Ian Claytons memoir on a life of adventures in public houses. 'Brimming with laughter, tall stories, great memories and endless rounds of wonderful beer. It’s also a call to arms to save this unique institution.' - Roger Protz, Editor Good Beer Guide 2000-2018
In the first of a new incarnation of the Wanted Man Study Series, Clinton Heylin’s monograph is the perfect companion to the all-singing all-dancing boxed set of the complete New York sessions for Dylan's fabled Blood On The Tracks: More Blood, More Tracks.
Iain Matthews's compelling memoir of a life on the road, in the studio and at home, through the eyes of one of our most enduring singer-songwriters. Choice of First Edition Hardback or a Deluxe Edition, which comes complete with an accompanying double CD of Iain's songs.
What We Did Instead of Holidays: A History of Fairport Convention and Its Extended Folk-Rock Family by leading music historian Clinton Heylin, a comprehensive new biography of Fairport Convention and their many offshoots, telling the full story of English folk-rock in its golden era (1968-1982).
A comprehensive and thrilling account of Bob Dylan's gospel years, an essential guide to the bootleg series box set.
Leave The Capital by Paul Hanley. A history of Manchester music and cultural emancipation.
Memoir from Manchester drummer Simon Wolstencroft, a musician who connects across all the iconic Manchester bands. ‘Wolstencroft’s book gives us a whole new perspective about Manchester’s music scene. A cracking read.’ — Louder Than War
Thro’ My Eyes
Iain Matthews memoir. Exclusive Deluxe Edition.
The Big Midweek
Signed copies of Steve Hanley’s memoir of life inside The Fall
No One Else Could Play That Tune
Clinton Heylin monograph on Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks.
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Life Inside The Fall
The first insiders account of The Fall, a Guardian Book of the Year
Could Play That Tune
Clinton Heylin's monograph on the making and unmaking of Bob Dylan's 1974 masterpiece, Blood on the Tracks.
Red Army Faction Blues
‘This beautifully-written novel writes about rock music in the same way that David Peace wrote about football in The Damned United.'
