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2017 Updated version of 2004 BookHighly-regarded when it first appeared, in 2004, Hawkwind: Sonic Assassins relates the long and twisting history of one of the most iconic British rock bands. From founder and ever present leader Dave Brock's early days busking the streets of London and mixing with the movers and shakers of the embryonic blues rock scene of the 1960s, through his conversion to psychedelic soundscapes and the establishment of a band that would come to define its own spacerock genre, this is the story of Hawkwind as told by the multitude of musicians who have moved through the many line-ups, adding, as Dave Brock himself would say, "their own bits and pieces."
Rewritten, expanded and updated, with new research and fresh interviews, this new edition of Ian Abrahams's Hawkwind biography has been eagerly awaited by the band's legion of fans

New York: Stein & Day Pub, 1977. Good. <p>There is a small piece of the front page missing at the top right corner; apart from that in good nick for a 40 year old book </p><p><br /></p><p>Review</p><p>If you are a fan of Al Kooper's music in the '60's and '70's (with Bob Dylan, the Blues Project, Blood Sweat and tears, or Solo), or just a fan of '60's music in general, this is a MUST READ for you It's written in a easy to read personable style that makes it a totally enjoyable experience I've read my copy at least 10 times Give it a shot!!!!! JP </p>

This is the definitive work on the seminal '60s British rock band that produced a trio of guitar heroes and two of the world's biggest supergroups - Cream and Led Zeppelin. Although together for only five years, The Yardbirds exerted tremendous influence on the music and style of the times and for decades beyond. Their impact has been felt throughout the rock genre, from psychedelia to blues-rock, heavy metal, and the music of today's jam bands. The Yardbirds came from privileged, middle-class England, embraced the soulful music of the USA's African American South, and helped re-import it back into the States as the embryo of heavy metal music. In the process, the band produced three of the world's greatest guitar heroes: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck. Sensitively written, with evocative photographs from the era, The Yardbirds offers an essential piece of the late-20th century pop jigsaw puzzle

London: Opium (Arts) Limited, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. Wraps; 32pp; Slick illustrated card covers, slight shelf wear to back cover, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+ condition. Programme from 1993 "The Road to Graceland" world tour by musicians David Sylvian and Robert Fripp. Fully illustrated,

An informative, insightful guide to the secret mechanics that power the mysterious music of King Crimson. It is generously illustrated with photographs and musical notation diagrams. This is a scholastic yet accessible work. Andrew Keeling's credentials as composer and academic are impeccable. He holds a PhD from the University of Manchester and has works published by Faber in the UK and PRB in the USA. His musical compositions have been performed, recorded and broadcast throughout the world. This guide takes you through all the complexities of the music, stripping away layer after layer to reveal the inner workings of the exquisite machinery of harmony, counterpoint and rhythm that, seemingly so effortlessly, go together to make: In The Court Of The Crimson King.

Bass guitarist Andy Fraser joined Free at the age of fifteen, and was still a teenager when he co-wrote 'All Right Now'. The song became one of rock's most-played and best-loved anthems. After leaving Free in 1972, Fraser went on to write for Robert Palmer, Chaka Khan, Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart and many others. A period of personal discovery led to Fraser coming out as gay. He contracted HIV in the late 1980s and fought to survive. After finding the right treatment, he was healthy for a long time and remained active as a musician and songwriter. Andy Fraser died of a heart attack in March 2015, at the age of 62.

San Francisco, California, U.s.a.: Backbeat Books, 2001-03. AS NEW. As New. (Book). The definitive, unauthorized biography of Jeff Beck This well-researched, enlightening book positions Jeff Beck's astonishing achievements like the pioneering of feedback within the musical climate of the times. Chronicling his incarnations before and with the Yardbirds, the Jeff Beck Group and beyond, the book describes in detail: Beck's favored Fender guitars; passion for hot rods; relationships with Rod Stewart, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy and other artists; love of rockabilly; recording collaborations ranging from Donovan to Tina Turner; landmark solo and instrumental work; and much more. Includes a wealth of personal, musical and historical detail, great photos, and a comprehensive discography

EU: Mimesis International, 2016. NEW. New. David Sylvian may be seen as a philosopher, accordingly to the postmodern spirit, who invalidates identity, while preserving it at the level of non-sound, in a troubled relationship between the ego and the others. His most recent songs have been analysed, as well as the lyrics and Sylvians way of life. Music is the goal of a path of self-realization, which brought Sylvian to conceive a new view of arrangement, increasingly deprived of its frills and capable of magnifying his voice, which that it is uncontainable. Sylvian shows everybody that silence may become an integral part of music towards nonsense, or the recovery of existential nudity

David Cousins (Strawbs), Iain Matthews, Ralph McTell, Al Stewart, Richard Thompson and America's Arlo Guthrie describe in detail what defines a singer-songwriter and what drives them. They offer their thoughts on the balance between voice and instrument, the relationship between songs and audience, spirituality and society, channelling influences and the context of the politics of the day, while shedding light on the eternal question of which comes first: the words or the music. Insight-filled interviews with some of popular music s most influential and enduring talents Singer-Songwriters Vol 1 is an in-depth look at the craft, life and times of the singer-songwriter, revealed in the contemporary voices of the groundbreaking generation of British singer-songwriters who came of age through the evolution of folk-based music during the Sixties