The Arts: Music Books

CHRISTMAS MUSIC BOOKPLATES (Sample available)
artist unknown. Condition: NEW package of 10 bookplates made by pacaritambo books. The peel-off label stock is heavier than most bookplate materials and is matte and not glossy. They are as perfect as possible, and we feel the subject matter is much different than you can get at a big store. 3.5" high x 4" wide. Content: Music book with white staff coming out of it with a candy cane, Christmas bells, a poinsetta and green pine. Red border. We can also personalize the bookplates if you like - just use the drop-down menu to indicte your selection - just email us with the name. Any questions or to request a sample, click here to email us.
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WHITE GUITAR BOOKPLATES (Sample available)
art by Baks. Condition: NEW package of 10 bookplates made by pacaritambo books. The peel-off label stock is heavier than most bookplate materials and is matte and not glossy. They are as perfect as possible, and we feel the subject matter is much different than you can get at a big store. 2.5 wide x 4.0 high. Content: Stunning white and purple guitar on white background with colorful designs. We can also personalize the bookplates if you like - just use the drop-down menu to indicte your selection - just email us with the name. Any questions or to request a sample, click here to email us.
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THE A-Z OF RECORD LABELS
by Brian Southall. Foreword by Chris Wright. B&W logs illustrate. Condition: NEW 2000 Sanctuary (UK) Trade Paperback, no printing given. Content: A definitive guide to record labels this expert book is both an invaluable reference work, and an absorbing read. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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AIDA (Based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi)
retold by Leontyne Price. Beautiful, detailed, historically correct color illustrations by Leo & Diane Dillon. Condition: UNREAD 1997 Voyager over-size soft cover, 6th printing. Light edge wear to the cover corner tips. Interoir perfect. Content: With depth and understanding, acclaimed diva Leontyne Price retells this famous opera about the beautiful princess of Ethiopia. “The Dillons magnificently capture the drama with powerful full-page illustrations that resemble stage sets. . . . Ideal for reading aloud during an Egyptian unit, in music classes, to children attending the opera, or for the pure aesthetic experience. Ages 8+. Adults will like it, too. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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J. S. BACH 371 Four-Part Chorales (Authorized American Reprint of Edition Breitkopf)
by Johann Sebastian Bach. Condition: Gently pre-read Associated Music Publishers, Inc. (New York), no year or edition given. Small edgewear with light tanning to page edges. Content: I admit that I know nothing about music in "sheet music" form so this is the best I can do: this edition restores the original readings of Bachas far as a return to the sources made it possible to do so. [1 copy available]
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THE BEATLES DIGEST
by the Editors of Goldmine Magazine. 100 rarely-seen black and white photos. Condition: UNREAD 2000 Krause large soft cover, no printing given. Content: Beatlemania lives on. Today, 20 years after their breakup, Beatles’ popularity still runs high, and new generations of fans clamor for details on the “Fab Four”—arguably the most influential pop group in music history. This book compiles long-lost articles about The Beatles from the pages of Goldmine, which for more than 25 years has brought its readers behind-the-scenes insights into the music business. Written expressly for Goldmine, these articles comprise stories about The Beatles, interviews with their close associates, and reports on important figures in Beatles history. [1 copy available]
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THE BARBRA STREISAND SCRAPBOOK (Revised & Updated)
by Allison J. Waldman. B&W and some color photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2001 Citadel Publishing over-sized softcover (10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 - 288 pages), first printing. Content: Waldman approaches her job with remarkable attention to detail (witness the lists of songs cut from Streisand albums and movies) and with a sense of humor (see the column-long list of quotes about "The Nose"). She has compiled a collection of lists, quotes, and commentary on Streisand's albums, movies, men, and more. [1 copy available]
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BEGINNING FIDDLE (VHS tape only)
by Michael J. Taylor. Color tape running 57 minutes. Condition: Gently previewed 1987 video instruction by Speciality Music Productions. Tape is in excellent condition and is not an ex-rental. The box shows light edgewear bottom back corners. Content: You will learn: tuning, bowing, finger positioning, finger patterns, tablature, timing, key scales, shuffle strokes, double stops, tag endings, and a variety of fiddle tunes. No booklet included. [1 copy available]
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BLACKBIRD SINGING: Poems and Lyrics, 1965 - 1999
