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Rock ‘N’ Read December
O N E O F O U R M O S T P O P U L A R F E AT U R E S , T H E S E N E W LY R E L E A S E D B O O K S W I L L E N G AG E YO U R M U S I C E N T H U S I A S T.
BEING ELVIS: A LONELY LIFEby Connolly, Ray
PRICE: $27.95 - Hardcover ISBN: 9781631492808PUBLISHER: Liveright Publishing CorpAVAILABILITY: 12/06/2016
Taking a fresh look at the 20th-century icon who fundamentally transformed American culture, a veteran rock journalist, with a narrative formed by interviews over many years, explores the extravagance and irrationality inherent in the Elvis mythology, offering a thoughtful celebration of an
immortal life.
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The Grammy-winning superstar and best-selling author of All That Is Bitter and Sweet shares the story of her struggles with depression, PTSD and addiction, a journey that included extended hospital stays and moving lessons about how to find hope and help. 50,000 first printing.
PRICE: $27.00 - HardcoverISBN: 9781455595747PUBLISHER: Center StreetAVAILABILITY: 12/06/2016
RIVER OF TIME: MY DESCENT INTO DEPRESSION AND HOW I EMERGED WITH HOPE by Judd, Naomi, with Marcia Wilkie
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A leading authority on voice with a long list of celebrity clients provides exercises and innovative techniques to improve your vocal presence and bring more emotion, range and power to the way you speak. 40,000 first printing.
PRICE: $28.00 - HardcoverISBN: 9780316311267
PUBLISHER: Little Brown & CoAVAILABILITY: 12/27/2016
A writer and celebrated steward of musical theatre, using his trademark wit and whimsy, charts the volatile and galvanizing influence of Broadway on Hollywood (and vice versa) throughout the 20th century, taking readers behind the scenes of some of the greatest Hollywood musicals.
PRICE: $29.95 - HardcoverISBN: 9780199395408
PUBLISHER: Oxford Univ Press: OxfordAVAILABILITY: 12/01/2016
A memoir from a legendary singer/songwriter begins with his dropping out of high school and meeting the troubled, musician and lifelong friend, Townes Van Zandt, to his time spent with Guy Clark, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings and his spiral into addiction. 75,000 first printing.
PRICE: $28.00 - HardcoverISBN: 9781455545056
PUBLISHER: TwelveAVAILABILITY: 12/02/2016
SET YOUR VOICE FREE: HOW TO GET THE SINGING OR SPEAKING VOICE YOU WANT by Love, Roger & Frazier, Donna
WHEN BROADWAY WENT TO HOLLYWOOD by Mordden, Ethan
I CAN’T REMEMBER IF WE SAID GOODBYE by Earle, Steve
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Provides an analysis of David Bowie’s songs, albums, tours, radio sessions, performances on screen, and accomplishments with other types of art, in a revised edition that updated the narrative through his recent album release and death from cancer. Original.
PRICE: $26.95 - PaperbackISBN: 9781785653650
PUBLISHER: Titan BooksAVAILABILITY: 12/06/2016
Handpicks a selection of diary entries and rearranges them to create an autobiographical narrative that takes the author from childhood through to the exploratory early years of his electronic band Underworld.
PRICE: $39.95 - HardcoverISBN: 9780571328659
PUBLISHER: Faber & FaberAVAILABILITY: 12/13/2016
In a collection of more than 600 images, a noted photographer covers 50 years of rock and roll like no other.
PRICE: $75.00 - HardcoverISBN: 9781742578835
PUBLISHER: New Holland Pub Pty Ltd (Aus)AVAILABILITY: 12/06/2016
THE COMPLETE DAVID BOWIE. NEW EDITION: EXPANDED AND UPDATED by Pegg, Nicholas
I AM DOGBOY: THE UNDERWORLD DIARIES by Hyde, Karl
THE BOB KING COLLECTION by King, Bob, photos. Intro by Glen A. Baker
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A biography of Lemmy Kilmister is based on the author’s original interviews with Lemmy conducted over many years, along with the insights of those who knew him best—former band mates, friends, managers, fellow artists and record business insiders.
PRICE: $29.99 - HardcoverISBN: 9781409160250
PUBLISHER: Orion Pub CoAVAILABILITY: 12/06/2016
Covers every facet of the “new” music business, including how to: build a grass-roots fan base—and understand the modern fan; book a profitable tour, and tips for playing live, such as opening vs. headlining etiquette, and putting on a memorable show; become popular on
YouTube, Spotify and SoundCloud; get songs placed in film and television; and much more.
PRICE: $29.95 - HardcoverISBN: 9781631491504
PUBLISHER: Liveright Publishing CorpAVAILABILITY: 12/06/2016
A book and two DVDs combine to provide the story of the boy from Brixton who became one of the most famous artists of the 20th century, returned to prominence in the 21st with music and visions informed by a sense of his own mortality and who through his life and work, changed lives and
those of generations to come.
PRICE: $45.00 - HardcoverISBN: 9780993181382
PUBLISHER: Trafalgar SquareAVAILABILITY: 12/01/2016
LEMMY: THE ACE OF SPADES by Wall, Mick
HOW TO MAKE IT IN THE NEW MUSIC BUSINESS: PRACTICAL TIPS ON BUILDING A LOYAL FOLLOWING AND MAKING A LIVING AS A MUSICIAN by Herstand, Ari. Foreword by Derek Sivers
BOWIE: FILM & PHOTO ARCHIVE (BOOK & 2 DVDS) by O’Neill, Michael A.
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The personal life story of the big-band jazz pianist and composer is recounted in a humorous style as if to a close friend and includes coverage of such musical classics as “Jumpin’ at the Woodside” and “Cherokee.” Reissue.
