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The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music

Author: Colin Larkin

Publisher: Virgin Books Limited

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 560

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The aim of this book is to provide a complete handbook of information and opinion about the history of the music of the 1960s. There are over 1000 entries on the bands, musicians, songwriters, producers and record labels of this decade, everyone who had any significant impact on the development of rock and pop music. From the Beatles-led British invasion of America to the States' own pop figures such as the Beach Boys, from the rise of Motown and Atlantic, to the arrival of psychedelia, this encylopaedia aims to answer any query about any aspect of 60s music. As well as the giants of the decade, the book also includes those artists who flourished briefly such as Scott McKenzie and Annette Funicello.

The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music

Author: Colin Larkin

Publisher: Virgin Books Limited

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13:

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Whatever you were doing and listening to during the eighties, THE VIRGIN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EIGHTIES MUSIC will bring it all back. All the facts and informed opinions on the artists who made that decade's musical history are contained in this single volume, distilled from THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC, the world's leading reference on rock and pop history.

The Virgin Encyclopedia of Seventies Music

Author: Colin Larkin

Publisher: Virgin Books Limited

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13:

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The aim of this book is to provide a complete handbook of information and opinion about the history of the music of the 1970s. There are over 1000 entries on the bands, musicians, songwriters, producers and record labels of this decade, everyone who had any significant impact on the development of rock and pop music. From the stars who, unlike Hendrix, Joplin and Morrison, survived the sixties only to be dudded as dinosaurs, to the angry reactions of punk and the new wave and the sounds of glam rock and disco, this encylopaedia aims to answer any query about any aspect of seventies music. As well as the giants of the decade, such as Queen, Abba and Fleetwood Mac, the book also includes those artists who only flourished briefly.

The Guinness Who's who of Jazz

Author: Colin Larkin

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 458

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The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Author: Colin Larkin

Publisher: Virgin Books Limited

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781852278328

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Suitable for writers, researchers, musicologists and music industry professionals, this title includes hundreds of fresh entries covering fresh acts, breaking dance artists, urban R&B and the indie bands. It offers essential information - birth dates, career facts, and five-star album ratings to all of which are presented with a sense of context.

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Author: Colin Larkin

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2011-05-27

Total Pages: 1600

ISBN-13: 0857125958

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This text presents a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on popular music, from the early 20th century to the present day.

The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul

Author: Colin Larkin

Publisher: Virgin Books Limited

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13:

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This is a complete handbook of information and opinion about the history of R&B and soul music. Based on the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, the book contains over 1000 entries covering musicians, bands, songwriters, producers and record labels which have made a significant impact on the development of R&B and soul music. It brings together people such as Otis Reading and Aretha Franklin with the great Philly groups of the 1970s, the mainstream soul of Will Downing and Anita Baker and the modern generation of artists such as Mary J. Blige, Babyface and Toni Braxton. As well as headline acts, the book also covers performers who flourished briefly. Each entry offers information such as dates, career facts, discography and album ratings.

The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Author: Muza UK Ltd

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages:

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The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music

Author: Colin Larkin

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13:

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All the facts and informed opinion that you need on the artists who made the history of this decade are contained in this single volume, distilled from The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, universally acclaimed as the world's leading source of reference on rock and pop history.

The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles

Author: Occ

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 722

ISBN-13: 0753522454

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The second in this new series, The Virgin Book of Hit Singles is the most-up-to-date and comprehensive record of the music charts available today and a perfect, collectable complement to The Virgin Book of Hit Albums and The Virgin Book of Top 40 Charts. Now improved and fine-tuned, and drawn from the Official Charts Company Data since 1956, The Virgin Book of Hit Singles features the most comprehensive, easy to read, and accessible music chart data and information. It's all here--expanded artist biographies, side notes of interest, label and catalogue numbers, peak positions, number of weeks on chart, and weeks at number one. The Virgin Book of Hit Singles is essential reading, and reference, for any music lover.