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No-One’s Dad’s a Plumber
- Musical Truth, Volume 4
- By: Mark Devlin
- Narrated by: Mark Devlin
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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When we think of rock stars, we are entrained to think of them as having come from regular, working-class backgrounds, and having worked their way up the slippery pole to success through hard work and talent alone. The reality is that all household name musicians are selected for success. Barely a plumber in sight. But no shortage of generals, admirals, politicians, civil servants and spies. Mark Devlin offers further evidence to show how the corporate music industry exists solely for the mind-control of the masses, with artists becoming little more than hand-picked puppets.
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No-One’s Dad’s a Plumber
- Musical Truth, Volume 4
- Narrated by: Mark Devlin
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 19-12-25
- Language: English
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The McCartney Legacy
- Volume 2: 1974 – 80
- By: Allan Kozinn, Adrian Sinclair
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 31 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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The follow-up to The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1, the most complete work on the life and work of Paul McCartney ever published. Volume 2 continues to paint the portrait of one of the world’s greatest musicians, his work post-Beatles, and his life from 1974 to 1980. By 1974 the Beatles were a...
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very enjoyable audiobook
- By Anonymous on 24-04-25
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The McCartney Legacy
- Volume 2: 1974 – 80
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Series: The McCartney Legacy, Book 2
- Length: 31 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 10-12-24
- Language: English
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Kiss and Make-Up
- By: Gene Simmons
- Narrated by: Gene Simmons
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Exploding on the music scene in the early 1970s, the rock group KISS combined raw energy with theatrical showmanship—not to mention face painting! Founding member Gene Simmons—an outrageous star whose superlong tongue, legendary sexual exploits, and demonic makeup have made him a rock icon—recounts his own story as well as the history of the band. In KISS and Make-Up, Simmons shares a wild, shocking, and unbelievable tale about an immigrant boy from Israel who studied to be a rabbi but was saved by rock and roll and became one of the most notorious rock stars in the world.
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Kiss and Make-Up
- Narrated by: Gene Simmons
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 22-12-25
- Language: English
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Music Is History
- By: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Questlove
- Narrated by: Questlove
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author and Sundance award-winning director Questlove harnesses his encyclopedic knowledge of popular music and his deep curiosity about history to examine America over the past 50 years. Choosing one essential track from each year, Questlove unpacks each song’s significance, revealing the pivotal role that American music plays around issues of race, gender, politics, and identity.
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Music Is History
- Narrated by: Questlove
- Length: 11 hrs
- Release date: 19-10-21
- Language: English
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A History of the World in 50 Pieces
- The Classical Music That Shapes Us
- By: Tom Service
- Narrated by: Tom Service
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. Explore how music has changed our world through 50 pieces across classical, folk and world traditions with BBC presenter Tom Service, in this official Radio 3 compendium. Music transports us and defines us. As a form of expression, it has been passed down through oral...
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A History of the World in 50 Pieces
- The Classical Music That Shapes Us
- Narrated by: Tom Service
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 13-11-25
- Language: English
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Laurel Canyon
- The Inside Story of Life in L.A.'s Legendary Rock and Roll Neighborhood
- By: Michael Walker
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Laurel Canyon was the neighborhood perched above the clubs and record companies of Sunset Strip where Joni Mitchell, Jim Morrison, Graham Nash, Cass Elliot, Carole King, Don Henley, and Peter Tork, just to name a few, lived and collaborated to make an indelible mark on our music and our culture.
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Great stories of Laurel Canyon
- By Dale Tracey on 07-11-21
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Laurel Canyon
- The Inside Story of Life in L.A.'s Legendary Rock and Roll Neighborhood
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 18-05-06
- Language: English
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Respect Yourself
- Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
- By: Robert Gordon
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Stax Records unfolds like a Greek tragedy. A white brother and sister build a record company that becomes a monument to racial harmony in 1960’s segregated south Memphis. Their success is startling, and Stax soon defines an international sound. Then, after losses both business and personal, the siblings part, and the brother allies with a visionary African-American partner. Under integrated leadership, Stax explodes as a national player until, Icarus-like, they fall from great heights to a tragic demise.
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So good I went to Memphis
- By Mr Potts on 15-05-19
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Respect Yourself
- Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 13-05-14
- Language: English
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The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn't
- The Story of the Roughest, Toughest, Most Hell-Raising Band to Ever Come Out of the Pacific Northwest, the Screaming Trees
- By: Barrett Martin
- Narrated by: Barrett Martin
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1992, the Screaming Trees were expected to become the next big band to come out of the Seattle music scene during the heyday of grunge. Except it never happened. It wasn't because the band didn't have great songs—indeed, the Trees were revered for their ability to write a great song that was both artistically original and commercially viable, which is no easy task. Other Seattle bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden were fans of the Screaming Trees, playing shows with them and collaborating on albums, long before their own bands broke through into the mainstream.
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The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn't
- The Story of the Roughest, Toughest, Most Hell-Raising Band to Ever Come Out of the Pacific Northwest, the Screaming Trees
- Narrated by: Barrett Martin
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 28-12-23
- Language: English
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Such Great Heights
- The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion
- By: Chris DeVille
- Narrated by: Chris DeVille
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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However you found your way into indie rock, once you were a listener, it felt like being part of a secret club of people who had discovered something special, something secret, something superior. In Such Great Heights, music journalist Chris DeVille brilliantly captures this cultural moment, from the early aughts and the height of indie rock, until the 2010s as streaming upends the industry and changes music forever.