PRICE: $22.95 - PaperbackISBN: 9781517901431
PUBLISHER: Univ Of Minnesota PressAVAILABILITY: 12/14/2016
A book with 300 color photos analyzes the evolution of the close bond between the arts starting from the 19th century, with the studies of Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Paul von Joukowsky, up to the early 21st century and across the entire history of 20th-century art.
PRICE: $55.00 - HardcoverISBN: 9788857230061
PUBLISHER: SkiraAVAILABILITY: 12/27/2016
An authoritative guide to all things vinyl includes everything from finding the right turntable to buying, cleaning and storing your new and used vinyl records. Original.
PRICE: $16.99 - PaperbackISBN: 9781440598968
PUBLISHER: Adams Media Corp.AVAILABILITY: 12/02/2016
GOOD MORNING BLUES: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF COUNT BASIE by Basie, Count, with Albert Murray. Intro by Dan Morgenstern
PAINTING THE STAGE: OPERA AND ART by Wendel-Poray, Denise
THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO VINYL: HOW TO BUILD, MAINTAIN, AND EXPERIENCE A MUSIC COLLECTION IN ANALOG by Miles, Jenna
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Traces the evolution and living history of folk revival music in the Garden State and how it has changed the lives of people on stage and in the audience. Original.
PRICE: $21.99 - PaperbackISBN: 9781626198241
PUBLISHER: History Press LtdAVAILABILITY: 12/05/2016
An internationally best-selling music writer explores the historical, cultural and personal backdrop that gave rise to an artist the likes of which the world has never seen.
PRICE: $29.99 - HardcoverISBN: 9781409169208
PUBLISHER: Hachette Book Group UsaAVAILABILITY: 12/27/2016
A graphic-novel biography seeks to understand the eccentric personality behind the public persona of Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.
PRICE: $25.99 - HardcoverISBN: 9781681120652
PUBLISHER: Independent Pub Group (Misc.)AVAILABILITY: 12/01/2016
NEW JERSEY FOLK REVIVAL MUSIC: HISTORY & TRADITION by Gabriele, Michael C.
PRINCE: PURPLE REIGN by Wall, Mick
GLENN GOULD: A LIFE OFF TEMP O by Revel, Sandrine
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Having visited more than 100 festivals, open-air concerts and gatherings, a noted photographer documents the fans at Austrian folk-music festivals. Original.
PRICE: $45.00 - PaperbackISBN: 9783958291751
PUBLISHER: SteidlAVAILABILITY: 12/27/2016
Chronicles the development of the guitar and the artists who achieved fame with it over seven decades, from Bill Haley to Jimi Hendrix. Original.
PRICE: $24.95 - PaperbackISBN: 9780750969888
PUBLISHER: History Press LtdAVAILABILITY: 12/01/2016
Traces the Italian opera theater’s history from its origins to the present day, in a book richly illustrated in color.
PRICE: $100.00 - HardcoverISBN: 9788857226958
PUBLISHER: SkiraAVAILABILITY: 12/27/2016
LOIS HECHENBLAIKNER: VOLKSMUSIK / FOLK MUSIC by Hechenblaikner, Lois, photos
THE HISTORY OF ROCK IN FIFTY GUITARS by Wexler, Bruce
THE TEATRO ALLA SCALA: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY by Lanfossi, Carlo
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A replica of the Joe Hill Memorial Edition of the Industrial Workers of the World’s “Little Red Songbook” is being reprinted by the Hungarian Literature Fund on the centennial of Joe Hill’s execution and contains 58 songs and poems to “fan the flames of discontent.” Original.
PRICE: $8.00 - PaperbackISBN: 9781939202185
PUBLISHER: Ak Press Dist (Smaller Imprints)AVAILABILITY: 12/16/2016
Includes artist biographies; tips on poster care, framing and storage; a concert-poster market overview; a look at concert-poster grading; the Top 10 sales from concert poster auctions; and interviews with poster artists, industry pros and collectors. Original.
PRICE: $15.00 - PaperbackISBN: 9781603602013
PUBLISHER: Gemstone PubAVAILABILITY: 12/20/2016
Features profiles of the past and present members of The Rolling Stones—Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor—along with two DVDs of interviews with the band.
PRICE: $45.00 - HardcoverISBN: 9780993181351
PUBLISHER: Trafalgar SquareAVAILABILITY: 12/01/2016
I.W.W. SONGS: TO FAN THE FLAMES OF DISCONTENT; JOE HILL MEMORIAL EDITION by Industrial Workers of the World, ed.
THE OVERSTREET GUIDE TO COLLECTING CONCERT P OSTERS by Sheriff, Amanda
THE ROLLING STONES: FILM & PHOTO ARCHIVE SPECIAL EDITION INCLUDING 2 DVDS by O’Neill, Michael A.
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Explores the performance techniques used by early country music mandolin players Leonard Stokes, Zeke Morris and Bill Monroe in the 1930s via the nearly 60 complete solos found in this book. Original.
Price: $24.99 - PaperbackiSBN: 9781574243376
PuBliSher: Hal Leonard PublishingAvAilABility: 12/18/2016
Early Country MusiC: Mandolin solos & liCks by Weidlich, Joseph, transcriber
Presents the fascinating stories of the people who made the dream of Led Zeppelin into an even more incredible reality, along with rare photographs and two DVDs that feature interviews with the band.
Price: $45.00 - HardcoveriSBN: 9780993181368
PuBliSher: Trafalgar SquareAvAilABility: 12/01/2016
lEd ZEppElin: FilM & photo arChivE spECial Edition inCluding 2 dvds by O’Neill, Michael A.