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London: Harper Collins Publishers, 1997. 192pp., illustrated endpapers, colour portrait frontispiece, numerous intext, candid and historic, colour and b/w illustrations throughout-from childhood through to the 1990's. Book clean, square. Spine firm, coppery gilt title there-on. Very slight discoloration to block edges, else leaves clean. Portrait illustrated dustjacket has similar edge discoloration and trivial edgewear only. A pictorial biography, sparsely texted, celebrating four decades in popular music. Contents: Intro., Fifties, Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, Nineties, Acknowledgements. Book weight approx. 880g.. First Edition. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Viking/Penguin, 2010. 245pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Silver initials 'RC' to front panel of blue boards, which have a very small area of discolouration. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased at head of spine, tiny pale blue spot to reverse. " . . . the story of an artist finding her voice - both figuratively and literally - in the context of her family legacy, of the commercial imperatives of the music business, and of a desire to preserve some measure of privacy in a life that has been too often subjected to public scrutiny . . . " Book weight approx. 460g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, Second Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good.

Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2014. 337pp., plus 2 x 16 page b/white (and some colour) illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, Leaves clean, and unmarked, with just a hint of tanning. Colour illustrated card wrapper has tiny corner creases, minor edgewear, small, soft crease to rear panel. "A young street kid with an uncanny ear for music, Michael had kicked off his career in the swinging clubs that made Melbourne the most happening place in Australia in the '60s. He'd also been at the forefront of 'pub rock' in the early '70s, booking acts like The Loved Ones and Max Merritt and the Meteors, and managing the massive band, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs. And then AC/DC swept all before them. Here is the only insider account of those amazing years by the man who helped guide AC/DC to the top . . . " Includes Index. Book weight approx. 555g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Softcover.… Read More

London: Bobcat Books, 1986. 48pp., candidly illustrated throughout: intext colour plates and b/w halftones throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss card wrapper nominally edgeworn and bumped on upper foredge corner. A critical biography tracing Elton John's career from his days a a pub pianist in North London to his eventual emergence as one of the world's best loved rock superstars . . . Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, at Pinner in Middlesex, England. Book weight approx. 250g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good.

London: Guild Publishing (BCA), 1987. 256pp., two unpaginated colour plate sections. B/white, subject portrait frontispiece, and numerous intext candid illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket nominally bumped only. Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Elvis' death, this pictorial, using a copious number of photographs (some previously unpublished) gives the reader a unique glimpse of the private life of modern music's King . . . Contents include: Prelims., Intro., contributions by people who knew Elvis, Appendices, Chronology, Genealogical Table, Index. Book weight approx. 900g. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. . First Thus.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bath, England: Parragon, 2002. 383pp., b/white and colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Like-illustrated dustjacket trivially creased at head, surface scratches to gilt title, tanned strip to flap folds. " . . . 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. Over 400 fabulous photographs document the important events in his lfe and career. The photographs also show how Elvis lives on today, in the hearts and minds of his legions of fans. Includes an appendix of facts and figures which set out his remarkable achievements in the music industry." Book weight approx. 1.9 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Doubleday, 1980. 215pp. Two unpaginated, b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean. Bright gilt title over minimally bumped and canted black quarter-cloth spine. Plain dark yellow boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Random flecks on untrimmed foredge. Photographic, colour-illustrated (Grace Slick, photographed by Alex Gotfryd) dustjacket nipped, creased and edgeworn, closed tear, and a thumbnail-size nip on head. This authorized biography of Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing, 1939) is the story of the front and centre singer in the 1960's San Francisco psychedelic counter-culture band, Jefferson Airplane, and its derivatives . . . Contents include: Prelims., Acks., 22 chapters. Book weight approx. 350g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - (approx. 21.5cm x 14.5cm).

London: Souvenir Press, 1992. xvi, + 429pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, albeit tanned. Illustrated card wrapper very good. From the back cover: " . . . here in their own words, some of the most famous jazz musicians of all time - Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Billie Holiday and many more - express the very soul and spirit of jazz as they recall its birth, growth and changes over the years . . . " Includes Index. Book weight approx. 400g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First British Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

