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 The Tremolo Diaries 


Del Amitri's Justin Currie reflects on life as a touring musician in the shadow of his life-changing Parkinson’s diagnosis. 


Sunday Times bestseller


 A Mojo, Resident and Uncut Book of the Year 


 'A Latter-day Lear. A truly remarkable book' John Niven


'Might just be the finest music memoir of recent years' Independent

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 Teenage Daydream


An evocative coming-of-age story from one of the UK’s first ever female post-punk musicians. 

 

A Times and Rough Trade Book of the Year 


'The godmothers of indie-pop' Mojo


'A tale of pop life well lived' Shindig


'Winningly captures the devil-may-care optimism of adolescence' Guardian


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Pink Floyd Shine On


The definitive oral history of Pink Floyd as told by friends, associates, family members and the band through never-before-published interviews.


A Mojo Book of the Year


'Informative, funny, bitchy and sad. I love it' David Quantick


'Michelangelo's David of the genre' Record Collector


'A compelling retelling' Mojo

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Ringo


Ringo Starr’s eventful and remarkable life laid bare in a first-of-its-kind mosaic biography of one of the greatest musicians of all time. 

 

A Mojo Book of the Year


'A must for any discerning Fab shelf' Record Collector


'A beautiful read' Samira Ahmed, BBC Front Row


'The definitive biography' i 

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The Drums


The long-overdue reflection of life in the Smiths from their legendary drummer. 


A Times, Resident and Rough Trade Book of the Year


'A warm and engaging memoir' Guardian


'A beautifully told odyssey' Daily Express


'A brilliant book' Mark Ellen




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 Live Aid 


The authoritative, official inside story of 40 years of Live Aid, from Band Aid to today. Featuring a foreword by Bob Geldof.


A Resident Book of the Year


'A detailed and potent account' Independent


'Impressive' Classic Pop


'Sometimes moving, sometimes hilarious' Classic Rock 

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Surf's Up


Capturing all the pain and glory of this incredible family saga, Surf’s Up is the definitive tribute to the Beach Boys.
 

 'A smorgasbord of magical wonder' Classic Rock 


'Particularly poignant ... tasteful and compassionate' Shindig


'Some of the finest ever writing about this brilliant yet complicated collective' Mojo



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Lazarus


A major new biography of David Bowie on the tenth anniversary of his death, exploring the second half of his career.


'A superb biography' William Boyd


'Sensitive, witty and often very affecting' The Times


'Engrossing, entertaining and informative' Classic Rock


'A genuine must buy' Classic Pop


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Stay Alive


The official biography of former Big Country frontman chronicling his career highs and tragic death.


Sunday Times bestseller


'An amazing book' Bruce Watson


'Profoundly moving and deeply tragic' Richard Jobson


'The proverbial cautionary tale' Alan Niven, former manager of Guns N' Roses


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 Failure is Always an Option


The long-awaited autobiography from the musical maverick, polymath and Beta Band frontman.


'Candid ... vivid ... there's much to find fascinating here 4/5' Classic Pop 


 'Painfully honest, hilarious and frankly uplifting'  Record Collector


 'Utterly brilliant' NME 


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In Another World


The definitive biography of one of the most critically acclaimed and enigmatic groups of all time.


'[A] fascinating and stirring tribute to one of the most inscrutable bands of the '80s' Classic Pop


'A pointedly personal celebration of an often insane-sounding musical visionary' Travis Elborough, The Idler


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 Rate This Book


The story of how – and why – the world has come to rely on star ratings for almost everything.


'★★★★★' Ian Hislop


'A fun and fascinating look at one of those things we all do' Jonathan Ross


'The history of modern life we didn’t know we wanted' Giles Coren


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Timor Mortis


A comprehensive, thought-provoking exploration of death and a rumination on how our own mortality affects how we live our lives. 


Timor Mortis – Latin for ‘fear of death’ – contemplates the fragility of life, exploring the myriad ways in which we confront the only guaranteed thing in life: our own mortality.

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The Shadows


The long overdue biography of one of the most influential UK bands of all time.


Told by lifelong fan and bestselling, critically acclaimed music historian Bob Stanley, this is the story of how a group of working-class boys from Newcastle Upon Tyne became the biggest act in the UK before the Beatle revolution of 1963.


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Truly Gifted Kids


A celebration of the much-cherished pop group Prefab Sprout and a long-overdue companion to their unique musical output.


Truly Gifted Kids pulls together stories, interviews, analysis, history and travelogue to fashion a fulsome portrait of the band, with its chief creative force Paddy McAloon at the very centre.  

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As One


The official, intimate and candid biography charting the second act of Suede, one of the UK's biggest bands. 

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Your Money or Your Life


The long overdue autobiography from the renowned and much-loved Adam and the Ants songwriter and guitarist, Marco Pirroni.

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Felled


This is  the story of a crime that reverberated around the world. 


The victim is a tree.

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