SCHOLES, PERCY A

Everybody's Guide to Broadcast Music

London, Oxford University Press. 1925, First Edition. Hard Cover, 7.5 x 5 inches. Light foxing to a few pages. No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean tight copy with dusty boards and page edges, sunning to spine and a little rubbing to corners. 238pp. Including a simple description of the various forms of music, and of the orchestra, a short account of the history of music, some advice on the enjoyment of broadcast opera (with a list of published libretti etc.), and a discussion of what constitutes good music and good musical performance. Good.

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Book number: 002417

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Music, Orchestra, Broadcasting, Opera, History

SCOTT, REVEREND J. G. M.

The Bells of Exeter Cathedral

Exeter, Devon, Exeter Cathedral. 1965. Soft Cover, 8.5 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Minor creasing to upper corner. A very clean very tight pamphlet with slightly foxed unmarked covers and no rusting to staples. 10pp. Illustrated description and history of the Exeter Cathedral bells. Very Good.

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Book number: 025356

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Church Bells, Religion / Spirituality / Occult

SHEPHERD, JOHN

Tin Pan Alley

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0710009046) Hard Cover, 9 x 6.25 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 with faint creasing to upper edge and traces of storage. 154pp. This book explores the beginnings of the pop music world as we know it, from the days when a song was written in fifteen minutes or less to the methods applied now by big business. It includes much about the many stars who came to fame by taking a walk down the Alley and is illustrated with photographs and posters that bring the times alive again, from ragtime to Frank Sinatra and Johnny Ray. Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 006322

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Popular Music_history and Criticism 0710009046

SKINNER, TONY

Electric Guitar Playing: Grade Six

Registry Publications Ltd. 2001. (ISBN: 1898466564) Soft Cover. No marks or inscriptions. Crease to upper corner of front cover. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 34pp. Primarily designed for candidates taking the Grade Six examination in electric guitar playing, this book will undoubtedly be helpful to all guitarists. Very Good.

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Book number: 023975

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Music, Guitar, Electric Self Help 1898466564

MARK E. SMITH

Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith

London, Viking. 2008. (ISBN: 0670916749) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with faint crease right across upper edge. 246pp. Autobiography of front man and leader of music band The Fall who has been with the band for three decades. Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 020788

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Music, the Fall, Autobiography Biography - Performing Arts 0670916749

SNIDER, LEE (EDITOR)

Porgy and Bess : A Musical & Pictorial Journey

London, Chappell / Elm Tree Books. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0903443317) Soft Cover, 11.75 x 8.75 inches. Very neat bookplate of previous owner inside front cover. No marks or inscriptions. Very tiny creases to upper front and lower rear corners of covers. A lovely clean very tight copy with unmarked slightly sunned boards and no bumping to corners. 128pp. This superb book starts with a brief history of the production of the musical Porgy and Bess, written by George and Ira Gershwin and by DuBose Heyward. It gives the Cast and Credits of the 1935 production at the Alvin Theatre, New York, details of the revival in 1953, the Cast and Credits of the 1959 Samuel Goldwyn motion picture directed by Otto Preminger starring Disney Poitier and of the 1976 production at the Uris Theatre, New York. With a wealth of black & white photographs and film posters plus the music and lyrics of every one of the songs. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 004581

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Show Music, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Summertime, 0903443317

SNOW, MAT (EDITOR)

Mojo Music Magazine : August 1995

EMAP. 1995. Soft Cover, 11.75 x 8.75 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. 146pp. Cover is The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made. Features on The Beach Boys, Van Morrison interview, Warren Zevon, Ben Harper, Vulgar Boatmen, Dodgy, Rory Gallagher, Time Machine - 1965, Brian Wilson and masses more. Fine.

