PEARSON, GEORGE

Sex, Brown Ale and Rhythm and Blues : The Life That Gave Birth to "The Animals" (SIGNED by AUTHOR and by BAND DRUMMER)

snagaP Publishing. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 095346640X) Soft Cover, 8.25 x 6 inches. Limited Signed Edition by author on title page. Also signed by John Steel who as the drummer, with Eric Burdon formed the nucleus of the band that became The Animals. No other marks or inscriptions. Tiny crease to lower corner of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 246pp. Also enclosed is a flyer for the 40th Anniversary Tour of The Animals & Friends plus a ticket to the show at Wyllyotts Centre on 16 Oct 2004. A chance meeting between Eric Burdon and Johhny Steel in a Newcastle Art College in the 1950s led them to form the nucleus of a band of hell raisers and musicians which over time resulted in The Animals, a major musical phenomenon of the sixties. The story is told as a factual novel interweaving the personal story of Terry with the real events and influences which carried them to the top. With black & white photographs of the personalities involved and their lives. A very scarce item. Near Fine. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 006144

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Music_history and Criticism, Newcastle, Eric Burdon, Johnny Steel 095346640x

MEGAN PERRY

How to be a Record Producer in the Digital Era

New York, Billboard. 2008, First Edition. (ISBN: 0823098966) Soft Cover, 9 x 6 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of handling, one page corner creased and no bumping to corners. 246pp. The definitive how-to manual for aspiring record producers everywhere. Scarce in the UK. Very Good.

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Book number: 023837

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Music, Publication, Records, Production Self Help 0823098966

PETER, PAUL & MARY

Peter, Paul & Mary on Tour

London, Blossom Music. 1964. Soft Cover, 11 x 8.5 inches. Light marks to covers and a few pages Very minor creasing to covers. A tight copy with signs of general handling. pp. Includes words, music and tablature for 'All my trials', 'Blowin in the wind', 'Big boat', 'Puff the magic dragon', 'Polly von', and eleven other songs. Extra key written in for two songs. Good (+).

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Book number: 001164

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Popular Music, Folk Music, Sixties

PETER, PAUL AND MARY

Recorded Hits of Peter Paul and Mary in Concert

London, Blossom Music Ltd. 1964. Paperback, 11.75 x 9 inches. No inscriptions or marks, clean pages. Light creasing to dusty covers which are still attached but separating from pages. 32pp. Songs include Blue, If I Had My Way, It's Raining, Jesus Met the Woman, Oh Rock my Soul, One Kind Favor, Single Girl, There is a Ship, Three Ravens, The Times They are A-Changin. Good.

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Book number: 002599

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Pop Music, Folk Music, 1960s,

ST. PIERRE, ROGER

Tom Jones : Quote Unquote

Bristol, Parragon Book Service Ltd. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 0752516965) Hard Cover, 8 x 10.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 79pp. In his own words, Tom Jones tells us about his tough early years before he hit success and his time at the top of his act as a singer who came from the Welsh valleys. Very well illustrated. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 021177

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Tom Jones, Wales, Singer Biography - Performing Arts 0752516965

PITT, PERCY (EDITOR)

Music Masterpieces Part 4

London, The Amalgamated Press. 1925. Soft Cover, 11.5 x 9.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very minor creasing to covers. A clean very tight copy with dusty, lightly marked boards and rubbing to corners. Spine reinforced with tape. Cover loose. 97-128pp. Gems from the world's famous operas and musical plays plus features by the stars of the day. Fair.

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Book number: 008134

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Opera, Musical Plays

PITT, PERCY (EDITOR)

Music Masterpieces Part 5

London, The Amalgamated Press. 1925. Soft Cover, 11.5 x 9.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very minor creasing to covers. A clean very tight copy with dusty, lightly marked boards and rubbing to corners. Spine reinforced with tape. Cover loose. 129-160pp. Gems from the world's famous operas and musical plays plus features by the stars of the day. Fair.

