Music

An elemental force present at the creation of Australian rock n' roll, Johnny O'Keefe converted incredible drive, a tremendous flair for showmanship and a larrikin spirit into status as this...

The most anticipated book in more than a decade by the legendary band, The Beatles: Get Back is the official account of the creation of their final album, Let It...

Legendary writer and producer of Peter, Paul, and Mary, John Denver, and many others; and founder of one of the most successful large independent music publishing company in modern times,...

Volcanic Tongue presents the first ever collection of multi-award-winning author David Keenan's music writings. Keenan has been writing about music since publishing his first fanzine, inspired by The Pastels and...

A study of Renaissance Italy and the north, focusing on crosscurrents in the time of Durer, Bellini and Titian. It contains essays on subjects such as the invention of oil...

Beginning with Beethoven's middle years, the author weaves a narrative in which major composers such as Schubert, Rossini, Liszt, Chopin, Berlioz, Schumann, Wagner, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, and Musorgsky are discussed in...

Author: Ray Connolly Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 John Lennon was a rock star, a school clown, a writer, a wit, an iconoclast, a sometime peace activist and finally...

A second chance to realise her dreams... A classically trained pianist, Steph works as a recording engineer for a small studio when she's offered the job of a lifetime -...

Author: John F. RuncimanBinding: HardbackPublished: GEORGE BELL & SONS, 1908Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis concise biographical work, Wagner:...

Author: Kitty BarneBinding: HardbackPublished: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1944Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner details to FEP, discoloured spine from sun-fading, tanned edges.Listening To The...

Author: Brendan O'DowdaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Blackstaff Press, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis captivating biography, The World Of Percy French, chronicles the life...

Author: Jean-Yves BosseurBinding: HardbackPublished: SKIRA RIZZOLI, 1991Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: fep repaired with tapes. This compelling non-fiction work, Music: Passion For An Art, presents a...

Author: Adrian Stokes. John Piper (Illustrator)Binding: HardbackPublished: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling volume, Venice, presents a profound meditation on...

The long-awaited memoir by Cameron Crowe-one of America's most iconic journalists and filmmakers-revealing his formative years in rock and roll and bringing to life stories that shaped a generation, in...

Follow the boys' story since their X-Factor appearance, the tours, the music, the fans and their off-stage antics. This hardcover edition is full colour throughout.

From the author of Supreme Models and Supreme Actresses comes the third installment of the celebrated series, Supreme Sirens: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Music . This will be the...

Gives the inside story on the great overseas acts that visited Australia in the heyday of rock 'n' roll, as well as providing great insights on our home-grown talent.

Boynton rocks! So does Blues Traveler, who perform a stomping version of the title song, a moody rock journey that Boynton wrote especially for them. And then there's Alison Krauss...

From its remarkable conception by Italian harpsichord marker Bartolomeo Christofori in the 1690s and its evolution through the industrial revolution to mass production to the present day, the piano was...

Edith Piaf's life is almost as famous as her work. A street singer discovered by the nightclub owner who gave her the stage name Piaf (sparrow), she rose to become...

'The greatest book ever written on British independent music' - Guardian 'One of the best British music books of the last ten years' - Mojo Founded by Alan McGee in...

Jan Swafford's biographies of composers Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography...

Long recognized as one of the primary sources of information about eighteenth-century performance practice, this re-issue includes a new introduction by Professor Reilly. In spite of its title, it is...

In NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS: WOMEN REWRITE ROCK (Virago, 1995; published as GRRRLS: VIVA ROCK DIVAS in the US by St Martin's Griffin, 1996), writer and critic Amy Raphael interviewed...

Years after its release, Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea remains one of the most beloved and best-selling albums in all of indie music, hailed as a...

This expertly written guide will show you exactly why Pro Tools shrinks a full music studio into a computer, replacing the bulky recording infrastructure of multi-track analog mixing boards and...

Author: David EwenBinding: HardbackPublished: Alliance Book Corporation, 1943Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some markings and holes to board, tanning and foxing to pages.Dictators Of The Baton...

Author: Bernard ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-faded spine, top-edge discoloured from tanning.Shaw's Music: 2 compiles the incisive and...

Author: Helena MatheopoulosBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsHelena Matheopoulos's Maestro: Encounters With Conductors Of Today offers an intimate look into the world of...

Author: Michael HurdBinding: PaperbackPublished: Phaidon Press., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive volume chronicles the rich history and intricate...

Author: Joachim KaiserBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-fading to spine, minor foxing to page edges.This comprehensive guide illuminates the...

Author: Hugh VickersBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis engaging non-fiction work chronicles a collection of the most memorable and often hilarious mishaps to...

Author: Andrew SaintBinding: PaperbackPublished: THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing to page edges.This comprehensive historical account, A History Of...

Author: Georges BizetBinding: HardbackPublished: Pagoda Books, Simon & Schuster., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsGeorges Bizet's Carmen: An Opera In Four Acts presents a vibrant and...

Author: Patrick CookBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, North Ryde, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis vibrant collection, The All-Time Favourite Australian Song Book, presents a comprehensive anthology of...

Author: Geoffrey HindleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Larousse, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear, rubbing and tanning of cover; some chipping on...

Author: Imogen HolstBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markThis compelling biography, Gustav Holst, chronicles the life and musical legacy of the celebrated composer through the unique...

Few bands in British musical history have achieved the mythical status of Oasis. Emerging from the streets of 1990s Manchester, their meteoric rise was fuelled by a relentless drive and...

Author: Brian AdamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of Australia, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor rubbing on edges of cloth cover; minor scratches to dust jacket; spine tanned;...

Author: CasioBinding: PaperbackPublished: CASIO, 2004Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: in almost new conditionThe "Casio Music Library Piano Scores 1" is...

Author: Joan HammondBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1970Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis autobiography chronicles the remarkable journey of a celebrated soprano, offering...

To have been alive during the last sixty years is to have lived with the music of Paul Simon. The boy from Queens scored his first hit record in 1957,...

NOW UPDATED, THE STORY OF THE RISE AND FALL OF ONE OF THE UK'S MOST INFLUENTIAL RECORD LABELS Factory Records' fame and fortune were based on two bands - Joy...

Find out how the Starman came to be in the most ambitious and important book on Ziggy Stardust ever written He came from Outer Space... It was the greatest invention...

Author: Tom Hibbert Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 'Superb celebration of his life and work ... a must-read tribute' CLASSIC POP, 5/5 'The funniest and most revealing of all...

Author: Viv Groskop Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 'A memoir that captivates and delights. Fabulous' - Nina Stibbe Autumn 1993. The former USSR. Viv is about to turn 21...

Featuring non-fiction by Lydia Davis, Brian Dillon, Peter Englund (tr. Sigrid Rausing) Diana Evans, Wiam El-Tamami, Tabitha Lasley, Adele Rosenfeld (tr. Jeffrey Zuckerman), Anjan Sundaram, Ed Vulliamy, Ada Wordsworth. Fiction...