Essential works ltd gb (114 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: New. Originally published in 1976, Martin Bax's seminal cult novel is back in print after three decades.From harbours around the world, the hospital ship picks up casualties, emergency cases of men and women in states of severe psychic withdrawal and large groups of autistic children. They are victims of a worldwide disaster; a holocaust that spreads as the hospital ship sails on, struggling to save itself from its own lunacy.…

Paperback. Condición: New. From That's All Right to Way Down via Heartbreak Hotel, Jailhouse Rock, Mystery Train, Little Sister and American Trilogy among many others, Essential Elvis cuts through the myth and mess of the life and career of the 20th-century's first and greatest rock 'n' roll star.Peter Silverton investigates and celebrates the stories and the people behind the greatest recordings of Elvis' career. Part biography, part personal history and full of hip-shaking thrills, Essential Elvis will have you reaching for the music, the original sound of rock 'n' roll.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Sol Yurick's cult novel, originally published in 1966, blasts the American judicial system and society in general. It was called 'one of the fiercest and most effective satires to come out of America in a decade' by The Spectator. Although written before his debut published novel The Warriors (1965), like that work, Fertig was eventually made into a movie-The Confession (1999) starring Ben Kingsley. It is now available for the first time in over three decades.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Originally written in Danish in 1980, Pink Moon was the first biography of Nick Drake, and remains the only one to include exclusive interviews with the singer's parents, Rodney and Molly Drake. In this new, significantly updated edition, available in English for the first time, author and poet Gorm Henrik Rasmussen reveals more from his visits to the Drakes in their home Far Leys - the first, just five years after the death of their troubled son.Rasmussen includes new interviews with Nick's friends and collaborators plus extracts taken from his eight-year correspondence with the Drakes, and from telephone conversations he had with Rodney every month over four years.Full of intimate detail about the last three years of Nick's life spent at his childhood home, Pink Moon - A Story about Nick Drake is a personal, original, and moving retelling of the life, death, and posthumous rise of a poet and guitarist who was strangely unsuited for his own time, and is more popular now than he ever was in life.…

Paperback. Condición: New. From their beginnings playing music that could have seen them arrested, through three decades of success, struggle and strife and including new details about members leaving, Relentless uncovers the story of one of the world's most influential Metal acts. Written with the support of the band, it is illustrated with over 70 photos, many from the band's personal archives, and most previously unseen.…

Paperback. Condición: New. From their beginnings playing music that could have seen them arrested, through three decades of success, struggle and strife and including new details about members leaving, Relentless uncovers the story of one of the world's most influential Metal acts. Written with the support of the band, it is illustrated with over 70 photos, many from the band's personal archives, and most previously unseen.…

Paperback. Condición: New. 2nd Revised ed. Glen Matlock was a founding member of the Sex Pistols and co-wrote most of their iconic songs. His story of the Pistols' rise to global infamy is an honest, insightful account of a group of intelligent malcontents, determined to change the music business and to attack hypocrisy and stale conventions in society at large. Glen brilliantly captures the flavour of seventies Britain and reveals the complexities and personality clashes that made the Pistols so explosive at that time. Also includes true tales of the Pistols reunion tours of 1996 and 2002.Never mind the other bollocks-filled books about the Sex Pistols, here's the truth.…

Paperback. Condición: New. 2nd Revised ed. Glen Matlock was a founding member of the Sex Pistols and co-wrote most of their iconic songs. His story of the Pistols' rise to global infamy is an honest, insightful account of a group of intelligent malcontents, determined to change the music business and to attack hypocrisy and stale conventions in society at large. Glen brilliantly captures the flavour of seventies Britain and reveals the complexities and personality clashes that made the Pistols so explosive at that time. Also includes true tales of the Pistols reunion tours of 1996 and 2002.Never mind the other bollocks-filled books about the Sex Pistols, here's the truth.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Not everyone was a Punk in 1976. In fact, most young people danced to a different beat and wore their hair in entirely different ways. Noel Smith was a 16 year old Teddy Boy who bought his first drape suit and styled his hair into a quiff just as the long hot summer began. By the time the heatwave ended, he'd become the leader of a gang of South London rockabilly rebels and led them into battle with all manner of other street gangs - including Punks, Skins, Smoothies and bikers. This is the sharpest and truest telling of London's gang wars fought between 1976 and 1982 that's ever been written. Drawing on a cast of hugely memorable characters Noel tells the shockingly violent and sometimes hilarious story of what life was like for he and his gang of Balham Wildkatz. The clothes, the music, the pubs and parties of those far from golden years are all recalled in vivid and engrossing detail. It's all crazy man, crazy. …