by Sir Paul McCartney. Condition: NEW 2001 W. W. Norton hardcover & DJ (n mylar jacket), first American edition, first printing. Content: It is nearly impossible to scan any of Paul McCartney's lyrics without hearing the Beatles' music in the background, dictating rhythm, pace, and mood. But as Blackbird Singing demonstrates, the effort is worth making. This first collection brings together early and late poems, along with some of Sir Paul's greatest hits (including the words to "Yesterday," "Lady Madonna," "Penny Lane," and "Hey Jude.") In his introduction, editor and fellow Liverpudlian Adrian Mitchell urges readers to "wash out the name and the fame" and examine what's on the page. If you can do this, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL: Songs of the West Indies
by Irving Burgie. Beautiful vibrant color illustrations by Frane Lessac. Afterword by Rosa Gary. Condition: NEW 1992 Tambourine hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Content: Thirteen popular calypso songs are featured in this colorful collection. Traditional chants and ballads from Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and elsewhere as well as Burgie's original compositions, which were popularized by singer Harry Belafonte, appear. Such selections as ``Day-O,'' ``Michael Row the Boat,'' ``Yellow Bird,'' and ``Que bonita bandera'' are included. The lyrics of the latter have been translated into English at the bottom of the page. Accompanying the arrangements are full- or double-page paintings and a title bar in Lessac's characteristic, primitive style. Her bright colors and lively scenes will attract young readers to the work, and she does a good job of showing the multiethnic heritage--African, Indian, European-- of the residents of the region. An informative afterword by Rosa Guy, which is written for adults but may be read and understood by older children, traces the origins of the songs in African tradition and in the experience of African-descended peoples in the West Indies. Words & "sheet" music. Ages 4+. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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CLASSIC SONGS (Little Giant Encyclopedia)
edited by Matthew Barton. Intro by B. J. Thomas. Colored decorations. Condition: NEW 2007 Sterling very fat, small soft cover, first printing. Tiny edge wear top cover edge. 544 pages. Content: Great selection of songs from Christmas carols to Broadway show tunes to traditional songs like Greensleeves. Great reference book. Perfect for budding authors. Sing out for this encyclopedic collection of lyrics! It features some of the best-loved songs of all time from a variety of popular categories: Favorite Irish Songs, Traditional Scottish Songs, Traditional English Songs, Shanties and Sailing Songs, Stephen Foster, Civil War Songs, Favorites from the Turn of the Century, Christmas Songs, and Children’s Songs. You’ll find all the words to such classics as “O Danny Boy,” “Auld Lang Syne,” “Amazing Grace,” “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” “O, Susanna,” “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “Give My Regards to Broadway,” and many more. It’s the perfect book for family singalongs, school choruses, and music students. NO sheet music, however. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED (MTV's Behind The Music Series)
by Martin Huxley and Quinton Skinner. B&W era photos illustrate. Buddy Holly cover. Condition: NEW 2001 Pocket Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny edge wear. Content: Their lives were cut brutally short...yet the legacy has on lived on for four decades. They were three of rock 'n' roll's brightest stars, touring together in a music revue that was as grueling as it was magical. Dilapidated school buses that frequently broke down and rarely had heat carried them hundreds of miles across the Midwest with its unforgiving cold. Hoping to get a decent night's sleep, a hot meal, and a chance to clean the clothes they'd been wearing for weeks, Buddy Holly chartered a plane. On February 3, 1959, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly boarded a small plane bound for rock 'n' roll heaven. This is their story, told by the family members, bandmates, and witnesses who lived it. Including material not seen in the original VH1 broadcast, Behind the Music: the Day the Music Died is a compelling record of one of rock 'n' roll's defining moments. Especially fascinating to me: the late great Waylon Jennings's interviews - Jennings was bumped from the flight. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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DREAMING OUT LOUD: Garth Brooks, Wynonna Judd, Wade Hayes, and the Changing Face of Nashville
by Bruce Feiler. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 1999 Spike Trade Paperback, first printing. Light edge wear. Content: Feiler is a Southerner who grew up distancing himself from "hillbilly" country music. After spending several years abroad, he returned to the South and soon embraced the "new" country music. One hopes that his first book on country music is not his last, for he is a savvy author and journalist who can sort through misconceptions about country music and analyze the historical background with a clarity that other writers sometimes lack. Here he concentrates on the careers of Garth Brooks, Wynonna Judd, and Wade Hayes to show what it takes to get to the top in Nashville's country music world. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S CHRISTMAS
