MUSIC
Tighten Up!: The Illustrated History of Jamaican Music in the UK Marc Griffiths, Andy Lambourn, Michael De Koningh, Laurence Cane-Honeysett 13th June, hb, eb, £30, 9781913172268 Jam-packed with world- famous images, this is the definitive history.
Postcards From Scotland Grant McPhee 20th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781913172473 Oral history of the Scottish indie music scene from 1983 until recent times from the director of the Glasgow indie music documentary “Teenage Superstars”.
The Things That Dreams are Made of Matthew Collin 11th April, hb, eb, £25, 9781913172558 The whole story of elec- tronic music as a cultural movement in Britain from the 1940s to the ’80s including the outlet it gave progressive thinkers to express non-main- stream ideas.
Small Hours Graeme Thomson 14th March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781913172657 Intimate, unflinching biog- raphy of one of the great maverick artists, John Martyn, draws on almost 100 new interviews.
1999: The Year the Record Business Fell Apart Eamonn Forde 7th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781913172770 Account of the fall of the traditional record busi- ness. This is the true story and not simply the oft-repeated tale of an industry caught napping.
The Great Pretender Alex Gold 4th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781913172831 The inside life of a jobbing musician, including the incredible world of tribute acts, told with wit, warmth and insight.
My Mama, Cass Owen Elliot-Kugell 23rd May, hb, eb, £25, 9781915841001 Long-awaited, myth- busting and deeply affecting memoir by the daughter of legendary rock star Mama Cass Elliot.
Bowie Odyssey 74 Simon Goddard
9th May, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781915841032 Goddard’s electric ride through Bowie’s greatest decade continues with 1974. It is the story of one man trying to find his soul in a world that has gone to the devil.
Sniffin’ Glue Mark Perry 29th February, pb, £20, 9781915841223 A potent slice of punk culture—the classic book of Sniffin’ Glue punk fanzines, now with a special bonus print.
Orange Hippo! SERIES
Te Little Guides hb, eb, £6.99, 978180069 Packed with nearly 200 facts, stats, quotes, quips, trivia and historic dates, these Little Guides are fans’ one-stop shop. The Little Guide to K-pop 14th March, 5757 The Little Guide to P!nk 23rd May, 5771 The Little Guide to AC/DC 9th May, 5856 The Little Guide to Harry Styles 14th March, 6198 The Little Guide to Snoop Dogg 6th June, 6273
Oxford University Press
Shostakovich’s Symphony No 5 Marina Frolova-Walker, Jonathan Walker 18th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780197566336 Unpicks the symphony and clues readers in to secrets about it that took decades to uncover.
Postgraduate Research in Music Victoria Rogers 29th February, pb, eb, £19.99, 9780197616048 Unique in its approach and scope, this is a how-to book, a practical guide that sets out, step- by-step, how to write a thesis.
On Bette Midler Kevin Winkler 15th July, hb, eb, £22.99, 9780197668320 Illustrates her successes, from movies to million- selling records and from sell-out tours to her memorable farewell to Johnny Carson as his last guest on The Tonight Show.
Phaidon Press
Rapper’s Deluxe
Mixing Pop and Politics Toby Manning 14th May, pb, £25, 9781913462673 From rock’n’roll to contemporary pop, Mixing Pop and Politics is a provocative and enter- taining mash-up of music and Marxist theory.
Rutgers University Press
Born in the USA Jim Cullen 15th March, hb, £21.99, 9781978838062 Remains one of the definitive studies of Bruce Springsteen’s work. Fully revised third edition addresses his evolving attitudes toward politics, masculinity and racial justice.
Seagull
Orpheus in the Underworld: Essays on Music Theodor W Adorno, Douglas Robertson (tr) 5th June, hb, £19.99, 9781803093222 Delves into Adorno’s lesser-known musical career and successful
Idles x Magda Archer Brutalism Illustrated Lyrics Joseph Talbot, Magda Archer (illus) 8th February, hb, £20, 9780500026977 Striking collaboration between Idles frontman Talbot and artist Archer illustrates all the lyrics from the band’s first album, “Brutalism”.
Mind Games Yoko Ono, John Lennon 6th June, hb, £45, 9780500027783 The definitive exploration, told in revelatory detail, of the writing, recording and release of Lennon’s celebrated fourth solo album.
Todd Boyd 15th February, hb, £59.95, 9781838666224 Visual and cultural history of hip hop charts its meteoric rise from underground trailblazer to global tastemaker.
Reaktion
Who Killed Cock Robin? Stephen Sedley, Martin Carthy 1st April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781789148589 Fresh, colourful anthology of traditional British folk songs of crime and punishment.
Zerox Machine Matthew Worley 1st April, pb, eb, £20, 9781789148596 Immersive journey through the vibrant history of British punk and its fanzines.
Repeater
music criticism to shed light on his understanding of influential composers and his critical perspec- tives on recording and broadcasting.
Simon & Schuster
I Was There Alan Edwards 6th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781398525245 Raucous, funny and deeply insightful memoir from the godfather of modern music PR in Britain.
Simon & Schuster Audio
I Was There Alan Edwards audiofile, £14.99, 9781398525276 Details abovew.
Strange Attractor Press
Music From Elsewhere Doug Skinner 6th February, pb, £21, 9781913689216 Compendium of music channelled from the spirit world, the fairy kingdom, outer space, secret societies and occult lodges.
Thames & Hudson
Everything Under the Sun: The Complete Guide to Pink Floyd Mike Cormack 13th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781803995359 The ultimate book for any fan. In addition to a song-by-song analysis, it will include exclusive band interviews, a full chronology and an exhaustive bootleg guide.
The University of Michigan Press
Protest Arts, Gender, and Social Change Ousseina D Alidou 23rd April, pb, £29.95, 9780472056682 Examines how a new generation of novelists, popular songwriters and musical performers in contemporary Hausa society are using their creative works to effect social change.
University of Chicago Press
Screening the Operatic Stage Christopher Morris
Labelled With Love Andy Bollen 9th May, pb, eb, £18.99, 9781803994338 We witness social history and popular culture through the prism of our record collections. Warm- hearted, reflective, musical odyssey through the labels, bands and music that have shaped our lives.
The History Press
29th March, pb, eb, £30, 9780226831299 Study of the ways opera has sought to ensure its popularity by keeping pace with changes in media technology. Exam- ines the cultural implica- tions of its engagement with screen media.
The Musician As Philosopher Michael Gallope 15th March, pb, eb, £28, 9780226831763 Explores the philosophical thought of musicians of the postwar New York avant-garde—David Tudor, Ornette Coleman, the Velvet Underground, Alice Coltrane, Patti Smith and Richard Hell.
Format Friction Gavin Williams 5th June, pb, eb, £24, 9780226833262 Brings together material, political and music history to consider the shellac disc as a global format in the first half of the 20th century.
University of Illinois Press
Union Divided Leta E Miller 6th February, pb, £23.99, 9780252087677 Broad in scope and rich in detail, Union Divided illuminates the complex working world of
unionised Black musicians and the American Federation of Musicians’ journey to racial inclusion.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
The KLF John Higgs 18th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781399610360 The strange tale of the death, life and legacy of a hugely successful band, updated for the 10th anni- versary of publication.
Welbeck
The Rolling Stones Rare and Unseen Gered Mankowitz, Keith Richards 28th March, hb, eb, £30, 9781802797336 Collection of Mankowitz’s photography displays hundreds of images accompanied by his memories and revealing insights into the shoots, tours and sessions he spent with the band.
Wesleyan University Press
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