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The Official Charts Company: The Million Sellers - The UK's Greatest Hits

The Official Charts Company: The Million Sellers - The UK's Greatest Hits

Published to mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of the Official Singles Charts in 1952, The Million Sellers tells the story of every million-selling single in the history of the UK music industry. An analysis of the 123 singles which have passed the magical million sales threshold in the UK in the past 60 years, from Bill Haley & The Comets? very first UK million seller right through to more recent singles by Lady Gaga, Rihanna and the Black Eyed Peas.Interviews with artists including Engelbert Humperdinck, Steps, Bernard Sumner (New Order), Midge Ure (Ultravox), Mel C (Spice Girls), Boney M, Kevin Rowland and many more. Each one reflects on their own million seller and what they most remember of their success at the time.

SEK 211.00
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Mick O' Shea: The Anarchy Tour

Mick O' Shea: The Anarchy Tour

Illustrated throughout with rare photographs and memorabilia, The Anarchy Tour tells the story of why the 'Anarchy in the UK Tour' was so important, examining along the way punk rock?s impact on the nation in the Seventies. In December 1976, a coach drove off down a London street. On board were the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Heartbreakers and their respective management, while The Damned, who were also on the bill, were travelling separately.The 'Anarchy in the UK Tour' should have been just another rock ?n? roll tour, and surely would have been, had it not been for the Sex Pistols? anarchic antics on the Today show two days earlier. What should have been an inconsequential three-minute interview to hopefully plug the new single, and the accompanying promotional tour, descended into farce when the show?s host Bill Grundy goaded the Sex Pistols? guitarist Steve Jones into saying something outrageous. The Anarchy Tour explains why many local councils banned the tour resulting in only seven out of a scheduled twenty gigs taking place. One London councilor stated: ?Most of these groups would be vastly improved by sudden death?Author Mick O' Shea has interviewed members of the band?s involved, managers, roadies and audience members to tell the story of why this was such an important tour.

SEK 264.00
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John Dingwall: Emeli Sandé - Read All About It

John Dingwall: Emeli Sandé - Read All About It

Emeli Sandé is an English-born Scottish recording artist and songwriter. In 2012 she was named Critics' Choice at the Brit Awards for Our Version of Events , which went on to become the biggest selling UK album in 2012. The album sold over 3 million copies and spent 7 consecutive weeks at number one in the UK album charts. Emeli Sandé has written for a number of other artists, including Alicia Keys, Gabrielle, Leona Lewis, Alesha Dixon, and Cheryl Cole. She performed at both the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games. In 2013 Sandé won the Best British Female and Best British Album award at the Brits, and received two Ivor Novello Awards for her single Next To Me . In this biography author John Dingwall talks to Emeli, her parents, her sister, schoolteachers and those who have been involved in her career. He details her childhood, her first record deal and how she was initially rejected by Gary Barlow - who told her she was never going to be a star. Emeli Sandé - Read All About It tells of how the singer eventually landed a deal with Virgin, and talks about her early collaborations with other artists, including Wiley, Tinie Tempah, Susan Boyle and Professor Green, before making it as an artist in her own right.

SEK 231.00
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Marianne Faithfull: As Years Go By

Marianne Faithfull: As Years Go By

As Years Go By is a richly detailed portrait of Marianne Faithfull, the woman who has lived an incredible life, one that far transcends her best known role as courtesan to the chief rolling stone. From aristocratic lineage to convent school, stardom to attempted suicide, junkie to punk, folk singer to torch chanteuse, Marianne Faithfull has seen her life flash by in banner headlines.Researched through over 50 interviews with her family, former lovers and friends, As Years Go By reveals the truth behind the headlines, the person behind the profile. Updated and extensively revised by one of the UK?s most acclaimed writers, it is a candid, illuminating account of an endearing yet misunderstood artist.

