Backbeat Books
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Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon
$24.99 Add to cartWarren Zevon songs are like chapters in a great American novel. Its story lies in the heart of his – and our – psyche. The lines are blurred. We never seem to know if we are looking in a mirror or pee… [more below]
- Author: Campion, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: June 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1617136727
- Language: English
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Ringo: With a Little Help
$19.99 Add to cartRingo: With a Little Help is the first in-depth biography of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who kept the beat for an entire generation and who remains a rock icon over fifty years since the Beatles took… [more below]
- Author: Michael Seth Starr
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 426
- Publish Date: September 27 2016
- ISBN10: 1617136573
- Language: English
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The Ibanez Electric Guitar Book: A Complete History of Ibanez Electric Guitars
$24.99 Add to cart(Book). Ibanez is the most important Japanese guitar brand, and this new book tells the story of its electric guitars, tracking the fortunes of this impressive brand. At first the guitars were cheap a… [more below]
- Author: Bacon, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 15 2013
- ISBN10: 1617134538
- Language: English
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The Prs Electric Guitar Book: A Complete History of Paul Reed Smith Electrics
$29.99 Add to cartTHE PRS GUITAR BOOK: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS
- Author: Burrluck, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1480386278
- Language: English
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Gruhn’s Guide to Vintage Guitars
$34.99 Add to cartGruhn’s Guide to Vintage Guitars is the most extensive and detailed list of specifications ever published for identifying, dating, and establishing the authenticity of an instrument. This new edition … [more below]
- Author: Gruhn, George
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 648
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 087930944X
- Language: English
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Les Paul in His Own Words
$29.99 Add to cartIn 2009, the legendary Les Paul passed away at the age of 94. In celebration of his life, this book, capturing Paul’s own reflections on his remarkable inventions and guitar playing, was published as … [more below]
- Author: Cochran, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 366
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1495047393
- Language: English
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The Bass Book: A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars
$29.99 Add to cartTHE BASS BOOK: A COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BASS GUITARS UPDATED EDITION
- Author: Bacon, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1495001504
- Language: English
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The Jive 95: An Oral History of America’s Greatest Underground Rock Radio Station, Ksan San Francisco
$32.95 Read moreThe Jive 95: An Oral History of America’s Greatest Underground Rock Radio Station, KSAN San Francisco is an oral history of America’s first hippie underground FM station which broadcast the countercul… [more below]
- Author: Rosenfeld, Hank
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 346
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 149307086X
- Language: English
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Flying V, Explorer, Firebird: An Odd-Shaped History of Gibson’s Weird Electric Guitars
$24.99 Add to cartLavishly illustrated with color photos throughout
- Series: Guitar Reference (Backbeat Books)
- Author: Bacon, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1617130087
- Language: English
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Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius – Anniversary Edition
$26.95 Add to cartA fitting tribute to the troubled genius who revolutionized electric bass playing and bridged the gaps between jazz, R&B, rock and funk. From his early days in R&B club bands through his international… [more below]
- Author: Milkowski, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 339
- Publish Date: October 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0879308591
- Language: English
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Gratefully Deadicated Pin Art: Coloring Book
$16.99 Add to cartGRATEFULLY DEADICATED PIN ART: COLORING BOOK
- Author: Kroman, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1495076741
- Language: English
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Close to the Edge: How Yes’s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock
$27.95 Add to cartThe first half of the 1970s was an especially fertile period for British progressive rock, laying claim to classics such as Tarkus, Selling England by the Pound, Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, The Dark Side… [more below]
- Author: Romano, Will
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 302
- Publish Date: January 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1617136174
- Language: English
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The Gibson 335 Guitar Book: Electric Semi-Solid Thinlines and the Players Who Made Them Famous
$29.99 Add to cartThe Gibson 335 Guitar Book tells the story of Gibson’s ES-335 and related models, as played by B.B. King, Alvin Lee, and Eric Clapton, among other virtuosos. It’s full of great guitars, cool players, … [more below]
- Author: Bacon, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1495001520
- Language: English
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The Sg Guitar Book: 50 Years of Gibson’s Stylish Solid Guitar
$34.95 Add to cartTo many vintage guitar fans, it seems inconceivable that Gibson dumped the Sunburst Les Paul in 1960 and, during the following year, introduced a completely new design, the one that we know now as the… [more below]
- Author: Bacon, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1480399256
- Language: English
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All the Leaves Are Brown: How the Mamas & the Papas Came Together and Broke Apart
$32.95 Read moreFew songs have captured the contradictions and ambiguities of the 1960s as memorably as “California Dreamin’,” the iconic folk music single that catapulted the Mamas & the Papas into rock and roll his
- Author: Shea, Scott G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 422
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493072110
- Language: English
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Raisin’ Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter
$30.28 Add to cartRAISIN’ CAIN: THE WILD AND RAUCOUS STORY OF JOHNNY WINTER
- Author: Sullivan, Mary Lou
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0879309733
- Language: English
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She’s a Badass: Women in Rock Shaping Feminism
$34.95 Read moreFeminism has always been a complex and controversial topic, as female rock musicians know especially well. When they’ve stayed true to their own vision, these artists have alternately been adored as r
- Author: Yeske Taylor, Katherine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: January 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1493072544
- Language: English
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A Perfect Union of Contrary Things
$29.99 Add to cartNew York Times Bestseller A Perfect Union of Contrary Things is the authorized biography of musician and vintner Maynard James Keenan. Co-author Sarah Jensen’s 30-year friendship with Keenan gives her
- Author: Keenan, Maynard James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 01, 2016
- ISBN10: 1495024423
- Language: English
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Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss’s Destroyer and the Making of an American Icon
$24.99 Read moreHow does an underground oddity become a cultural phenomenon? For over 40 years, the rock band Kiss has galvanized the entertainment world with an unparalleled blitz of bravado, theatricality, and sham
- Author: Campion, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 01, 2015
- ISBN10: 1617136182
- Language: English
