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From Bach to the Beatles, and from Elgar to Eminem, here you’ll find our best music books, including the biographies of best-loved bands and classical composers, ever-green music writing classics and stunning music gift books. Whether it’s symphonies, jazz, country or grunge that gets your feet tapping, we’ve got something for everyone.

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Our Best Music Books

The Storyteller
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The Storyteller
Dave Grohl
£9.99   £7.99
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Good Pop, Bad Pop
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Good Pop, Bad Pop
Jarvis Cocker
£20.00   £17.99
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BBC Proms 2022
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BBC Proms 2022
£8.99
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Tenement Kid
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Tenement Kid
Bobby Gillespie
£9.99   £8.49
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I Don't Take Requests
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I Don't Take Requests
Tony Marnoch
£20.00
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Just Kids
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Just Kids
Patti Smith
£9.99
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One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time
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One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time
Craig Brown
£9.99   £8.49
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A Likely Lad
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A Likely Lad
Peter Doherty
£20.00   £16.99
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Lyrics
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Lyrics
Bryan Ferry
£20.00   £17.99
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Harry Styles
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Harry Styles
Sean Smith
£9.99
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Beeswing
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Beeswing
Richard Thompson
£9.99   £8.49
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Being Elvis
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Being Elvis
Ray Connolly
£12.99
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Fear Stalks the Land!
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Fear Stalks the Land!
Thom Yorke
£9.99
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Living on a Thin Line
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Living on a Thin Line
Dave Davies
£20.00   £17.99
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Scar Tissue
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Scar Tissue
Anthony Kiedis
£10.99
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The Foghorn's Lament
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The Foghorn's Lament
Jennifer Lucy Allan
£9.99
Paperback
This is Your Brain on Music
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This is Your Brain on Music
Daniel Levitin
£9.99
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How to Write One Song
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How to Write One Song
Jeff Tweedy
£8.99
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Surrender
Surrender
Bono
£25.00
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From a challenging Dublin childhood to worldwide fame with U2 and high-profile campaigning for a multitude of causes, the rock legend and activist tells his hugely eventful story through both candid, lyrical prose and evocative original artwork.
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Our Best New & Coming Soon Music Books

Good Pop, Bad Pop
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Good Pop, Bad Pop
Jarvis Cocker
£20.00   £17.99
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Tenement Kid
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Tenement Kid
Bobby Gillespie
£9.99   £8.49
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I Don't Take Requests
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I Don't Take Requests
Tony Marnoch
£20.00
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A Likely Lad
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A Likely Lad
Peter Doherty
£20.00   £16.99
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When Does the Mind-Bending Start?
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When Does the Mind-Bending Start?
Gordon King
£20.00
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Living on a Thin Line
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Living on a Thin Line
Dave Davies
£20.00   £17.99
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The Islander
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The Islander
Chris Blackwell
£22.00   £19.99
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Paper Cuts
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Paper Cuts
Ted Kessler
£18.99   £16.99
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Access All Areas
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Access All Areas
Barbara Charone
£20.00   £17.99
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Soul Survivor: The Autobiography
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Soul Survivor: The Autobiography
P.P. Arnold
£22.00
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My Rock 'n' Roll Friend
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My Rock 'n' Roll Friend
Tracey Thorn
£9.99   £8.49
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Every Good Boy Does Fine
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Every Good Boy Does Fine
Jeremy Denk
£20.00
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George Michael: A Life
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George Michael: A Life
James Gavin
£25.00   £21.99
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A Little Devil in America
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A Little Devil in America
Hanif Abdurraqib
£9.99
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The Work
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The Work
Frightened Rabbit
£14.99
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Moonage Daydream
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Moonage Daydream
David Bowie
£45.00
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Why Patti Smith Matters
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Why Patti Smith Matters
Caryn Rose
£9.99
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The Listening Service
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The Listening Service
Tom Service
£16.99
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Our Best Music Gift Books