compiled by John Van Der Kiste. B&W photos & era drawings illulstrate. Condition: NEW 2000 Sutton Publishing small hardcover & DJ (n mylar jacket), reprint. Content: While they may not be associated with Christmas to the same degree as Charles Dickens, Gilbert and Sullivan have become part of the Christmas season. The former began his career as a dramatist writing Christmas stories and children's plays, while the latter's prolific output as a composer included music for several carols. The two dominated English culture for much of the Victorian age. Questions welcome. [2 copies available]
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GOD BLESS THE CHILD
words & music by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr. Warm, appropriate color illustrations by Jerry Pinkney. Condition: NEW 2000 HarperCollins large soft cover, first printing. Content: A moving visual interpretation of Holiday and Herzog's swing spiritual based on the proverb, "God blessed the child that's got his own." The song serves as the inspiration for Pinkney's depiction of the Great Migration of the 1930s. Through evocative images, the artist tells the story of one family's move north. The warm and sweeping illustrations are masterful, completely filling each spread. Although the pages are rich in detail, the well-composed paintings never seem cluttered or overwhelming. There is something new to attract readers, even after several readings. The sense of the family members as a unit, as well as their emotions of hope, anxiety, and relief, are all beautifully conveyed. While a fine choice for independent reading, this title is particularly poignant when shared with a group. An author's note provides background about Pinkney's inspirations and research. This offering makes an excellent tie-in to units on African-American history. [2 copies available]
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GOIN' BACK TO MEMPHIS: A Century of Blues, Rock 'N' Roll and Glorious Soul
by James Dickerson. B&W era photo section plus B&W photos througout. Condition: NEW 1997 Shirmer Books hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. Content: Musical Memphis defined the blues, rechanneled it into rhythm and blues, invented rock and roll, then bastardized it into pop. This infectious blend of history, anecdote, reportage and gossip begins with wild, woolly, turn-of-the-century Beale Street, which attracted blues bandleader W.C. Handy. The 1920s Memphis music scene was dominated by bluesman Walter "Furry" Lewis, fiery ex-prostitute Memphis Minnie (Lizzie Douglas) and "Fiddling Abe" Fortas (who later became a Supreme Court Justice). The 1930s and '40s brought forth swing arranger Jimmie Lunceford and harmonica wizard Sonny Boy Williamson, but the narrative really gets going in 1950 when Elvis Presley, a 15-year-old from Mississippi, began hanging out on Beale Street, eventually recording hits with Sam Phillips's Sun Record. Otis Redding helped define soul in Memphis in the '60s. Dickerson, a freelance music journalist who has long covered the Memphis scene, seemingly drags in every artist who has recorded in Memphis, from Petula Clark to Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and ZZ Top. His engaging chronicle sizzles with the energies that transformed American music and popular culture. Questions welcome. [2 copies available]
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THE GRAND OLE OPRY: The Making of An American Icon
by Colin Escott. Foreword by Vince Gill. B&W and sepia-tone era photos throughout. Condition: NEW 2006 Center Stage oversize hard cover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. Short remainder mark bottom edges at spine. 272 pages. Content: The official inside history of the home of country music--the Grand Ole Opry. This is the story of the birthplace of country music as told by the people who were there--from the birth of country music 100 years ago to the songs and culture its myriad fans know and love today. Nearly every country music icon has crossed the Grand Ole Opry stage, including Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, and recent inductee Dierks Bentley. Drawing from detailed archives of correspondence, photographs, oral histories, and live recordings (few of which have been made public until now), this history offers fans an exclusive look into the heart and soul of country music. Some of country's biggest names haven't been and aren't members of the permanent ensemble (why they're not is never addressed), may surprise many. With decade-by-decade lists of the Opry's members and scads of performance photos, it's a honey of a book for every American library or the library of every American music lover. Questions welcome. [2 copies available]
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GUITAR METHOD IN THE STYLE OF THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
with Curt Mitchell. 60 minutes run time. Condition: Gently pre-viewed MVP Home Entertainment instructional VHS tape. The tape itself is n great shape, but the box shows some wear: crease down one side panel and small edgewear to box corners. GUARANTEED. Content: This video teaches guitar in the style of the Dave Matthews Band - which does NOT appear in this video. It features amp and effect settings; picking techniques; full band and rhythm trax for solo practice. Questions welcome. [2 copies available]
