Backbeat Books
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The Epiphone Guitar Book: A Complete History of Epiphone Guitars
$30.00 Read moreThe story of Epiphone, one of the oldest and most famous guitar companies, is told by former staff historian Walter Carter. It’s an epic story spanning three centuries, from Old World roots in the 19t… [more below]
- Author: Carter, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1617130974
- Language: English
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Fifty Years of Deadhead Art: Coloring Book
$16.99 Read moreFeaturing: – Forty-six illustrations of Grateful Dead art featured in Relix magazine – Single-sided printing on high-quality paper to reduce the chance of bleed-through – Perforated removable sheets t… [more below]
- Author: Kroman, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1495076733
- Language: English
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Lunacy: The Curious Phenomenon of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, 50 Years on
$24.95 Read moreAfter Syd Barrett departed Pink Floyd, the band that he had co-founded and fronted became a rudderless ship, releasing a series of nebulous (though highly inventive) jam albums and taking on touring e
- Author: Kruth, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: March 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493067168
- Language: English
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Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
$34.99 Read moreFreddie Mercury was one of rock’s most dazzling front men. When he died in 1991, the music world lost one of its most flamboyant characters, as well as a supremely talented writer and vocalist. Best k… [more below]
- Author: Blake, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 23 2016
- ISBN10: 1495030113
- Language: English
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Banjo: An Illustrated History
$35.00 Read moreThe banjo is emblematic of American country music, and it is at the core of other important musical movements, including jazz and ragtime. The instrument has been adopted by many cultures and has been… [more below]
- Author: Carlin, Bob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 258
- Publish Date: May 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1495011240
- Language: English
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The British Amp Invasion: How Marshall, Hiwatt, Vox and More Changed the Sound of Music
$29.99 Read moreTHE BRITISH AMP INVASION: HOW MARSHALL HIWATT VOX AND MORE CHANGED THE SOUND OF MUSI
- Author: Hunter, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1617136395
- Language: English
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Sinister Urge: The Life and Times of Rob Zombie
$29.99 Read moreSinister Urge is the first in-depth, career-spanning biography of heavy-metal musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie. Born Robert Cummings in 1965, Zombie is now as well known for his movies as he is for h… [more below]
- Author: McIver, Joel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1617136166
- Language: English
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Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook [With CD (Audio)]
$34.95 Read moreGuitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook opens up the world of effects pedals, vintage and new alike, for the guitarist. In an easy, guitarist-friendly style, the book explores the history of dif… [more below]
- Author: Hunter, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1617131016
- Language: English
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The Tube Amp Book [With CD-ROM]
$68.00 Read moreAlready known as the bible of tubes and tube amps, The Tube Amp Book is now even better! This deluxe revised edition contains 40% new material, with a comprehensive A-Z section covering all the great … [more below]
- Author: Pittman, Aspen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 378
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0879307676
- Language: English
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Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega
$40.00 Read moreBest known for co-founding the early punk duo Suicide, Alan Vega lived a complex and labyrinthine life, driven by a desire to express himself uncompromisingly through art. From his first sketch in art
- Author: Davis-Chanin, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 149307248X
- Language: English
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My Years with Townes Van Zandt: Music, Genius and Rage
$19.95 Add to cart“Other people locked themselves away and hid from their demons. Townes flung open his door and said, ‘Come on in.'” So writes Harold Eggers, Townes Van Zandt’s longtime road manager and producer, in M… [more below]
- Author: Eggers, Harold F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1493065432
- Language: English
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The Telecaster Guitar Book: A Complete History of Fender Telecaster Guitars
$24.99 Add to cartThis new version of Tony Bacon’s Six Decades of the Fender Telecaster shows how the world’s first commercially successful solidbody electric guitar still attracts musicians more than 60 years since it… [more below]
- Author: Bacon, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1617131059
- Language: English
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Chasing the Blues: A Traveler’s Guide to America’s Music
$39.50 Add to cartA fusion of history, culture, and song in a practical travel guide for music lovers who want to understand more of what helped shape what they are seeing, hearing, and experiencing as they tour the cr
- Author: Matyas, Josephine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1493060600
- Language: English
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I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones
$29.99 Add to cartI KNOW BETTER NOW: MY LIFE BEFORE DURING AND AFTER THE RAMONES
- Author: Ramone, Richie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1617137103
- Language: English
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Rush FAQ: All That’s Left to Know about Rock’s Greatest Power Trio
$29.98 Add to cartRush FAQ documents the amazing story of the world’s greatest Canadian prog rock power trio, from its origins in a church basement in Willowdale, Ontario, to its induction ceremony at the Rock and Roll… [more below]
- Series: FAQ
- Author: Mobley, Max
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1617134511
- Language: English
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Squier Electrics: 30 Years of Fender’s Budget Guitar Brand
$24.99 Add to cartIn 1982, Fender revived an old guitar-string name for its new line of Japanese-made electric guitars. Millions of guitars later, and celebrating its 30th anniversary, Squier is almost as important to … [more below]
- Author: Bacon, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: December 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1617130222
- Language: English
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How to Write Melodies
$34.43 Add to cartHow to Write Melodies is the only guide you’ll ever need for demystifying and perfecting the art of melody writing.
- Author: Rooksby, Rikky
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1493073397
- Language: English
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American Standard: Cheap Trick from the Bars to the Budokan and Beyond
$41.93 Add to cartThey’ve sold more than 20 million albums, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they’re one of Homer Simpson’s favorite bands–but even today, fifty years after they first formed
- Author: Warner, Ross
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1493078062
- Language: English
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When Rock Met Reggae: How the Cultural Crossover of Bob Marley, the Clash, the Specials and More Changed the Face of Rock Music
$41.93 Add to cartIn When Rock Met Reggae, Steven Blush takes a spirited, cross-genre perspective in this “illuminating chronicle” (Booklist) of the crossover of Jamaican, British, and American sounds that changed the
- Author: Blush, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1493074474
- Language: English
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Elegant People: A History of the Band Weather Report
$32.95 Read moreElegant People is the definitive history of Weather Report, the premier fusion band of the 1970s and beyond.
Founded in late 1970 by three stars of the jazz world–keyboardist Joe Zawinul, saxophonist
- Author: Bianchi, Curt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: June 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1493059998
- Language: English
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