The Lyrics
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The Lyrics
Paul McCartney
£75.00   £60.00
Hardback
The Beatles: Get Back
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The Beatles: Get Back
The Beatles
£40.00
Hardback
Hamilton: The Revolution
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Hamilton: The Revolution
Lin-Manuel Miranda
£35.00
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Moonage Daydream
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Moonage Daydream
David Bowie
£45.00
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While We Were Getting High
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While We Were Getting High
Kevin Cummins
£30.00
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Visualising The Beatles
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Visualising The Beatles
John Pring
£25.00
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Dolly Parton, Songteller
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Dolly Parton, Songteller
Dolly Parton
£37.99
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Supersonic
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Supersonic
Oasis
£50.00
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Jimmy Page: The Anthology
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Jimmy Page: The Anthology
Jimmy Page
£45.00
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Morning Glory on the Vine
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Morning Glory on the Vine
Joni Mitchell
£30.00
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Glastonbury 50
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Glastonbury 50
Emily Eavis
£30.00
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Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black
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Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black
Naomi Parry
£30.00
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Joy Division: Juvenes
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Joy Division: Juvenes
Kevin Cummins
£30.00
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David Bowie: Icon
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David Bowie: Icon
Iconic Images
£50.00
Hardback
Oasis: Knebworth
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Oasis: Knebworth
Jill Furmanovsky
£40.00
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The Collected Works of Jim Morrison
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The Collected Works of Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison
£40.00
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Queen: The Neal Preston Photographs
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Queen: The Neal Preston Photographs
Neal Preston
£49.95
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John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band
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John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
£40.00
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Our best books of song lyrics

Lyrics
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Lyrics
Bryan Ferry
£20.00   £17.99
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Fear Stalks the Land!
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Fear Stalks the Land!
Thom Yorke
£9.99
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The Flame
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The Flame
Leonard Cohen
£16.99
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Useless Magic
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Useless Magic
Florence Welch
£12.99
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The Work
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The Work
Frightened Rabbit
£14.99
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How To Be Invisible
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How To Be Invisible
Kate Bush
£16.99
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Forever Words
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Forever Words
Johnny Cash
£9.99
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Morning Glory on the Vine
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Morning Glory on the Vine
Joni Mitchell
£30.00
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Sundog
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Sundog
Scott Walker
£14.99
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So This is Permanence
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So This is Permanence
Ian Curtis
£25.00
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Side by Side
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Side by Side
Robert Wyatt
£14.99
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Keep 'Er Lit
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Keep 'Er Lit
Van Morrison
£14.99
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Mother, Brother, Lover
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Mother, Brother, Lover
Jarvis Cocker
£10.99
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The Lyrics of Syd Barrett
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The Lyrics of Syd Barrett
Syd Barrett
£14.99
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One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem
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One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem
Neil Tennant
£14.99
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Wrote For Luck
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Wrote For Luck
Shaun Ryder
£14.99
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I'll Be Your Mirror
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I'll Be Your Mirror
Lou Reed
£25.00
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Our Best Books on Bands and Artists

Just Kids
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Just Kids
Patti Smith
£9.99
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Me
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Me
Sir Elton John
£9.99
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Beeswing
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Beeswing
Richard Thompson
£9.99   £8.49
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Being Elvis
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Being Elvis
Ray Connolly
£12.99
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Life
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Life
Keith Richards
£10.99
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Scar Tissue
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Scar Tissue
Anthony Kiedis
£10.99
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Lady Sings the Blues
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Lady Sings the Blues
Billie Holiday
£9.99
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Born to Run
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Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
£9.99
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Chronicles Volume 1
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Chronicles Volume 1
Bob Dylan
£10.99
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Girl in a Band
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Girl in a Band
Kim Gordon
£8.99
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Cash
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Cash
Johnny Cash
£9.99
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Sing Backwards and Weep
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Sing Backwards and Weep
Mark Lanegan
£10.99
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Bedsit Disco Queen
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Bedsit Disco Queen
Tracey Thorn
£9.99
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My Thoughts Exactly
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My Thoughts Exactly
Lily Allen
£9.99
Paperback
Before We Was We
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Before We Was We
Mike Barson
£9.99
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Our Best Music Writing

