones
and John Bonham from
their provincial roots to
global rock superstardom.
Featuring over 150
photographs of the band
at the height of their
stellar career, this
book comprehensively
covers the whole story of
Led Zeppelin from their
formation in 1968 to
their break-up after the
death of drummer John
Bonham in 1980. This book
has 176 pages and is
29.6cm x 24.8cm x 1.8cm
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Cliff Richard is the only
singer to have outsold
every other artist in the
UK including Elvis and
the Beatles. He's the
only one who's had a hit
single in every decade
and who, fifty years
later, is still
recording, still
touring, and still
filling arenas all over
the world. This is his
story, told by him. A
committed Christian,
knighted by the Queen for
his charity work, it is
not the usual rock star's
tale of drugs, sex and
degradation. It's a
fascinating story of a an
who has broken all the
rules, and a unique
insight into one of the
most iconic figures of
our time.
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Born Farrokh Bulsara on
the island of Zanzibar,
Freddie Mercury rose to
worldwide stardom as the
lead singer of Britain's
biggest music act of all
time. In this bestselling
biography, Laura Jackson
reveals the reality
behind Queen's flamboyant
frontman and lead singer,
as she looks behind his
unique brand of
showmanship to discover
who Freddie Mercury
really was.
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The Beatles on Television
covers the whole of the
Beatles' amazing TV
career. Starting from
their earliest
appearances on Thank Your
Lucky Stars! And Ready,
Steady, Go!, it takes
in their live performance
of 'All You Need Is Love'
in front of the biggest
ever audience in
television history,
their controversial TV
special Magical Mystery
Tour - and more. A visual
feast, with over 200
images of The Beatles,
spanning their entire
television career, this
book recalls how the Fab
Four swept away the clich
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Bill German knew exactly
what he wanted to do with
his life when he was a
teenager: chronicle the
career and adventures of
his favourite rock band,
the Rolling Stones. His
Stones-only newsletter
was quickly discouraged
by family, friends and
teachers alike but
managed to impress the
Stones and enjoyed an
invitation to hang with
his heroes. In a span of
a few months, he went
from wanting to know
everything about his
favourite rock stars to
knowing too much as he
found himself witnessing
the feud between Mick and
Keith becoming a fixture
in the band's inner
sanctum.
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Freddie Mercury was the
greatest rock front man
of all time. He was also
the most mysterious.
While his musical genius
and matchless creativity
earned him the adoration
of millions, few gained
entry to his private
world or got to know the
man he feared he was. In
this outstanding
biography, former rock
journalist Lesley-Anna
Jones, who toured with
Queen, mines mythology,
rumour and gossip to
reveal a shy and
enchanting individual.
From Freddie
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Amy Winehouse, 14th
September 1983 ï ½ 23rd
July 2011, was
unquestionably one of the
best British musical
talents that the world
has ever seen. Her tragic
death at the age of just
27 shook the music
industry and left
millions of fans
devastated at the loss of
an unforgettable
star. In this book you
will find a comprehensive
guide to all things Amy
Winehouse, including the
highs and lows of her
career, her life, love
and relationships and the
events leading up to her
sudden and tragic
death. We take a look
back at the life and
times of this unique and
hugely talented musical
artist and fondly
remember Amy Winehouse in
a step by step guide to
her history accompanied
by full colour pictures
spanning her wild and
often troubled musical
career.
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For more than five
decades Cliff Richard has
sustained an unrivalled
career in show business,
spanning the cultural
universe of rock and pop
music, in film, on
television and on the
stage. But this book is
his story and his
history, in an indelible
collection of memorable
photographs that
comprises an incomparable
and compelling archive,
devotees will treasure.
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Born in 1953 to
Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian
parents, Pauline Black
was subsequently adopted
by a white, working
class family in Romford.
Never quite at home
there, she escaped her
small town background and
discovered a different
way of life - making
music. Lead singer for
platinum-selling band The
Selecter, Pauline Black
was the Queen of British
Ska. The only woman in a
movement dominated by
men, she toured with The
Specials, Madness,
Dexy's Midnight Runners
when they were at the top
of the charts - and,
sometimes, on their
worst behaviour. From
childhood to fame, from
singing to acting and
broadcasting, from
adoption to her recent
search for her birth
parents, Black By Design
is a funny and
enlightening story of
music, race, family and
roots.
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From mod folk artist to
flower power pixie elfin
to the king of glam
rockers, Marc Bolan was
the ultimate chameleon.
His far reaching musical
and stylistic influence
is more relevant today
than ever with hits such
as 'Ride A White Swan',
'Children Of The
Revolution', 'Get It On'
and 'Hot Love' as fresh
and exhilarating as when
first released. At the
peak of his popularity
during his lifetime Bolan
was outselling Jimi
Hendrix and The Who, and
yet relatively little is
really known about the
hypnotic, enigmatic 20th
century boy turned 21st
century icon. At last,
in the 35th anniversary
year of his tragic death,
Marc Bolan represents
the definite
biography. Here rock
biographer, Lesley-Ann
Jones, paints a
meticulous portrait of
the T-Rex front man. From
his childhood growing up
in Hackney to his
untimely death at the age
of 29, Bolan's life was
one of relentless
experimentation and
metamorphoses.