London: John Blake Publishing, 2003. (xi) + 260pp., unpaginated, b/white, candidly-illustrated halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over firm spine. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Tale-telling from U2 insider, stylist Lola Cashman, hired by Bono to completely overhaul the band's image. This book reveals her musings on the inner sanctum of the U2 entourage . . . Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 25 chapters, Epilogue. Book weight approx. 480g. . First Edition, First Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxted, Surrey, England: Kingsfleet Publications, 1991. 110pp., illustrated throughout in colour and b/white (mostly of the subject on stage). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. A tribute biography to 'Queen' frontman Freddie Mercury (born Frederick Bulsara, on September 5th, 1946, in Zanzibar). Flamboyant outrageous, hedonistic, innovative, lavishly generous; all and more of these adjectives describe the uniquely talented performer who, after much press speculation, announced on 24 November, 1991, that he was suffering from AIDS. Just 24 hours later, at the age of 45, he was dead . . . This is a tribute to an 'over-the-top' performer of dramatic gestures, rare talent and innovative genius . . . Book weight approx. 520g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Sydney, NSW, Australia: HarperCollins Publishers, 2011. 269pp., unpaginated colour-plate sections. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Photographically-illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and creased only. Signed on title-page, under a hand-drawn 'heart' symbol by the primary author Kasey Chambers, using a black felt-tip pen, else textblock unmarked. Raised in a nomadic lifestyle on Australia's remote, vast Nullabor by her entertainer parents, the family became 'The Dead Ringer Band' . . . so began Kasey Chambers' stellar country musician/singer's career . . . Contents include: Prelims., Prologue, 16 chapters, Credits, Discography. Book weight approx. 410g. . Signed by Primary Author . Second Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Macmillan, 1986. ix, + 214pp. Tinted endpapers. Illustrated, montage-style, unpaginated b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over nominally bumped spine. Plain red cloth boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. Sifting fact from fantasy, the author, Therese Radic, has produced the story of Australia's iconic soprano, Dame Nellie Melba (b.1861-d.1931). Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Preface. 11 chapters. Appendices. Discography. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 770g. . First British Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 4to - (approx. 25.25cm x 19.25cm).

Bakersfield, CA, U.S.A.: Owen Publications, 2019. xviii, + 178pp. B/white photographic illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper very good. Stories from Merle's best friend and manager, Fuzzy Owen. Contents include: Introduction. Foreword. Preface. 22 chapters. Afterword. Appendices A-F. Acks. Book weight approx. 350g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition, 2nd Impression. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 15.25m).

North Bellmore, New York: National Drum Association, 1998. vi, + 435pp., plus (vii). Unpaginated b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Backstrip firm, a trivial bump on head of same. Ditto bump on upper foredge corners, else bright gilt titles over undamaged cream, original cloth boards. Textblock pristine. Colour-illustrated dustjacket lightly bumped and edgeworn, with several creases on front flap. This fascinating book on the life of one of the world's great jazz drummers and band leaders, Bernard ('Buddy') Rich (b. 1917 - d.1987) was some twenty years in the making, and included personal interviews with the man himself, and many other sources. The book features three distinct areas - Biography - A Photo Essay, and a Discography by Clarence C. Hintze. Contents include: Prelims., Acks. An Appreciation. Opening Comments. 26 chapters. Some Discographical and Other Related Talk. Instrument Abbreviations. Record Label Abbreviations. Discography. Index. Book weight approx.… Read More

London: Independent Music Press, 2001. 220pp., plus (iii). Unpaginated, b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped only. Textblock unmarked. The "first and only book on Moby" - Replay, his life and times is the biography of U.S. born techno musician - Moby (born Richard Melville Hall, September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York City). Contents include: Prelims., Author's Acks., Introduction, 24 chapters, Discography. Book weight approx. 320g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . By Both Authors. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Macmillan, 1972. 400pp. Unpaginated, 8 page b/white halftone plate section, some candid illustrations, others grim. Book clean, square. Specks of colour stripped from cloth. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Leaves clean, manuscript endpapers. Monochrome illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn and mild colour faded spine, else price has been marker pen deleted. Working closely with Igor Stravinsky as his personal manager, press rep., personal aid and finally his nurse, the author was well positioned to write this memoir. Contents, in 'parts', cover Prelims., Part 1, 1959-'65. Part 2, 1965-'71, Finale, Index of Works, Index of Names and Places. Stavinsky died on April 6, 1971. Book weight approx. 750gms. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. U.K.Edition,.. Original Red Cloth Hardcover. Very Good,/Very Good..

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1988. xii, + 324pp., unpaginated, candidly illustrated, b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Remainder stripe on head of textblock, otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. Unauthorised, never-the-less this biography of music legend Neil Diamond explores his life in a compelling way, utilizing interviews with 100 people, many of them "key associates and colleagues" of the star. Three years in the research, contents include: Prologue; 24 chapters, Acks., Discography (to May 1986), Index. Book weight approx. 760g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First British.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

London: Gollancz, 1992. 289pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout [mostly happy-snaps]. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn only. Written to mark his fiftieth birthday, 'Paul McCartney: Behind The Myth' is a detailed and authoritative biography of one of the most talented and best-loved figures in popular culture.Contents include: Prologue, Biblio., and Index, together with untitled, numeric chapters. Book weight approx. 640g. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Plexus Publishing, 2008. 384pp., one b/white illustration. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a bump to lower spine. From the rear panel: "Joy Division are the perennial cult post-punk band. Four young men with weight on their shoulders, the drama and tension of their music remains unsurpassed. Paul Morley was their contemporary and Northern English compatriot, who wrote extensively and evocatively of the 'mood, atmosphere and ephemeral terror' that enveloped this unique group and their doomed front man, vocalist Ian Curtis. These are his complete writings on Joy Division, both contemporary and retrospective, forming a close personal account of the band's brief, turbulent history . . . " Book weight approx. 595g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Printing.. Softcover. Very Good.

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1996. xx, + 348pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards lightly bumped on lower foredge corners. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket has minor edgewear and indentations. An interesting insight into the great band: Pink Floyd, with contributions from a variety of sources. Includes Index. Book weight approx. 670g.. Second Impression. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.