Paperback. Condición: New. Italian singer, songwriter, musician, performer and artist Zucchero's autobiography is now available in English for the first time. In The Sound of Sunday he tells his own revealing, touching, hilarious and heart-breaking story. Among tales of working with some of the world's greatest musicians including Miles Davis, Luciano Pavarotti, John Lee Hooker, Sting, BB King, Bono, Joe Cocker , Solomon Burke, Andrea Bocelli, Eric Clapton and many others, are intimate details of his life and loves - of women, family and music.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Lifting Shadows, the authorized biography of Dream Theater - the American progressive-metal band comprising James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, John Myung and Mike Mangini - traces the band's history from their mid-1980's Long Island origins through to the arena filling act that they are today.This revised and updated edition features all-new interviews with the band and a host of others who have played their part in the rise of the pioneering prog-metal act. It covers the departure of founding drummer Mike Portnoy, the search for his successor and the band's spirited return. Their tale is one of musical integrity, strong professional perseverance and a deep-rooted belief in their direction.The five-piece has enjoyed major success (notably with "Pull Me Under") while remaining essentially an underground band. They thrive on the support of a growing and loyal fan base. As guitarist and founding member John Petrucci writes: "It's incredible, and we are all very blessed and fortunate to have such a long career - not only where we started in America but all over the world.".…

Paperback. Condición: New. Lifting Shadows, the authorized biography of Dream Theater - the American progressive-metal band comprising James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, John Myung and Mike Mangini - traces the band's history from their mid-1980's Long Island origins through to the arena filling act that they are today.This revised and updated edition features all-new interviews with the band and a host of others who have played their part in the rise of the pioneering prog-metal act. It covers the departure of founding drummer Mike Portnoy, the search for his successor and the band's spirited return. Their tale is one of musical integrity, strong professional perseverance and a deep-rooted belief in their direction.The five-piece has enjoyed major success (notably with "Pull Me Under") while remaining essentially an underground band. They thrive on the support of a growing and loyal fan base. As guitarist and founding member John Petrucci writes: "It's incredible, and we are all very blessed and fortunate to have such a long career - not only where we started in America but all over the world.".…

Hardback. Condición: New. Illustrated. Originally published in 1976, Martin Bax's seminal cult novel is back in print after three decades.From harbours around the world, the hospital ship picks up casualties, emergency cases of men and women in states of severe psychic withdrawal and large groups of autistic children. They are victims of a worldwide disaster; a holocaust that spreads as the hospital ship sails on, struggling to save itself from its own lunacy.…

Hardback. Condición: New. Originally written in Danish in 1980, Pink Moon was the first biography of Nick Drake, and remains the only one to include exclusive interviews with the singer's parents, Rodney and Molly Drake. In this new, significantly updated edition, available in English for the first time, author and poet Gorm Henrik Rasmussen reveals more from his visits to the Drakes in their home Far Leys - the first, just five years after the death of their troubled son.Rasmussen includes new interviews with Nick's friends and collaborators plus extracts taken from his eight-year correspondence with the Drakes, and from telephone conversations he had with Rodney every month over four years.Full of intimate detail about the last three years of Nick's life spent at his childhood home, Pink Moon - A Story about Nick Drake is a personal, original, and moving retelling of the life, death, and posthumous rise of a poet and guitarist who was strangely unsuited for his own time, and is more popular now than he ever was in life.…