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Such Great Heights
- The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion
- Narrated by: Chris DeVille
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 26-08-25
- Language: English
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Wishing on the Moon
- The Life and Times of Billie Holiday
- By: Donald Clarke
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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No singer has been more mythologized and more misunderstood than jazz legend Billie Holiday, who helped to create much of the mystique herself with her autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues - and this authentic biography sets the record straight.
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Incredibly in depth biography.
- By Alison St Pierre on 13-12-13
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Wishing on the Moon
- The Life and Times of Billie Holiday
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 21-06-12
- Language: English
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Man in the Music
- The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson
- By: Joseph Vogel
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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For half a century, Michael Jackson’s music has been an indelible part of our cultural consciousness. Landmark albums such as Off the Wall and Thriller shattered records, broke racial barriers, amassed awards, and set a new standard for popular music. While his songs continue to be played in...
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This an amazing review of Michael Jackson’s artistry
- By Nick on 26-01-23
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Man in the Music
- The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 27-08-19
- Language: English
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The Life of Mozart
- By: Edward Holmes
- Narrated by: David Case
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In this biography, written long before the significance of Mozart's work was fully realized, Holmes reveals the musician's character and genius, his struggles, his influence on art, and the brilliant reputations that surrounded him.
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Intensely moving, expert account of a great spirit
- By Enobarbus on 11-01-24
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The Life of Mozart
- Narrated by: David Case
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 26-02-04
- Language: English
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Original Gangstas
- The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
- By: Ben Westhoff
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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"Raw, authoritative, and unflinching ... An elaborately detailed, darkly surprising, definitive history of the LA gangsta rap era." -- Kirkus, starred review A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre...
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Possibily the most well-researched book I've read
- By PMeehan on 25-09-18
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Original Gangstas
- The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 15-09-16
- Language: English
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Monolithic Undertow
- In Search of Sonic Oblivion
- By: Harry Sword
- Narrated by: Harry Sword
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Monolithic Undertow alights a crooked path across musical, religious and subcultural frontiers. It traces the line from ancient traditions to the modern underground, navigating archaeoacoustics, ringing feedback, chest plate sub-bass, avant-garde eccentricity, sound weaponry and fervent spiritualism.
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Underground, Overground, wandering feedback....
- By Bewarethetoon on 01-04-21
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Monolithic Undertow
- In Search of Sonic Oblivion
- Narrated by: Harry Sword
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 18-02-21
- Language: English
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The Making of Music
- The Complete Landmark BBC Radio 4 Series
- By: James Naughtie
- Narrated by: James Naughtie
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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In this major BBC Radio 4 series, James Naughtie uncovers the roots of our music and reveals the soundtrack to our own history. The history of classical music is inextricably linked with the places it was written, its purpose and its patrons as well as with politics, war and social change. From the earliest music of the monasteries to the court and church music of the Renaissance and Reformation and beyond, composers have always changed with the times.
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exceptional audio book... highly recommended
- By grateful reader on 24-08-18
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The Making of Music
- The Complete Landmark BBC Radio 4 Series
- Narrated by: James Naughtie
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-08-17
- Language: English
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Altamont
- The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day
- By: Joel Selvin
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details, celebrated rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones’ infamous Altamont concert in San Francisco, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic...
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Spetic tanks just don’t get Cool Britannia 🇬🇧
- By DEANO on 17-03-22
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Altamont
- The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 16-08-16
- Language: English
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The Last Great Dream
- How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties
- By: Dennis McNally
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Strange Trip and the publicist of the Grateful Dead, a riveting social history of everything that led up to the 1960s counterculture movement. Few cities represent the countercultural movement of the 1960s more than San Francisco. By that...
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The Last Great Dream
- How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 13-05-25
- Language: English
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The History of Jazz, Second Edition
- By: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic - acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Now Gioia brings his magnificent work completely up-to-date, drawing on the latest research and revisiting virtually every aspect of the music, past and present. Gioia tells the story of jazz as it had never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolved. Here are the giants of jazz and the great moments of jazz history.
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Excellently written, read by a robot
- By Mr D on 23-05-16
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The History of Jazz, Second Edition
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 14-05-14
- Language: English
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All Things Must Pass Away
- Harrison, Clapton, and Other Assorted Love Songs
- By: Kenneth Womack, Jason Kruppa
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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George Harrison and Eric Clapton shared a legendary and tumultuous friendship that shaped not only their respective lives and careers, but the shifting face of rock itself in the early 1970s. All Things Must Pass Away traces that friendship from its earliest roots in 1964, when Beatles-averse blues-rocker Eric met George backstage at the Hammersmith Odeon, through the messy trials of Clapton's affair with Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, to the turn of the century, as the two elder statesmen of rock traded honors during Harrison's final days.
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Interesting, but limited in scope
- By Kindle Customer on 11-07-23
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All Things Must Pass Away
- Harrison, Clapton, and Other Assorted Love Songs
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 20-07-21
- Language: English
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The McCartney Legacy
- Volume 1: 1969 – 73
- By: Allan Kozinn, Adrian Sinclair
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 29 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician. Informed by hundreds of...
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Stunning book beautifully read
- By Peter and The on 17-12-22
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The McCartney Legacy
- Volume 1: 1969 – 73
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Series: The McCartney Legacy, Book 1
- Length: 29 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 13-12-22
- Language: English
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