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THE HISTORY OF YAMAHA GUITARS: Over Sixty Years of Innovation
by Mark Kasulen and Matt Blackett. Color (mostly) and B&W era photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2006 Hal Leonard over-size hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), no printing given. Content: Fascinating view of the world's largest instrument maker. This is the first official comprehensive documentation of Yamaha guitars since their first prototypes were built more than 60 years ago. Classical, acoustic, electric and bass guitars are chronologically detailed, including their design origins, RandD processes, manufacturing techniques, and the players who both inspired them and play them. Features hundreds of images throughout the book, including photos, catalogs and advertisements. Artists covered include Paul Simon, James Taylor, Country Joe McDonald, Mike Stern, Billy Sheehan, Nathan East, Carlos Santana, Van Halen's bassist Michael Anthony, and many others. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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HOW THE WEST WAS SUNG: Music in the westerns of John Ford
by kathryn Kalinak. B&W movie stills, photos, and era movie ads illustrate. Condition: NEW 2007 Univ. California Press Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: James Stewart once said, "For John Ford, there was no need for dialogue. The music said it all." This lively, accessible study is the first comprehensive analysis of Ford's use of music in his iconic westerns. Encompassing a variety of critical approaches and incorporating original archival research, Kathryn Kalinak explores the director's oft-noted predilection for American folk song, hymnody, and period music. What she finds is that Ford used music as more than a stylistic gesture. In fascinating discussions of Ford's westerns--from silent-era features such as Straight Shooting and The Iron Horse to classics of the sound era such as My Darling Clementine and The Searchers Questions welcome. [2 copies available]
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THE ISLE OF NOISES: Rock and Roll's Roots in Ireland
by Mark J. Pendergast. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1990 St. Martin's Press Trade Paperback, first U.S. edition, first pritning. Tiny edgewear at cover corners. Content: This book is the best informed and most accurate record f the phenomenon of Irish rock music. Beginning with the early days of the traveling showbands, carrying through to the sonic blasts that now bust down the basement doors of Dublin, Pendergast's tireless research has produced the finest book of its kind. Examining the roots, personalities, and the directions of rock i Erin, this book featues the great and small who have contributed to the Celtic beat heard from across the Atlantic. Features U2, Van Morrison, Sinead O'Connor, Sir Bob Geldof, The Pogues and hundreds of others. Dated but fascinating. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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JANE YOLEN'S MOTHER GOOSE SONGBOOK
by Jane Yolen. Musical arrangements by Adam Stemple. Wonderful color illustrations by Rosekrans Hoffman. Condition: UNREAD 1992 Boyds Mill Press hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), second printing. Content: Wonderful color illustrations highlight the "sheet music" new arrangements of traditional folk tunes . The history and dates of each nursery rhyme are presented plus the music for each. Fascinating and informative. Adults will love this book, too. Ages 5 and up. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE LYRICS OF TOM WAITS: The Early Years (1971 - 1982)
by Tom Waits. Condition: NEW 2007 Ecco-HarperCollins hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Remainder mark bottom edges at spine. Content: Tom Waits is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. By integrating pre-rock styles such as blues, jazz, and Vaudeville with genres verging on the industrial, Waits has created a distinct musical persona. He has won two Grammy Awards and has been nominated for a number of other major music awards as well as an Academy Award for his soundtrack work. Known for his growling vocals and for the distinct poetry of his lyrics, Tom Waits has amassed over the course of three decades a devoted cult following. The Early Years collects the lyrics - formative and classic - from the first ten albums of this true bard of hard living. A celebration of both his words and of the artist himself, this lyrical biography charts the course from Wait's emotional debut album, Closing Time (1977), to the experimental stirrings in Heartattack and Vine (1991) and One from the Heart (1992). Here the words achieve a new potency, adding further dimension to this singularly gifted artist. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS: CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
by Doug Hall. Color band photos front & back covers. B&W photo sections throughout. Condition: NEW 2000 Quarry Music Trade Paperback, assumed first printing. Content: Based on exclusive interviews with founding band members John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty as well as colleagues John Stewart & Scott Mckenzie, this biography of America's quintessential 1960's band traces their career from the Greenwich Village folk scene to the "summer of love." Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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MEDIEVAL SONG: An Anthology of Hymns and Lyrics
