The Great Rock Discography - Softcover

Strong, Martin C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841956155 ISBN 13: 9781841956152

Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Here is the book that tells you everything you want to know about everyone you need to know about, with thousands of hits from the likes of the B-52's and U2 to 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 megastars, it doesn't matter the size: you'll find Big Audio Dynamite and Big Country alongside Little Feat and Little Richard.
It's all here in what is the most comprehensive guide to rock music. An essential purchase of music lovers of any generation, The Great Rock Discography will provide hours of pleasure for all who live to listen.

About this title

Review:

"It's a killer tome... this one can be safely filed under unbelievable."

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1841956155
• ISBN 13: 9781841956152
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1730