The Great Rock Discography, Vol. 7 - Hardcover

Martin C. Strong

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9781841955513: The Great Rock Discography, Vol. 7

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841955515 ISBN 13: 9781841955513

Publisher: Canongate Books, 2004

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Here is the tome that tells you everything you want to know about everyone you need to know about: with thousands of hits from the likes of the B52s, L7 and U2 to the Four Tops, Sevendust and 10cc. You can check out a whole spectrum of info on Living Colour and Rainbow; as well as Pink, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Deep Purple, Blue Nile and Green Day. Gorge yourself on Jam and Bread, Meat Loaf and Vanilla Fudge. From one hit wonders to mega stars it doesn't matter the size: you'll find Big Audio Dynamite, Big Black and Big Country - and given equal weighting are Little Angels, Little Feat and Little Richard. It's all here. An essential purchase for music lovers.

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Review:

"It's a killer tome... this one can be filed under 'unbelievable' " Fred Dellar, NME; "The last word in rock'n'roll trainspotting, there isn't a better guide on the market" Guardian; "An essential tome" The Face; "A Herculean labour of love... Strong should provide hours of useful diversions for record collectors" Q"

About the Author:

MARTIN C. STRONG has been researching and compiling discographies for around 25 years, among them The Great Metal Discography, The Great Alternative and Indie Discography, The Great Psychedelic Discography and, of course, The Great Rock Discography and The Essential Rock Discography. He is currently working on the second installment of Lights, Camera, Soundtracks which focuses on classical soundtracks and film scores. He lives in Falkirk, Scotland. BRENDON GRIFFIN has worked sporadically on the Great Rock Discography series since the late 90s. His work has also appeared in Songlines and Record Collector, and he's a regular contributor to HMV Choice. When not fielding exacting calls from Martin, he's often wandering abroad for Rough Guides, contributing to the West Africa, Central America, Bolivia, Spain and Portugal titles, and writing Spain: 25 Ultimate Experiences. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife Erika.

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