translated by James J. Wilhelm. Cover art by Karl Stucklen. Condition: Very good 1971 E. P. Dutton Trade Paperback, first edition. Although there is a spine crease, the interior is clean & tight with light tanning to page edges. Small "spot" fore edges. Content: 230 lyrics: Late Classical, Christian hymns, Latin hymns, Carmina Burana, Provencal, Italian, German, North French, & Great Britain (Old and Middle English). Excellent research tool. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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BABY GENIUS: MOZART AND FRIENDS SLEEPYTIME (DVD & Music CD)
by Genius Entertainment. Condition: NEW (shrink-wrapped) 2004 Genius Entertainment DVD and music CD. . Content: Music makes a difference! Thirty-three minutes of soothing music and relaxing images of playful puppies, cuddly kittens, flowing fields of flowers and moe - all played out on a musical bed of Mozart. With the CD, the running time if over one and one-half hours. Ages 0 to 36 months. [1 copy available]
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A MUSICAL FEAST: Recipes from over 100 of the World's Most Famous Musical Artists
compiled by Wendy Diamond. Color photos and "pages". Condition: UNREAD 1995 Global Liasons Inc. hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ), first printing. This book looks likes the 60's exploded within the covers. Very colorful and quite busy. Content: Published as a fund-raiser for the Homeless, this book gives us photos and recipes from some of music's greatest stars: Dolly Parton (Islands in the Stream); B. B. King (German Chocolate Cake); Vince Gill (Favorite Rolls); Placido Domingo (Mocha Tarte de la Noche); Beach Boys (Veggie Burger); Basia (Polish Bigos); Tim McGraw (Cajun Gumbo); Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger's Shrimp Curry); and many others. This is a neat book - and heavy! Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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NOT FADE AWAY: A Backstage Pass to 20 Years of Rock & Roll
by Ben Font-Torres. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 1999 Miller Freeman Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: This book collects 34 of Fong-Torres' higher-profile pieces, drawn mostly from work he did for Rolling Stone in the 1970 - including profiles of and interviews with Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Tom Hanks, and Rodney Dangerfield. He contextualizes the chronologically arranged stories with bits of information about his personal background, the growth of Rolling Stone, and pop culture. At times he picks on "unhip" easy targets like Three Dog Night and Dick Clark, but mostly his rapport with his subjects and eye for detail provide intimate and complex portraits. [Nice to have a good bio of Bonnie Raitt, also.] Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE ORIGINAL JELLY ROLL BLUES: The Story of Ferdinand LaMothe AKA Jelly Roll Morton, The Originator of Jazz, Stomps and Blues
by William J. Schafer. Preface by Howard Mandel. B&W era photos illustrte. Condition: NEW 2008 Flame Tree Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny edge wear. Content: The self-styled 'Originator of Jazz', Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton was a virtuoso pianist, composer and band leader. His many famous songs include 'Wolverine Blues', 'Shake It' and the virtual anthem of the Swing Era, 'King Porter Stomp'. A man of many parts, he was a visionary artist - whose music announced an era of vibrancy and sweeping societal change - and also a conflicted husband and lover, a gambler, a dandy and much more. A must for any Jelly Roll or Jazz enthusiast. [2 copies available]
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PEARL JAM: place/date
B&W phototography by Charles Peterson and Lance Mercer. Condition: UNREAD 1999 Universe Publishing soft cover, no printing given. The publisher's "Pearl Jam" sticker has a small tag-removal mark front cover. Interior perfect. Content: With "Place/Date", it's readily apparent that lensmen Peterson and Mercer spent plenty of unsupervised time in the company of Pearl Jam before assembling this handsome, rewarding volume. The twosome collect images dating back to the group's 1991 grunge salad days and up to 1998. Kinetic shots of the band in action (Eddie leaping, Eddie sprawling, Eddie crawling) are interspersed with backstage candids of the quintet playing dominos, napping, and killing time. In keeping with the group's egalitarian ethos, the lens is frequently turned away from Vedder and company toward PJ's fans, with telling results. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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PINK FLOYD (REX Collections)