SEK 238.00
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Kelly Rowland: From Destiny & Beyond

Kelly Rowland: From Destiny & Beyond

From Destiny and Beyond charts Kelly Rowland's rise from painfully shy child to successful backing vocalist and internationally acclaimed solo act.Fleeing a broken home and an alcoholic father, she entered the tough world of show business via what would become one of the best-selling girl groups in the world, Destiny's Child. A brutal rehearsal regime and a love-hate relationaship with the group's manager - bandmate Beyonce's father Matthew - meant that life was still far from easy.Kelly's eventual emergence from the shadow of Beyonce to grasp stardom in her own right makes for a truly inspiring story. Biographer Chloe Govan tells it all, from childhood loneliness to success as a solo performer and UK X-Factor judge.

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Paul Anderson: MOD ART

Paul Anderson: MOD ART

MOD ART is the definitive work on everything visual relating to Mod culture, the look that has never gone out of style. Featuring exclusive interviews with key artists and experts on the cult of Mod, MOD ART examines the art scene surrounding the birth of modernism in the UK in the 1960s and explains how the collision of high art, mass culture and sharp fashion produced a unique visual perspective on the way we dress, what we look at and the way we perceive design. Beautifully illustrated with a treasure trove of colour photographs of famous, rediscovered and rare images from across the eras, MOD ART explains how this indestructible youth cult continues to exert a defining influence on the world of graphics, painting and design.

SEK 371.00
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Paul Anderson: MOD ART

Paul Anderson: MOD ART

MOD ART is the definitive work on everything visual relating to Mod culture, the look that has never gone out of style. Featuring exclusive interviews with key artists and experts on the cult of Mod, MOD ART examines the art scene surrounding the birth of modernism in the UK in the 1960s and explains how the collision of high art, mass culture and sharp fashion produced a unique visual perspective on the way we dress, what we look at and the way we perceive design. Beautifully illustrated with a treasure trove of colour photographs of famous, rediscovered and rare images from across the eras, MOD ART explains how this indestructible youth cult continues to exert a defining influence on the world of graphics, painting and design.

SEK 371.00
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Young, Gifted And Black: The Story Of Trojan Records

Young, Gifted And Black: The Story Of Trojan Records

When it was formed, Trojan Records epitomised the punk DIY ethic over a decade before 1976. With a blizzard of ndividual labels and a marketing strategy that involved selling product out of the backs of vans, the company spearheaded the injection of reggae and ska into the vein of British youth consciousness. In its first brief six-year incarnation, Trojan produced nearly 30 hit singles, created the legendary compilation series Tighten Up and launched new acts like Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Ken Boothe, The Pioneers, Bob And Marcia, Greyhound and Dave And Ansell Collins, all against a background of cut-throat politics, cultural division and prejudice. Featuring a comprehensive discography, Young, Gifted And Black is the official story of Trojan Records, lifting the lid on the scheming, backbiting and sheer seat-ofthe- pants inspiration that made the label such a powerful force for black UK music.

SEK 185.00
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Tales Of The Smiths Graphic

Tales Of The Smiths Graphic

There was never a band like THE SMITHS. Formed at the coalface of a depressed England in 1982, their mix of wit, realism and a wry self-awareness would take them to heights young Morrissey could only dream of from the confines of his dull education, a brutal Manchester upbringing, and the horror of cleaning up body parts as a hospital porter. Climaxing with the release of their first ever single; using interviews and reviews, imagined conversation and peerless artistry; visiting every influence from the New York Dolls to Nico, from Bowie and The Sex Pistols to Patti Smith, Con Chrisoulis brings to brilliant life the troubled teenage years of the unique artists that are Morrissey, Marr, Rourke and Joyce. With a foreword by Si Wolstencroft and an introduction by Johnny Rogan, this is the story of the birth of THE SMITHS, one of the most influential UK bands, ever.