Hardback. Condición: New. Sol Yurick's cult novel, originally published in 1966, blasts the American judicial system and society in general. It was called 'one of the fiercest and most effective satires to come out of America in a decade' by The Spectator. Although written before his debut published novel The Warriors (1965), like that work, Fertig was eventually made into a movie-The Confession (1999) starring Ben Kingsley. It is now available for the first time in over three decades.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Canadian musician, artist and producer Devin Townsend's honest and hugely entertaining autobiography tells the story of his life so far. It traces his beginnings in British Columbia growing up hearing a wealth of music, continues through his rapid rise to professional status, touring and recording with Steve Vai and developing his career with Strapping Young Lad and Devin Townsend Project. More than just an honest and intimate autobiography though, Only Half There is also a brutally honest expression of his life as a working, touring and recording artist, a husband, father and bi-polar artist.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Time Flies, The Story of Porcupine Tree is the first in-depth investigation into one of England's most enigmatic and engaging bands. Time Flies is the second book by Rich Wilson, the author of Lifting Shadows, the Authorised biography of Dream Theater. Drawing on original interviews with former band members, friends and colleagues, Rich Wilson describes the genesis of the band in founder Steven Wilson's bedroom and reviews their seventeen year career, commenting on and investigating their ten studio albums. With first-person contributions from band members and archive interviews with everyone connected to Porcupine Tree, this unauthorised biography is perfectly concise and complete.…

Hardback. Condición: New. 2nd Revised ed. Glen Matlock was a founding member of the Sex Pistols and co-wrote most of their iconic songs. His story of the Pistols' rise to global infamy is an honest, insightful account of a group of intelligent malcontents, determined to change the music business and to attack hypocrisy and stale conventions in society at large. Glen brilliantly captures the flavour of seventies Britain and reveals the complexities and personality clashes that made the Pistols so explosive at that time. Also includes true tales of the Pistols reunion tours of 1996 and 2003.Never mind the other bollocks-filled books about the Sex Pistols, here's the truth.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Canadian musician, artist and producer Devin Townsend's honest and hugely entertaining autobiography tells the story of his life so far. It traces his beginnings in British Columbia growing up hearing a wealth of music, continues through his rapid rise to professional status, touring and recording with Steve Vai and developing his career with Strapping Young Lad and Devin Townsend Project. More than just an honest and intimate autobiography though, Only Half There is also a brutally honest expression of his life as a working, touring and recording artist, a husband, father and bi-polar artist.…

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Hardback. Condición: New. 2nd Revised ed. Glen Matlock was a founding member of the Sex Pistols and co-wrote most of their iconic songs. His story of the Pistols' rise to global infamy is an honest, insightful account of a group of intelligent malcontents, determined to change the music business and to attack hypocrisy and stale conventions in society at large. Glen brilliantly captures the flavour of seventies Britain and reveals the complexities and personality clashes that made the Pistols so explosive at that time. Also includes true tales of the Pistols reunion tours of 1996 and 2003.Never mind the other bollocks-filled books about the Sex Pistols, here's the truth.…

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Hardback. Condición: New. Here is the tale of how two popular songs from two different cultures, each with different meaning, and seemingly so different, represent two sides of a similar story. In telling the tale of each, the book touches on musical history, movies, nostalgia, mythmaking, family, crime, war, art, infidelity, and propaganda.Taking as its starting point the fact that The Clash's "London Calling" and Frank Sinatra's "Theme from New York New York" were recorded days apart in 1979, Peter criss-crosses the Atlantic over many decades, examining the almost biological connection between the cities, the songs, and their creators. Featuring a stellar cast of characters, including Peter's old school pal Joe Strummer, Kander and Ebb, Martin Scorsese, Noel Coward, Frank Sinatra, and a supporting cast of adopted kids, lost parents, storied musicians, London chancers, and New York dancers. …

