
The Essential Rock Discography 1st Edition
Martin Strong(Author)
Canongate Books (Publisher)
Published on 12. October 2006
Book
Hardback
1264 pages
978-1-84195-860-6 (ISBN)
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Description
From one-hit wonders to megastars, The Essential Rock Discography Volume 1 is the one-stop succinct reference guide to rock and pop music.The Essential Rock Discography Vol 1 is the ultimate concise reference guide to the biographical titbits, evolving bad lineups, anecdotes and track listings of modern pop and rock bands.Updating and encapsulating all the crucial information from the formidable The Great Rock Discography, this new tome retains a wide spectrum of facts perfect for the ardent music lover, pub-quiz devotee and general pop fan.Music lovers everywhere already regard Martin C. Strong as a god - his established fans eagerly await The Essential Rock Discography Vol 1.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 182 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84195-860-6 (9781841958606)
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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.