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Book number: 027606

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Music, Punk, Pop, the 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made. Features on the Beach Boys, Van Morrison Interview, Warren Zevon, Ben Harper, Vulgar Boatmen, Dodgy, Rory Gallagher, Time Machine - 1965, Brian Wilson

SODEN, OLIVER

Michael Tippett : The Biography

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2019, First Edition. (ISBN: 1474606024) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Appears unread. 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. 750pp. Biography of composer Sir Michael Tippett, often considered alongside Benjamin Britten in terms of talent. This account tells of his extraordinary life in which as well as composer he was a pacifist, revolutionary, thinker, activist, prisoner, celebrity and visionary. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 027586

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Biography, Composer, Pacifist, Revolutionary, Thinker, Activist, Prisoner, Celebrity, Visionary Biography - Performing Arts Biography - Politics 1474606024

SOLT, ANDREW AND EGAN, SAM

Imagine : John Lennon

London, Virgin Books. 1989. (ISBN: 0863693903) Soft Cover, 12 x 9 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. 255pp. Based on the film Imagine, this book is a biography and a photographic record of John Lennon, the tough Liverpool kid who conquered the world with his music. Fine.

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Book number: 008236

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: John Lennon, Beatles, Yoko Ono, Biography Biography - Performing Arts 0863693903

SOUTHALL, BRIAN

Brits 25 : The Official Story of Britain's Biggest Music Show

London, BPI Ltd. 2004, First Edition. Soft Cover with Self-Wraps, 11.5 x 11.5 Inches. No marks or inscriptions. Very tiny crease to upper corner of front cover, crease to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 208pp. With photographs of the stars and descriptions of every year the show was held from 1977 to 2004. A lavish work. Near Fine.

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Book number: 019156

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Music Industry, Pop, Rock, Awards Social History

STANLEY, DAVID E. WITH COFFEE, FRANK

The Elvis Encyclopedia : Special Commemorative Edition

North Dighton, MA, World Publications Group. 2002. (ISBN: 1572153199) Hard Cover, 10.25 x 9.5 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 with publisher's marks to upper rear edge and minor traces of storage. 287pp. A comprehensive study of Elvis Presley. Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 011177

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Elvis Presley, Music, Rock and Roll, Singer, Actor Biography - Performing Arts 1572153199

PAUL STENNING

Guns n' Roses: The Band That Time Forgot :The Complete Unauthorised Biography

New Malden, Surrey, Chrome Dreams. 2004, First Edition. (ISBN: 1842402463) Soft Cover, 9.25 x 6 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 221pp. The story of one of the most explosive rock bands on the planet, tracing their origins and the ensuing turmoil. Near Fine.

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Book number: 021307

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Rock Music, 1842402463

STREISAND, BARBRA

Woman In Love as recorded by Barbra Streisand on Columbia Records

Chappell Music Ltd. 1980. Soft Cover, 12 x 9 inches. Alternative chord options written for one piece. No other marks or inscriptions. Creasing to covers. A clean tight copy with clean boards and rubbing to corners. Scarce. 48pp. Fourteen songs with piano music and chord tabulation. Good.

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Book number: 009551

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Chord, Lyrics, Music, Piano

STUDD, STEPHEN

Saint-Saens : A Critical Biography

London, Cygnus Arts. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 1900541653) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.5 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 wth very slight creasing to upper and lower edges. 356pp. This study of French composer Camile Saint-Saens provides the fullest account yet to appear in English of the composer's long life and huge musical output and will undoubtably become the benchmark for future assessments of him as a man and as a composer. Extremely scarce. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 013107

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Classical Music, Biography, France, Composers, Biography - Performing Arts 1900541653

SUGERMAN, DANNY (COMPILER)

The Doors : The Complete Illustrated Lyrics

London, Macdonald. 1991. (ISBN: 0356206297) Soft Cover, 10 x 7 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Front cover well creased, small crease to lower rear corner, none to spine. A very clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 200pp. Very well illustrated with Jim Morrison and The Doors, with all their lyrics plus articles about the band and their music. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Near Very Good.

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Book number: 008511

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Music

Keywords: Music, Jim Morrison, 1960s 0356206297