Biography
Trouble In Mind
Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years – What Really Happened Rolling Stone Book of the Year Mojo Book of the Year ‘When I get involved in something, I get totally involved. I don’t just play around on the fringes.’ – Bob Dylan In 1979 there was… trouble in mind, and trouble in store for the ever-iconoclastic Dylan. But unlike in 1965-66, the artifactal afterglo..
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Anarchy in the Year Zero
The story of the birth of Punk, with a capital P. How did it happen and why it still matters
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The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume Two: Far Away From Myself (1966-2021)
The second volume of Clinton Heylin’s magisterial biography takes us from Dylan’s 1966 motorcycle accident to the present day. We meet a man who is determined to confound expectations; yet whatever he does only seems to confirm his iconic status to fans and critics alike. There are peaks and troughs. Long periods of writer’s block are followed by sudden b..
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The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume One: A Restless Hungry Feeling (1941-1966)
Signed copy of Clinton Heylin's updated Dylan biography: The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume One: A Restless Hungry Feeling (1941-1966)
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The Train of Ice and Fire
The incredible story of an audacious rock'n'roll tour through Colombia. 'Any band that ever moaned about the freshness of the backstage towels should read this book.' Word
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King of Clubs
King of Clubs is an intimate portrait of visionary showman James Lord Corrigan. Written by Corrigan’s confidant Maureen Prest, this is the only insider’s account of what really went on at his world famous Batley Variety Club, both in front of house and behind closed doors. From his origins on a travelling funfair, his audacious climb through the world of ..
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Pit-folk and Peers – Volume I
The Remarkable History of the People of Fryston: Volume I – Echoes of Fryston Hall (1809-1908) The West Riding pit village of Fryston was once famously referred to as ‘a mining Shangri-la’. Nestling on one side against the mighty River Aire and hemmed in by colliery buildings on the other, this small, isolated community of twelve terraced streets wa..
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Coal, Goals and Ashes
Fryston Colliery’s Pursuit of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup On 22 May 1963, a group of men representing Fryston Colliery Welfare ran out against the much-vaunted Bradford team, Thackley AFC, to contest the final of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup, the ‘ultimate prize’ for local amateur teams. Captaining the Fryston side that day was Pete..
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Howl For Now
A Celebration of Allen Ginsberg’s Epic Protest Poem On October 7th, 1955, a little known poet called Allen Ginsberg premiered a new long poem in the Six Gallery in San Francisco. ‘Howl’, penned in the shadow of the Cold War, would cause a sensation among the crowd that gathered that evening. It would not be long before the poem’s impact spread far beyond ..
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