Author Nick Johnstone unravels the life and career of one of Britain's most brilliant and troubled stars. He details her meteoric rise to stardom, two albums catapulting her to the top even as her open use of alcohol and drugs was setting the scene...
Hailed as a masterpiece for its original interpretations of Beethoven's life and music, this edition takes into account the latest information and literature. Includes a 30-page bibliographical essay, numerous illustrations, and a full-color...
Ritchie Blackmore's early days saw him mixing with colorful characters like Screaming Lord Sutch, Joe Meek, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Then he became a defining member of Seventies legends Deep Purple, creating the rock anthems “Black Knight”...
By the time ABBA split up, no one was in any doubt that behind the gliiter there was a dark side, and behind the smiling group were four troubled individuals. But even as a whole new generation of fans discover ABBA's great music, Anni-Frid,...
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own custom guitar? With this complete guide to building your own professional-quality electric guitar, you can now go one better! Martin Oakham helps every guitarist's dream come true with this step-by-step guide...
It's an oft-told story: a young Tom Petty lucks his way onto the movie set for Elvis's Follow That Dream. The lightning bolt that is rock 'n' roll struck him and, at that moment, his future was defined. But, it was actually the arrival of The...
Originally Pink Floyd's founder, singer, guitarist, and principal composer, Syd Barrett left the group in 1968 amid wild tales of acid induced madness. He made two solo albums which became cult classics and then disappeared, only to become the...
Frank Zappa's reputation as one of rock's maverick geniuses has continued to grow since his death in 1993. This successful biography has now been revised and reprinted and is still the most comprehensive chronicle of his extraordinary life and...
Spurred on by an almost uncontrollable ambition, Freddie Mercury drove Queen to the heights of rock stardom and along the way became one of the most quotable rock stars of all time. Featuring a forward by his mother, Jer Bulsara, this compilation of...
No photographer in the world took more – or better – shots of Iron Maiden than Ross Halfin. Having worked with the group since their emergence in the late Seventies, he became a part of the roller-coaster ride that saw Maiden conquer the...
For the first time, a book dares to tell the unvarnished truth about Metallica's early life on the San Francisco club circuit, their heyday as the world's most uncompromising metal band, and the notorious controversies which plagued their later...
Between 1968 and 1980 Led Zeppelin performed over 500 concerts in every corner of the world, establishing themselves as the most popular live rock attraction of the era. Led Zeppelin – The Concert File explores in greater detail than ever...
No one has captured the romance and mystique of Led Zeppelin on film more successfully than American photographer Neal Preston. His stunning collection of photographs shows Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham in full flight,...
From his Beatles-sponsored debut in 1968 to his Grammy-winning Hourglass in 1997 and beyond, James Taylor has been universally acclaimed as a songwriter of effortless eloquence and emotional power. In this major biography, Timothy White explores...
Here is an updated edition of the dazzling style exploration of a unique pop-culture goddess. It presents a sumptuous collection of Madonna Louise Ciccone's style effects, from Michigan childhood to English shires of motherhood. Every aspect of...