Paperback. Condición: New. The first complete, in-depth biography of the Talk Talk leader, this paperback edition has been updated with new interviews and a new cover design by James Marsh. Author and music industry insider Ben Wardle has interviewed scores of Mark Hollis' friends, musicians, collaborators and record company executives to complete this important and substantial biography.Drawing on extensive original research a perfect silence tells, for the first time, the full, fascinating story of one of the UK's most enigmatic musicians from his earliest beginnings through to his untimely end. …

Paperback. Condición: New. The full story of the Italian Gothfathers as told by the band in their own words. Illustrated throughout with rare and candid photographs, memorabilia and personal artefacts, this is the Lacuna Coil story in all its dark glory. Founder members Cristina Scabbia, Andrea Ferro and Marco Coti Zelati recall the birth, growth and full flowering of the band in 'Nothing Stands in Our Way'. This revised and expanded paperback edition includes all-new artworks, photographs and commentary (including from Diego and Richard) on life and work including making Black Anima, life during the pandemic, Live From The Apocalypse, and getting back to live performance.…

Hardback. Condición: New. Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury has been a major figure in grindcore for more than four decades, and his story is closely tied to the history of that scene. Life? And Napalm Death takes the reader on a front seat, white-knuckle ride through the sights, sounds, places, and people who've been central to the music and the life. Told in his own, inimitable style, this is not just the life story of Shane, but also a history of Napalm Death and their part in the development of grindcore from the beginning to the present.…

Hardback. Condición: New. This much anticipated book, created with John Wetton's family and management, contains the first-person testimony of seventy-plus people who knew and worked with John, from his school days and throughout his professional and personal life. Along with stories of John's musical success are those from friends and family who do not steer clear of his problems, but rather explain the why, the how, and eventual triumph over them in honest and touching recollections. Among the stories of friendship, music and sometimes craziness they tell are reflections on what made John Wetton such an unforgettable musician, friend, and prog rock legend. They also show why his legacy will continue to ring through the coming decades.…

Hardback. Condición: New. This much anticipated book, created with John Wetton's family and management, contains the first-person testimony of seventy-plus people who knew and worked with John, from his school days and throughout his professional and personal life. Along with stories of John's musical success are those from friends and family who do not steer clear of his problems, but rather explain the why, the how, and eventual triumph over them in honest and touching recollections. Among the stories of friendship, music and sometimes craziness they tell are reflections on what made John Wetton such an unforgettable musician, friend, and prog rock legend. They also show why his legacy will continue to ring through the coming decades.…

Hardback. Condición: New. Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury has been a major figure in grindcore for more than four decades, and his story is closely tied to the history of that scene. Life? And Napalm Death takes the reader on a front seat, white-knuckle ride through the sights, sounds, places, and people who've been central to the music and the life. Told in his own, inimitable style, this is not just the life story of Shane, but also a history of Napalm Death and their part in the development of grindcore from the beginning to the present.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Spirit of Talk Talk is a finely crafted book conceived by Toby Benjamin, celebrating the music created by Talk Talk and illustrated with a treasure trove of images from long-time collaborator and renowned art designer James Marsh. Displayed alongside large original artworks and previously unseen sketches and alternative covers, are rare and previously unseen photographs of the band and a specially commissioned biography of Talk Talk by music journalist and author Chris Roberts. Photographic images have been supplied from the archives of photographers Lawrence Watson, Richard Haughton and Sheila Rock amongst others.The book includes the full transcript of Mark Hollis's final interview about the band. Also numerous tributes and eulogies from musicians, artists, producers, and people who worked with the band and knew them intimately. There are also honest, touching, and revealing tributes from musicians, artists friends and fans who were, and continue to be, influenced by Talk Talk's music.This paperback edition has 32 pages of new content including an extensive preface from founding member Simon Brenner, interviews with Paul Webb and Lee Harris, exclusive interviews with a host of people connected to the band, among them musicians, engineers and musical collaborators, a wealth of new, unseen photographs and memorabilia taken from Simon Brenner's personal archive - and a heartfelt afterword honouring founder and leader Mark Hollis.…