SEK 371.00
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Dick Porter/Kris Needs: Parallel Lives - Blondie (Updated Edition)

Dick Porter/Kris Needs: Parallel Lives - Blondie (Updated Edition)

Parallel Lives is the definitive biography of Blondie , the iconic New York band led by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. It is based on original and revealing interviews with Harry and Stein and the third founding member, drummer Clem Burke, and an ongoing friendship between co-author Kris Needs and the band which was established during their first UK tour in 1977. Blondie have influenced everyone from Madonna to Lady Gaga to a wave of female-led rock bands - but behind the scenes they were plagued by personal issues and financial problems. That they have survived into the 21st century is a testament to their extraordinary spirit. This is their story. This updated edition of Parallel Lives brings the Blondie story up to date with the release of their 2014 album, Blondie 4 (0) Ever, ongoing success as a touring act and reaction to the death of their great friend and supporter David Bowie.

SEK 265.00
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Dolly Parton Smart Blonde Upd Bam Bk

Dolly Parton Smart Blonde Upd Bam Bk

Smart Blonde: Dolly Parton is a comprehensive and revealing biography which includes interviews with family members, musicians and producers who have worked with Dolly over the years. This new and fully updated edition includes a detailed section on the superstar's legendary performance at 2014's Glastonbury Festival. This book is a detailed assessment of her music as a singer and songwriter over the last forty years, and author Stephen Miller discusses how she shrugged aside the male-dominated world of Nashville in the early 1960s to take hold of her career, sell millions of albums and appear in films with Jane Fonda, Burt Reynolds and Sylvester Stallone. Smart Blonde: Dolly Parton throws new light on her private life - her mysterious and closely guarded relationship with her husband Carl Dean, and her lifelong friend Judy Ogle as well as her seeming love of cosmetic surgery. This is the story of an artist and performer who is deadly serious about music but is often seen as frivolous about her image. The updated version of this Dolly Parton  biography includes details of her Glastonbury 2014 performance, the cherry on the cake of her illustrious career. Finding new fans and putting on a characteristically entertaining show for old ones, the UK tour led to her most recent album being her biggest-selling album in the UK ever. This incredible detailed Dolly Parton biography is a must for all fans, old and new, of this jewel in country music's crown. Boasting an authoritative account of her ongoing career, this is the only biography on the legendary lady, the queen of country, the philanthropist and perfect performer. Stephen Miller practised as a solicitor until the early Nineties when he retired in order to pursue other interests, notably American country music. For six years he reviewed albums, books and concerts and interviewed a variety of artists for a weekly country music show on commercial radio station Scot FM. He is also the author of Johnny Cash: The Life on an American Idol , also published by Omnibus Press. If you've bought the biography and been inspired by Parton 's incredible songwriting, why not learn some of her  Greatest Hits   with our Dolly Parton  sheet music.

SEK 211.00
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Joel McIver: Thunder - Giving The Game Away

Joel McIver: Thunder - Giving The Game Away

The legend of Thunder spans 27 years and is studded with 18 Top 40 UK singles, as well as a haul of gold and platinum albums. They've had their share of breakups and re-formations, and their story, told in their own words and illustrated with rare photos and memorabilia, reflects both the price and the perks of rock fame. Core band members Danny Bowes, Luke Morley and Gary 'Harry' James were initially supplemented by Ben Matthews and Mark Luckhurst to create Thunder in 1989, out of the ashes of the band Terraplane. Thunder 's debut album, Backstreet Symphony, was boosted by a famous appearance at the 1990 Donington Park Monsters of Rock Festival. Twenty-seven years later they are still doing what they do best. Author Joel McIver has captured the heroic life and times of Thunder , using their individual recollections to relate a classic rock 'n' roll tale coupled with numerous personal snapshots, showing the band members changing from young hopefuls to the arena starts they are today. With a foreword by Andy Taylor, ex-Duran Duran and Power Station guitarist as well as producer of Backstreet Symphony, Giving The Game Away is the definitive authorised biography of this much-loved British rock band.