edited by Marcus Hearn. Wonderful color and B&W photos. Condition: NEW 2008 Reynolds & Hearn (London) coffee-table size hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), no printing given. Content: Pink Floyd emerged from the world of British psychedelic music to become the biggest rock act in the world. But the journey from Grantchester Meadows to The Dark Side of the Moon was at times a painful one—perhaps most of all when the band had to let go of their original leader and songwriter, the brilliant but fragile Syd Barrett. This limited edition of 1,500 copies covers the band from the late sixties to the 2005 concerts and beyond. This is the sixth volume in this major new series of rock photography books compiled from the unique archives of Rex Features, London’s top picture library for the performing arts. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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RING OF FIRE: A Tribute to Johnny Cash (CD Included)
by Brian Mansfield. B&W photos by Les Leverett. Condition: NEW 2003 Rutledge Hill small hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first ediiton, first printing. Includes CD of Cash singing "Ring of Fire." Content: For more than 50 years, Johnny Cash entertained audiences of all ages. His winsome approach to music, combined with a raw honesty, has endeared him to legions of fans all over the world. Cash was as popular at the time of his death as ever was. His unique brand of country, folk, and rock music is currently being heard (and purchased) by young teens, as well as by his older fans, perhaps due to his steady presence on MTV, VH1, and CMT. This book contains brief stories about Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter on the road, in their religious life, their friendship offered, and their appeal. Nice book! [1 copy available]
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ROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN': The Postwar Blues Guitarists
edited by Jas Obrecht. B&W photos throughout. Condition: NEW 2000 Miller Freeman Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Reviewer: "By "postwar blues", we mean the upbeat, amplified, often aggressive material that many popologists see simply as the roots of rock'n'roll. But for blues fans, the muscular power and driving passion of the bluesmen is enough by itself, and this collection of articles and interviews profiling many of the genre's greatest players, is manna from heaven for the folks who could care less what happened after Elvis shook his little heinie on the Ed Sullivan show. This is a classicist's view of the blues -- standardbearers such as Otis Rush, Muddy Waters and BB King get multiple entries, wild West Coast and Texas bluesmen like T-Bone Walker and Clarence Gatemouth Brown also get their propers, and while the main emphasis is on the dudes who plugged in, acoustic players such as Fred McDowell also get a nod or two. The book draws on a variety of writers, and reflects a variety of interviewing and narrative styles -- most of the material originally appeared in "Guitar Player" magazine, but while some technical points are investigated, the book is an even better source of information about the players themselves -- their personalities, their stories, their world view. A true blues fan should enjoy this book quite a bit!" [1 copy available]
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THE ROLLING THUNDER LOGBOOK
by Sam Sheprd. Foreword by T-Bone Burnett. B&W tour photos by Ken Regan. Condition: NEW 2004 Da Capo Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Originally published in 1977, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Sam Sheprd rode along with Bob Dylan's Legendary Rolling Thunder Tour in 1975. Shepard's goal was to make a movie of the tour. Never happened. But this book did. Laced with the profanity so common with the times, Shepard details the concerts, the personalities, and life on the bus. Along for the ride were Joni Mitchell, T-Bone Burnett, Allen Ginsberg, Mick Ronson, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. So 60s - even if it was published late in the 70s. New preface by Sheprd and a new foreword by T-Bone Burnett. [1 copy available]
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SONGS SUNG RED, WHITE, AND BLUE: The Stories Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs
by Ace Collins. Blue & white text and decorations. Condition: NEW 2003 HarperResource hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. Content: Throughout our nation's history, patriotic songs have lifted our spirits during hard times and brought us closer to our heritage and to each other. Behind these "songs sung red, white, and blue" are unforgettable stories that will enrich your appreciation of their unique power. It's hard to imagine a single American who hasn't been touched deeply at one time or another by the songs in these pages. From the soaring chorus of "God Bless America" to the quiet poetry of "America the Beautiful," historian Ace Collins takes you inside the creation of thirty-two classic songs spanning two centuries. Military anthems like "The Marine's Hymn" and "Anchors Aweigh" share pages with other songs of war, such as the War of 1812's "The Star-Spangled Banner" and the Civil War's "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Popular tunes dating back to the earliest days of our nation, such as "Yankee Doodle," are included alongside contemporary hits like "God Bless the U.S.A." Other favorites like "This Land Is Your Land" and "This Is My Country" reflect on our nation in times of peace. You'll meet a surprising and diverse cast of behind-the-scenes characters, which includes both everydayAmericans -- teachers, preachers, and soldiers -- as well as celebrated songwriters like Irving Berlin and George M. Cohan. Here are songs that are as close to our hearts as any ever written -- songs that form a rousing soundtrack to America's story. [2 copies available]