Hallucinogenic drugs,
wizardry and levitation,
alcoholism, tax evasion
and a spectacular fall
from grace were to
punctuate his short life,
as he continued to
strive to reinvent
himself and his music
over and over
again. Lesley-Ann has
been granted access to
those who knew Bolan
best, including his
partner and the mother of
his only son, Gloria
Jones and his brother,
Harry Feld.
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Listening to music on
vinyl is enjoying a huge
resurgence and collecting
vinyl is more popular
than ever - and not just
for the music. Vintage
45s from all music genres
are widely sought after
by collectors for their
unique graphics. Since
its birth in 1949, the
45 has provided a
creative outlet for
graphic designers and
artists, who have used
the record sleeve as a
canvas, as a place to
experiment visually and
to express the aesthetics
and sentiments of the
times. This book, the
second on the subject by
Spencer Drate and Judith
Salavetz, contains 500
all-new examples of great
record sleeve design
across every genre of
music and great musician
from 1950-2000, from the
swing of Ella and
Ellington to Bo Diddley,
from Aretha Franklin and
the Stones to Siouxsie
and the Banshees to
Nirvana. This is a
visually rich, diverse
collection that music
fans, vinyl freaks,
graphic designers, and
pop culture enthusiasts
will have to have-there's
nothing like it on the
market. The book will
include a foreword by
Lenny Kaye, guitarist
for the Patti Smith Group
and music critic. It will
also include essays on
the subject of the 45
from a music industry and
graphic design
perspective by Bruce
Licher, acclaimed album
cover designer; Tom
Hazelmyer, owner of
record company
Amphetamine Reptile;
Stuart Goldman, avid 45
sleeve collector;
Grammy-winner Hugh Brown,
former art director of
Rhino Records; Eric
Davidson, associate
editor at CMJ; and, the
authors themselves. It
will be and organized
thematically, not
chronologically, to
differentiate it from the
first book. And it is
more than double the bulk
of the first book, with
twice as many visual
examples.
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Paul was seen to slip
into St John's Wood
Church and sit alone in
quiet contemplation. This
church had special
memories for him, as the
place he and Linda had
their 1969 wedding
blessed. Church workers
who were putting up the
Christmas decorations
when Paul came in also
noted that it was around
the time of the 25th
anniversary of John
Lennon's murder. What a
lot had happened to Paul
since that awful day,
and what a mess he now
found himself in.
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Charts the life and
achievements of the boy
from Tupelo,
Mississippi, from his
first taste of fame in
the early 1950s to his
untimely death in 1977.
Rare and classic
photographs document in
chronological order the
important events in his
life and career; his
early concerts, the
films, his time in the
army, his marriage to
Priscilla and birth of
his daughter Lisa Marie,
the resurgence of his
career in the 1970s with
the Las Vegas shows, and
the gradual decline in
his health. This book has
223 pages and is 25.6cm x
25.8cm x 2.2cm
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The essential chronicle
of the Jimi Hendrix
Experience at the height
of their powers. This
book highlights some of
the greatest stills of
Jimi Hendrix, Mitch
Mitchell and Noel Redding
taken during 1967. As
well as publicity
sessions and candid
backstage shots, there
are pictures of Hendrix
with contemporaries Eric
Clapton and Pete
Townshend, and a
revealing look at the
recording of the second
Experience album, Axis:
Bold As Love. Featuring
over 130 iconic, rare,
and previously
unpublished images of the
Jimi Hendrix experience
from the archive of Rex
Features. This book has
160 pages and is 29.6cm x
24.8cm x 1.6cm
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Justin Bieber: Oh Boy!,
an unofficial biography
by Nadia Cohen, is one
of an exciting series of
lush books celebrating
some of the most popular
and influential
celebrities - stars who
are constantly talked
about and whose every new
release, life event or
opinion is awaited with
baited breath by legions
of fans. In the Top Ten
on YouTube, Facebook and
Twitter, with millions
of followers, Justin
Bieber is adored by a
huge online community in
fact, this hearthrob and
teen music sensation is
reportedly more
influential in the social
networking sphere than
Barack Obama or the Dalai
Lama. There's certainly
no denying that the Biebs
has rocketed onto the
scene and into our hearts
because he is one
talented guy: he has been
singing since he was a
little kid and taught
himself to play the
piano, drums, guitar
and trumpet, before his
home videos were
discovered by his
manager-to-be on YouTube.
The ultimate celebration
of the hottest kid on the
block, with
inspirational words and
photographs, Justin
Bieber: Oh Boy! is a
must-have for all
Beliebers!
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This beautifully packaged
Poster Print tells the
story of how Cliff
Richard became a
sensation sensation. This
is his story so far
packed with full colour
pictures, profiles and
facts. The pack contains
a 64-page full colour
unofficial book along
with 6 poster prints
featuring Cliff Richard.
30 x 21.6 x 1 cm, pages
64
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Stefani Joanna Angelina
Germanotta, better known
as Lady Gaga, was always
destined to be a star.
Showing talent from the
tender age of four, she
followed a uniquely
creative musical path to
success and was destined
to be on the stage, no
matter what. Sometimes
shocking, always fresh
and creative, Gaga
deserves the headlines
she grabs. Just Dance
reveals what a truly
exceptional artist she is
and how she has conquered
the pop world, pushing
the boundaries of music,
fashion and culture.
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