Search Results: Popular Music from Diversity Books, IOBA

Cambridge U.K./ New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. xi, + 98pp. Book clean and square. Intext music examples. Illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and edgeworn. Several lines of text highlighted on one page, else textblock unmarked. 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' (1967) represents the highpoint in the recording career of The Beatles. This book is the first detailed study to be made of this or any other such album, and demonstrates how serious discussion of popular music can be undertaken without failing either the approach or the music. Dr. Moore considers each song individually, tying his analysis to the recorded performance on disc, rather than the printed music . . . Contents include: Prelims. Preface. 6 chapters. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Discography. Index. Book weight approx. 150g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Reprint. Softcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Virgin Books, 1984. 160pp., numerous b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, tiny corner creases to several pages. Illustrated card wrapper has soft corner creases and a few small areas of surface abrasion, minor edgewear, scuffs and indentations. B/white illustrations to inside covers. The photographic illustrations in this book were all taken between January 14 and February 22, 1964. Book weight approx. 510g.. First Edition. Softcover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Omnibus Press, 1991. 127pp., b/w illustrations throughout. Pages clean, tight, slight ink off-setting to several pages only. Duo-tone portrait stiff card wrapper has minor bump to top foredge corner only. In his own words, Cliff's 'thoughts, ideas and opinions' on a variety of issues. Contents include: Early Days, Cliff's Conversation, Things He Says, At Home, Growing Old, Why He Never Married, Cliff's Moral Code, Music, Songs, Travel, Afterwords. An insight into a Rock music icon. Weight approx. 360g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Stiff Wrap Softcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Oxford, England: Lion Publishing, 1993. 366pp., & unpaginated index. 4 x 8 page unpaginated sections of b/w candid illustrations. Book clean, spine tight, slightly cocked. Portrait dustjacket minor scuffs, bruises, indentations. Containing 26 chapters, this full-scale authorized biography takes readers behind the events of Cliff's life to discover the people, stories and tensions which have shaped the Cliff Richard of today. Published simultaneously by Albatross Books, Sutherland, N.S.W., Australia. Weight approx. 900g.. First Edition. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good +/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

St. Leonards-On-Sea, Sussex: Stafford Pemberton, 1977. 69pp., 8 page colour section, numerous b/w illustrations, cartoons, amusements throughout. Book clean, spine firm, no splits. Montage illustrated gloss boards. Childish scribble on two pages and a dot-to-dot filled in, else leaves clean. Full page colour plates of John Miles, Abba, Mud, Lol Creme, Smokie and Rod Stewart. Stories of Queen, Roxy Music, 10cc., Eagles, Hot Chocolate. Quizzes and crosswords, more. Book weight approx. 380g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Gloss Illustrated Hardback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Oxted, Surrey, England: Kingsfleet Publications, 1991. 110pp., illustrated throughout in colour and b/white (mostly of the subject on stage). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. A tribute biography to 'Queen' frontman Freddie Mercury (born Frederick Bulsara, on September 5th, 1946, in Zanzibar). Flamboyant outrageous, hedonistic, innovative, lavishly generous; all and more of these adjectives describe the uniquely talented performer who, after much press speculation, announced on 24 November, 1991, that he was suffering from AIDS. Just 24 hours later, at the age of 45, he was dead . . . This is a tribute to an 'over-the-top' performer of dramatic gestures, rare talent and innovative genius . . . Book weight approx. 520g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1996. xx, + 348pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards lightly bumped on lower foredge corners. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket has minor edgewear and indentations. An interesting insight into the great band: Pink Floyd, with contributions from a variety of sources. Includes Index. Book weight approx. 670g.. Second Impression. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.