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SOUNDS OF THE SILK ROAD: Musical Instruments of Asia
by Mitchell Clark. Beautiful color photos of artifact musical instruments. Condition: NEW 2006 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, soft cover, no pritning given. Published in conjunction with the museum exhibition of the same name. The production value of this book are wonderful - and the book is heavy! 1.4 lbs. Content: From the cymbals and gongs used by Chinese priests use to invoke deities to the oboes and drums of Turkish weddings, music and its related instruments are an integral part of life throughout Asia. Sounds of the Silk Road surveys the instruments of Asia and the traditions that have engendered them, offering the reader ways to approach these often unfamiliar objects and the music they produce. This beautiful book is the first to deal with this topic in such depth and breadth, and is the first to feature of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's world-renowned collection of Asian instruments. Each chapter focuses on a specific country's musical traditions and instruments. Some 50 instruments are highlighted, ranging from silk-stringed zithers to shell trumpets and from double-headed drums made from human skulls to the complex Javanese gamelan. Intended for the general reader, this visually stunning volume introduces the uses, sounds, history, playing technique, decoration, and symbolism of Asia's skillfully crafted and fascinatingly diverse musical instruments. [1 copy available]
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STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN: The Final Resting Places of Rock's Legends
by J.D. Reed & Maddy Miller. Wonderful color photos plus B&W era photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2005 Wenner large soft cover, first printing. Content: This book commemorates the rock ‘n’ roll greats who have gone on to that big backstage party in the sky. With artful photos of graves and memorials, and text offering in-depth and never-before-published information about the rock stars’ lives and deaths, Stairway is an elegant, informative, and soulful tribute to music’s greatest stars, from Elvis and the Lizard King to the Ramones and "Left Eye" Lopes. The best gift you can give a die-hard music fan this holiday season, Stairway can best be summed up by the words on the headstone of Blues Brother John Belushi: "I may be gone, but Rock & Roll lives on." Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN: LED ZEPPELIN UNCENSORED
by Richard Cole with Richard Trubo. 16 page B&W photo section. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1993 Harper paperback, first printing. Although unread, it has had some shelf wear handling at the photo section - not bad, but there. Content: Cole, tour manager to maestros of metal music Led Zeppelin throughout the band's 12-year existence, collaborates with Trubo, a syndicated journalist, on this sordid tell-all. Alcohol, cocaine and heroin abuse, shameless groupies and perverse pranks figure largely in the saga. Cole boasts of his and the band's phenomenal appetites for liquor, drugs and sex while denouncing those who say Led Zeppelin harmed the international legions of teenage girls who routinely sought rock-star notches in their bedposts. He clearly enjoyed the company of drummer John Bonham, who died of alcohol-related causes in 1980; many trashy tales of "Bonzo's" booze-soaked shenanigans appear here. Conversely, guitar virtuoso Jimmy Page, who never confided details of his occult interests, remains an enigma. Vocalist Robert Plant is generally portrayed as hostile and arrogant, and bassist John Paul Jones receives the least mention, perhaps due to his down-to-earth, less excessive behavior. Fans who don't mind a roadie's braggadocio and sexism will find many an explicit anecdote in these pages. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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TEXAS TALES IN WORDS AND MUSIC [Music CD Included]
by Larry Hodge and Michael Stevens. B&W era photos and artwork reproductions. Condition: NEW 2001 Republic of Texas soft cover, first printing. Content: Hodge has given us a lively and accurate fresh new look at early Texas heroes and heroines as well as legendary tales of the famous trails, ranches, and events in Texas's long history. Musician/poet Michael Stevens set out to bring these stories to life in music. Together the two have created a collaborative work that combines traditional favorites and original songs with the historical background of each story. A few of the stories: Old Chisholm Trail; Fort Griffin; Battle of Adobe Walls; Cynthia Ann Parker; Old Blue & Sancho; Butterfield Overland Mail; and Texas Gunfighters. Questions welcome & answered. [1 copy available]
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THIS IS OURS: Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
