Presents the story of the first female British singer and songwriter to produce a substantial and enduring body of original songs. This book inlcudes original and candid interviews with more than fifty of her friends, fellow musicians and contemporaries. It also features previously unseen documents, and photographs.

Sandy Denny laid down the marker for folk-rock when she joined Fairport Convention in 1968, but her music went far beyond this during the seventies. This book tells the story of Sandy Denny, one of the greatest British singers of her time and the first female singer-songwriter to produce a substantial and enduring body of original songs.

The first biography of Janis Joplin to establish her as the rule-breaking trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was - based on unprecedented access to her family, friends, forgotten archives, and long-lost interviews.

Deconstructs Japanese rock music and reveals what happened when East met West after World War Two. This book explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s, and tells of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture.

Traces jazz's growth from its folk origins through early recordings and New Orleans stars; the big-band and swing era; bebop; cool jazz and third stream; avant-garde; jazz-rock; and the neo-conservative movement of the 1980s and 1990s. This book serves as an introduction to the players, the music, and others.

The acclaimed, definitive biography of the first jazz composer, based on newly discovered archival material

In this remarkable and entertaining book, John Perry gets to the heart of Hendrix's unique talent, guiding the reader through each song on the album, writing about his live performances and talking to peers and contemporaries. Part of a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years.

In this book, I wanted to include items from my personal archive that have played a part in my career over 60 years, to give the detail behind the detail. - Jimmy Page

The story of the love and jealousy between two geniuses behind The Beatles, who merged their souls and multiplied their talents to produce one of the greatest bodies of creative work in history.

The first-ever collection of the letters of John Lennon, a must-have for all fans of The Beatles.

John Lennon is a giant of popular music and culture. His reviews, features and regular columns have appeared in The Independent, Time Out, Mojo and BBC Music. His books include The 100 Greatest Cover Versions (McNidder & Grace 2012) and, as co-author, The Rough Guide to the Best Music You've Never Heard (Penguin 2008).

Throughout the course of his career, John Lennon's work as an artist expressed common societal themes from every epoch he witnessed. This book offers a visually captivating history of Lennon's art, including more than 200 images and featuring 25 pieces from the archives of Yoko Ono.

Best remembered for his operas and his War Requiem, Benjamin Britten's radical politics and his sexuality have also ensured that he remains a controversial public figure. This title presents a selection of his diaries that offer readers an insight into this complex man.

From the author of Dark Days and lead singer of long-running extreme metal band, Lamb of God, a riveting and revelatory memoir about self-development and maintaining proper perspective through difficult times

Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe

Andy Miller traces the circumstances surrounding "The Village Green Preservation Society" released in November 1968, and celebrates the songs pieced together by a band who were on the verge of disintegration and who refused to follow fashion.

An illuminating study of the relationship between the Kinks and their city, London.