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Book number: 008135

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Opera, Musical Plays

PITT, PERCY (EDITOR)

Music Masterpieces Part 7

London, The Amalgamated Press. 1926. Soft Cover, 11.5 x 9.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Small nicks and creasing to covers. A clean very tight copy with dusty, lightly marked boards and rubbing to corners. Spine reinforced with tape. Cover loose. 1-32pp. Gems from the world's famous operas and musical plays plus features by the stars of the day. Fair.

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Book number: 008136

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Opera, Musical Plays

PITT, PERCY (EDITOR)

Music Masterpieces Part 8

London, The Amalgamated Press. 1926. Soft Cover, 11.5 x 9.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very minor creasing to covers. A clean very tight copy with dusty, lightly marked boards and rubbing to corners. Spine reinforced with tape. Cover loose. 33-64pp. Gems from the world's famous operas and musical plays plus features by the stars of the day. Fair.

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Book number: 008137

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Opera, Musical Plays

PITT, PERCY (EDITOR)

Music Masterpieces Part 11

London, The Amalgamated Press. 1926. Soft Cover, 11.5 x 9.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very minor creasing to covers. A clean very tight copy with dusty, lightly marked boards and rubbing to corners. Spine reinforced with tape. Cover loose. 129-160pp. Gems from the world's famous operas and musical plays plus features by the stars of the day. Fair.

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Book number: 008138

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Opera, Musical Plays

PITT, PERCY (EDITOR)

Music Masterpieces Part 16

London, The Amalgamated Press. 1926. Soft Cover, 11.5 x 9.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very minor creasing to front cover, rear cover edges very nicked, soiled and rubbed. A clean very tight copy with dusty, lightly marked boards and rubbing to corners. Spine reinforced with tape. Cover loose. 97-128pp. Gems from the world's famous operas and musical plays plus features by the stars of the day. Fair.

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Book number: 008139

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Opera, Musical Plays

PITT, PERCY (EDITOR)

Music Masterpieces Part 17

London, The Amalgamated Press. 1926. Soft Cover, 11.5 x 9.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Creasing to covers. A clean very tight copy with dusty, lightly marked front board, soiled rear and rubbing to corners. Spine reinforced with tape. Cover loose. 129-160pp. Gems from the world's famous operas and musical plays plus features by the stars of the day. Fair.

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Book number: 008140

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Opera, Musical Plays

PORTER, DICK

The Darkness : Permission to Rock

London, Plexus. 2004, First Edition. (ISBN: 0859653528) Paperback, 10.25 x 7.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp. This book documents the Darkness' unstoppable rise from their pomp-rock origins to post millenial, chart-topping, cock-rock superstars. Fine.

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Book number: 007487

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Rock Music, 0859653528

RATHFELDERS, HERMANIS

Die Letten, ihre Sprache und Tradition in Volksliedern : The Latvians, language and tradition in folk Songs

Latvia, Institutum Balticum. 1971. Soft Cover, 9 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 177-234pp. Reprint from Acta Baltica. Language and tradition in folk songs from Latvia. Fine.

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Book number: 015256

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Folk Songs, Latvia Mythology

RAYMOND, JACK

Show Music on Record : From the 1890s to the 1980s

New York, Frederick Ungar Publishing Co Inc. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0804457743) Hard Cover, 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Previous owner's neat bookplate on reverse of half-title page. No other inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped with bad tear to front and chip/tear to top of spine. 253pp. This book is a treasure for devotees of the American musical, on stage, or television or in film. It is a comprehensive listing of commercial recordings plus composer performances ranging from Robin Hood in 1891 to the musicals of the 1980s. It includes nearly 4000 show and musical films, English and foreign. It indexes these in a number of ways for ease of use and includes over 100 photographs, many showing actual recording sessions, sheet music covers and Playbill covers. A fascinating book for the enthusiast. Near Fine/Fair.

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Book number: 004470

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Films, Movies, Stage, Television, 0804457743