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Generally regarded as one of the most tragic tales in the history of rock music, the story of Badfinger does indeed make for an impressively sombre Hollywood-style film script.

Jimi Hendrix On Track explores each thrilling song and album, drawing out exactly what made Hendrix not only a great guitarist but also a vocalist, arranger, interpreter, producer and songwriter of genius.

Genesis remain the best known and best loved progressive rock band in the UK, bar none. While the 1980s represent their most profitable period as pop starts, their core fans turn to the 1970s for the band's true artistic peak.

Britpop Decades covers the ten-years that witnessed the birth, boom and bust of Britpop - a period in which home-grown indie guitar music from across the UK went mainstream, pop stars were cut from the most unlikely of cloth, and British culture made its voice heard with some incredibly bombastic choruses.

Hall & Oates on track, the first critical exploration of their work in book form for over thirty-five years, examines their entire output, from Whole Oats to Do It For Love, taking in bonus tracks, compilations, covers and live albums, to give the reader a proper overview of their fifty year career.

1973 was the year when the progressive rock reached maturity and public acceptance. Many of the key bands of the era - including Yes, Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd - were amongst the biggest selling artists of the year worldwide. Covers 20 of the key albums of the year.

A 'cult' band with a mass following, the band's last five albums have made the top 30 in the UK. Still active, recording and touring. Completely unique - no other band mixes progressive rock, metal and jazz in the same way.

Jefferson Airplane's classic lineup - one ex-model, two ex-folkies, one ex-jazzer and two ex-D.C. guitarslingers - crafted music that was at once powerful, innovative and beautiful. A musical and social force of nature, Airplane mirrored the psychedelic dream, burning higher, fiercer and brighter than any of their contemporaries.

The British singer, songwriter and musician Peter Hammill is one of the key figures in the history of progressive rock. As the leader and main creative force of Van der Graaf Generator, he was behind some of the most powerful and compelling rock music of the 1970s.

Formed as shambolic art-punk four-piece Seymour whilst attending London's Goldsmiths University, the rechristened Blur released their debut album Leisure in 1991. This book explores every Blur album in detail, including all singles, B-sides and selected rarities - a comprehensive guide to one of the 1990's most successful and iconic rock bands

Championed by David Bowie, Mott The Hoople became one of the best known bands of the Glam era. A succession of top twenty singles in 1973 and 1974. Ian Hunter went on to commercial success and critical acclaim as a solo artist.

An unique book - discussing everything The Grateful Dead has recoded - in the studio and live. Written by a key member of the Deadheard community. The band retails a huge cult following in the UK and Europe. An iconic band, associated with the psychedelic movement of the late 60s, but recoded as a band until 1989.

Korn On Track covers all the band's studio releases thus far- from their 1993 demo tape, Neidermayer's Mind, to their thirteenth studio album, The Nothing, released in 2018. Reviewing every track and delving into the stories behind many of them.

From 1978-1983 The Police released five brilliant albums that took in rock, reggae, world music and more. By 1983 they'd become the biggest band in the world, but egos and arguments took their toll and Sting left to become a massive solo success and the group split in 1986.

Everyone loved The Hollies. They were the 'group's group'. Never confrontational or rebellious, always smartly suited, always smiling. This book tells the full story, from the band's origins in Manchester, through the full arc of hits, and the albums - track-by-track, into the twenty-first century, then... now... always

The first in a new series focussing in on a particular year and a genre within that year. One of the key years in the development of rock music - 1967 produced albums like Sgt Pepper by The Beatles and Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd. The year is also synonymous with The Summer Of Love - focussed on San Francisco .

Radiohead are the most influential art-rock band of their generation. Revered by host of contemporary bands.Huge commercial success in the UK. The band have had six number one albums in the UK.Still active and touring.

The first of two books in a new series focussing in on a particular year and a genre within that year. One of the key years in the development of rock music - 1970 saw a change from the hippie era to a harder edged music.

Eric Clapton Solo reviews and analyses all of Clapton's studio albums since 1974, as well as successful collaborations with BB King and JJ Cale. It's been a long, varied journey.

The Damned are arguably, the kings of UK Punk, they were the first band to release a single, with 'New Rose' in 1976. Crossed genres and so had far more longevity than most punk bands - becoming better known as a Goth and Indie band in the 1980s. Still active and touring today, their 2018 album Evil Spirits was a top 10 hit.

One of the most respected figures in rock music, Gabriel's solo career has encompassed hit albums, hit singles and influential soundtrack albums. Hugely successful worldwide, his hit singles in the UK include 'Solsbury Hill', 'Sledgehammer' and 'Don't Give Up' with Kate Bush.

Roy Harper must be one of Britain's most undervalued rock musicians and songwriters. For over fifty years he has produced a series of innovative albums of consistently outstanding quality. He puts poetry and social commentary to music in a way that extends the boundaries of rock music.

Whether you know him as Howard Coward, Napoleon Dynamite, or the Emotional Toothpaste, and are familiar with his work with the Attractions, the Confederates, or the Imposters, Elvis Costello's career has always been about reinvention and his vast catalogue of over 30 studio albums since 1977 is a testament to his prolificacy.

Here is the story of Fleetwood Mac in the 1970s - the music, the people, the tours, the rumours, the failures and the successes. While it's impossible to ignore the skill and longevity of the albums Fleetwood Mac, Rumours and Tusk, there are an equal number of half-forgotten classic songs from the first half of the 1970s.

The Incredible String Band evoke love and devotion to all those who fall under their spell. Their world is not ours, but a land of mythical creatures and fey beings. This book looks at all their recorded output from the first album through albums which still maintain a legendary reputation.

Stephen Lambe's enlightening book guides the reader through Focus's early history year by year, dealing with all eight Focus albums song by song, while also giving the same treatment to Akkerman and Van Leer's lesser know solo work between 1970 and 1979.

Propelled into stardom at an exhilarating speed due to clever marketing and virtuosity in their musicianship, particularly violinist Darryl Way, the story of Curved Air in the 1970s is of a band that burned brightly before collapsing well ahead of their time.

Guitarist Steve Hackett first came to many fan's attention when he joined Genesis in 1971. Following seven excellent albums with the band, he went his own way in 1977. He had already kick started his solo career with the critically acclaimed Voyage of the Acolyte in 1975 but 24 studio albums followed.

This book examines Kate Bush's entire recorded catalogue from The Kick Inside through to Before The Dawn, hoovering up all the B-sides and the rarities along the way. It's a comprehensive guide to the extraordinary music of Kate Bush.

This book gives an overview of Aimee Mann's career from her earliest days, making it big with 'Til Tuesday and onward through her solo career to date, investigating every recorded track in a comprehensive guide for fans and new listeners keen to investigate a true original and double Grammy winner.