SEK 291.00
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When The Screaming Stops: The Dark History Of The Bay City Rollers

When The Screaming Stops: The Dark History Of The Bay City Rollers

What happened to the Bay City Rollers is one of the greatest scandals of the music industry. This unflinching book reveals the dark truth behind 'rollermania', the pioneering boy band fad which gripped the UK in the seventies and spread around the world as the Edinburgh lads scored number one international hits. The Dark History Of The Bay City Rollers exposes the sinister undercurrents that ran beneath the band's phenomenal success. Their Svengali, former band leader Tom Paton, controlled his charges and promoted them as clean-living teetotalers while subjecting them to various forms of sexual abuse, In Paton, the industry cliche of the manipulative and venal pop manager found its most grotesque expression. Dazzled by sudden global fame and corrupted by Paton's unquenchable sexual appetites, the Bay City Rollers soon became part of his world of depravity, victimhood, crime and psychosis. Band members became hooked on drugs, and their fall was almost as rapid as their rise, leaving them penniless and emotionally destroyed. Three years after they fired Paton, in 1979, he was finally convicted of gross indecency with teenage boys. That such exploitation could have happened to one of the world's most famous boy bands is a brutal reminder that conspiracies of silence about sexual exploitation were once the norm in the music and entertainment business. The Dark History Of The Bay City Rollers is a no-holds-barred expose of sex, drugs and financial mismanagement based on over 500 hours of interviews with many of the band's closest associates, including former members.

SEK 371.00
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Steely Dan: Reelin' In The Years

Steely Dan: Reelin' In The Years

Reelin’ In The Years is the acclaimed biography of Steely Dan, now updated to include details of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen’s work up to the very untimely passing of Walter Becker in 2017. The first biography to have been published on Steely Dan, it tells the strange tale of how Becker and Fagen, a couple of cynical New York jazz fans, wormed their way into a record contract and astonished critics with their superb debut, Can’t Buy A Thrill, in 1973. Seven albums later, after Aja had topped charts everywhere, they were among the biggest selling acts in the world. Then they quit, only to reform in 1993 more popular than ever. But Steely Dan were different from the rest of rock’s super-sellers. They rarely gave interviews. After some early bad experiences on the road, they refused to tour. They didn’t have their photographs taken. Few people even knew what they looked like. Steely Dan weren’t even a proper group; it was two musicians and their producer, yet every top-notch player in the world lined up to appear on their albums. They were perfectionists. They were enigmatic. They were very rich. Their music was the coolest around. In Reelin’ In The Years, Brian Sweet, founder of Metal Leg – the now defunct UK based Steely Dan fanzine – draws back the veil of secrecy that has surrounded Becker and Fagen. Here at last is the true story of how they made their music and lived their lives. Includes many photographs and a complete discography.

SEK 265.00
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Adam Faith: Life Of Bam Bk

Adam Faith: Life Of Bam Bk

Written by David and Caroline Stafford , Big Time: The Life Of Adam Faith tells the story of the pop star turned actor turned manager, whose fascinating life is told with wit and insight from his humble beginnings to his tragic passing in 2003. Terence Nelhams-Wright took on the alter ego of Adam Faith  in early adolescence, before going on to become a teen pop idol and the first UK artist to reach the top 5 with his first seven hits. Known for his unique vocal style, Faith captured the hearts and the musical minds of the pop-loving public. His attractive features suited the new televisual medium and his sexual adventures became legendary. After the whirlwind success of The Beatles, however, his brand of polished pop was rendered obsolete, and his ventures expanded into other areas. Becoming a TV actor, Adam Faith played a hapless Soho chancer, before again reinventing himself as a manager for Leo Sayer. Propelling him to international pop stardom, his tuition proved invaluable to Sayer, guiding him in matters of music, mentorship and money. This latter foray became the next in Faith's ventures, making and losing several fortunes... for himself and others. This fascinatingly in-depth biography of this unique personality is an ideal way to discover the life and times of the true British eccentric through the eyes of those who knew him, as well as in his own words. If you are looking for an unprecedented account of The Life Of Adam Faith , this extensive and expansive biography by David  and Caroline Stafford  reveals all the important details behind the rise and rise of such an interesting figure and an exciting life.

SEK 304.00
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