by Tim McGraw with Martin Huxley. Color & B&W photos illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 2002 Atria hardcover (coffee-table book) & DJ (in mylar jacket) first edition, first printing. DJ has light edgewear top edge. Content: This is McGraw's story of the making of his album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors. To hear the singer and country music stalwarts tell it, McGraw broke all the rules on his latest outing: rather than record in Nashville with technically brilliant session players, McGraw decided to have his buddies from his road band, the Dancehall Doctors, back him in an upstate New York farmhouse-cum-studio. From the project's initial planning and reception to its ultimate realization, this volume presents a view of McGraw and his band that's as slick and upbeat as the best PR material. McGraw loves and respects his long-time band members (they're the "guys who knew you when you were borrowing money from them," he says affectionately); and they, in turn, seem deeply fond and admiring of him. In first-person snippets that dot the text, musicians, producers, engineers and techies wax poetic about McGraw's artistic integrity, his intuitiveness, his desire to please fans, his ability to pick songs (he doesn't write his own) and his refusal to do easy hits - even how much women appreciate his posterior. There are basic biographical snippets - Tim dropped out of college, taught himself how to play guitar and then moved to Nashville; even when he couldn't pay the heating bills, his friends knew he'd become a star-and lots of pictures of McGraw and friends, as well as reasonably interesting discussions about making the album itself, which will be released simultaneously Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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WAY UP NORTH IN DIXIE: A Black Family's Claim to the Confederate Anthem
by Howard L. Sacks and Judith Rose Sacks. B&W era photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2000 Smithsonian Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny edge wear. Content: Relying on family and public records and oral history, the authors (Howard Sacks is chair of the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at Kenyon College; Judith Sacks is an editor and researcher) present a credible and carefully researched case which attributes authorship of the Confederal anthem Dixie to an African American family of musicians. Thomas and Ellen Snowden, liberated from slavery and having moved to the Ohio frontier, formed the Snowden Family Band; they and then their children performed banjo and fiddle music for black and white audiences from the 1850s to the early 1900s. Dan Emmett, a white minstrel performer, claimed to have written Dixie in 1859; but the authors argue that the Snowdens, who swapped songs with Emmett, either wrote the song or coauthored it. The Sacks's analysis of 18th-century African American musical culture documents the ways in which this music was appropriated by white performers. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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What's Your Opera I.Q.?: Over 100 Quizzes For Opera Lovers
by Iris Bass. Condition: NEW 1997 Citadel Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Reviewer: "I began looking at the quizzes, and found that I could answer some of the questions on the radio quiz without reading countless other books simply by taking these opera quizzes. The book contains opera quizzes on every imaginable subject from the obvious such as composers and singers to famous books read by opera characters, animals that play a role in opera, quizzes about opera history, and the like. The book is fun, makes learning about opera enjoyable, can make the reader look smarter than he/she is, and who knows, the reader may land a spot on the Saturday afternoon Metropolitan Opera Quiz." Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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WILDERNESS: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison, Volume 1
by Jim Morrison. B&W photos throughout. Condition: UNREAD 1990 Vintage Trade Paperback, 10th printing. Tiny edge wear with light shelfwear to the top corners of 3 pages. Content: Compiled from the literary estate of the singer who brought a wildly lyrical poetry of the damned to the world of rock 'n' roll. Includes unpublished poems, drawings, photos, and a candid self-interview. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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WONDERLAND AVENUE: Tales of Glamour and Excess
by Danny Sugerman. Condition: Gently pre-read to page 103, 1990 Plume Trade Paperback, 4th printing. Short diagonal crease bottom front cover corner with light to moderate tanning to page edges. Content: At age 13, the author of No One Gets Out of Here Alive was given a job opening The Doors's fan mail and was on his way to becoming a successful rock music promoter. This book is the story of the next eight years of Sugerman's life, a time in which alcohol, parties, "the usual gaggle of weirdos andparade of girls, druggies, roadies, musicians, music-industry types, and fans" all contributed to a life-threatening drug problem and admission to a mental hospital. Sugerman maintains the innocence of youth in his dialogue, but his excellent descriptions are seasoned with the insight of a man who has lived for over a decade after having made the decision to live rather than give into drugs and dying. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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