This is Your Brain on Music
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This is Your Brain on Music
Daniel Levitin
£9.99
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A Fabulous Creation
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A Fabulous Creation
David Hepworth
£10.99
Paperback
Sonic Youth Slept On My Floor
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Sonic Youth Slept On My Floor
Dave Haslam
£10.99
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How Music Works
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How Music Works
David Byrne
£17.99
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Let's Do It
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Let's Do It
Bob Stanley
£25.00   £21.99
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Why Dylan Matters
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Why Dylan Matters
Richard F. Thomas
£9.99
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Crossroads
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Crossroads
Mark Radcliffe
£9.99
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Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There
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Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There
David Hepworth
£9.99
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Memphis 68
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Memphis 68
Stuart Cosgrove
£9.99
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Detroit 67
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Detroit 67
Stuart Cosgrove
£12.99
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England's Dreaming
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England's Dreaming
Jon Savage
£12.99
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The Music Instinct
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The Music Instinct
Philip Ball
£10.99
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Rip it Up and Start Again
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Rip it Up and Start Again
Simon Reynolds
£8.99
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1966
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1966
Jon Savage
£12.99
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Harlem 69
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Harlem 69
Stuart Cosgrove
£9.99
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Uncommon People
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Uncommon People
David Hepworth
£10.99
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Hit Factories
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Hit Factories
Karl Whitney
£9.99
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Electric Eden
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Electric Eden
Rob Young
£6.99
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Our Best Classical Music Books

BBC Proms 2022
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BBC Proms 2022
£8.99
Paperback
Symphonies for the Soul
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Symphonies for the Soul
Oliver Condy
£15.00
Hardback
Five Straight Lines
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Five Straight Lines
Andrew Gant
£30.00
Hardback
Perfect Pitch
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Perfect Pitch
Tim Bouverie
£9.99
Hardback
The Bach Cello Suites
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The Bach Cello Suites
Steven Isserlis
£12.99
Hardback
Wagnerism
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Wagnerism
Alex Ross
£14.99
Paperback
Beethoven
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Beethoven
Laura Tunbridge
£9.99
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Classic FM Puzzle Book 365
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Classic FM Puzzle Book 365
Classic FM
£14.99
Paperback
Handel in London
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Handel in London
Jane Glover
£10.99
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The Complete Classical Music Guide
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The Complete Classical Music Guide
DK
£18.99
Hardback
A Sound Mind
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A Sound Mind
Paul Morley
£12.99
Paperback
Hamilton and Me
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Hamilton and Me
Giles Terera
£16.99
Hardback
Ballet
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Ballet
DK
£25.00
Hardback
Opera
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Opera
Alan Riding
£17.99
Paperback
The Piano
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The Piano
Susan Tomes
£16.99
Hardback
Chopin's Piano
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Chopin's Piano
Paul Kildea
£10.99
Paperback

Little But Lovely

Fear Stalks the Land!
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Fear Stalks the Land!
Thom Yorke
£9.99
Paperback
Bowie's Books
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Bowie's Books
John O'Connell
£9.99
Paperback
Useless Magic
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Useless Magic
Florence Welch
£12.99
Paperback
Sea Shanties
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Sea Shanties
Karen Dolby
£9.99
Hardback
The Bach Cello Suites
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The Bach Cello Suites
Steven Isserlis
£12.99
Hardback
Symphonies for the Soul
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Symphonies for the Soul
Oliver Condy
£15.00
Hardback
The Little Book of the Beatles
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The Little Book of the Beatles
Malcolm Croft
£5.99
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Every Song Ever
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Every Song Ever
Ben Ratliff
£9.99
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Berkmann's Pop Miscellany
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Berkmann's Pop Miscellany
Marcus Berkmann
£14.99
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Classic FM Puzzle Book 365
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Classic FM Puzzle Book 365
Classic FM
£14.99
Paperback
How to Play the Piano
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How to Play the Piano
James Rhodes
£9.99
Hardback
The Little Book of David Bowie
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The Little Book of David Bowie
Malcolm Croft
£5.99
Hardback
The Book of Sea Shanties
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The Book of Sea Shanties
Nathan Evans
£12.99
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Letters of Note: Music
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Letters of Note: Music
Shaun Usher
£6.99
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Perfect Pitch
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Perfect Pitch
Tim Bouverie
£9.99
Hardback
Let it Lizzo!
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Let it Lizzo!
Billie Oliver
£9.99
Hardback
Classic Ephemera
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Classic Ephemera
Darren Henley
£9.99
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On Connection
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On Connection
Kae Tempest
£9.99
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Little People, Big Dreams - the Musicians

Elton John: Volume 50
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Elton John: Volume 50
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
£9.99
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David Bowie: Volume 26
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David Bowie: Volume 26
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
£9.99
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Dolly Parton: Volume 28
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Dolly Parton: Volume 28
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
£9.99
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Prince: Volume 54
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Prince: Volume 54
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
£9.99
Hardback
John Lennon: Volume 52
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John Lennon: Volume 52
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
£9.99
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Bob Dylan: Volume 37
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Bob Dylan: Volume 37
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
£9.99
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