These unique fascinating discs bring you original performances from original piano rolls in full digital sound. These are not acoustic or electric recordings re-mastered, but actual performances recorded for mechanical reproducing pianos (Ampico, Duo-Art and Welte Mignon) by the great composers and interpreters between 1904 and 1935. The recordings were made recently on a new concert-grand piano. Cortot, Paderewski, Zeisler, Friedman, Paderewski, Rubenstein, De Pachmann, Godowsky, Novaes, Gabrilowitsch, D?Albert. CD 1: 1. Etude in Cm Op.25 No.12 - Ocean, 2. Ballade in Ab Op.47, 3. Piano Sonata No.2 Op.35 in Bbm (3rd Mmt) - Funeral March, 4. Waltz in Db Op.64 No. 1 - Minute, 5. Scherzo in C#m Op.39, 6. Bacarolle in F#m Op.60, 7. Nocturne in F# Op.15 No.2, 8. Nocturne in Bm Op.32 No.1, 9. Mazurka in Am Op.67 No.4, 10. Ballad in G Minor Opus, 23, 11. Prelude in C Op.57 Nos. 1, 4, 10, 21 and 24, 12. Waltz in F Op.34 No.3, 13. Berceuse in Db Op.57. CD 2: 1. Waltz in E flat Op.18 - Grande Valse Brillante, 2. Mazurka in A flat Op50 No 2, 3. Scherzo in Bbm Op.31, 4. Nocturne in Db Op.27 No.2, 5. Etude in Gb Op. 10 No. 5 - Black Key, 6. Fantasy Impromptu in C. Minor, Opus, 66, 7. Prelude In B flat Op 28 No 15 Raindrop, 8. Ballade in F Op.38 No.2, 9. Mazurka in C Op.56 No.2, 10. Nocturne in Eb Op.9 No.2, 11. Nocturne in Cm Op.48 No.1, 12. Nocturne in B Op.9 No.3, 13. Impromptu in F# 0p.36, 14. Nocturne in C#m Op.27 No.1. Total running time: CD 1 - 67:47 CD2 - 72:13. The piano rolls date from 1906 to 1928. Two CDs.

Enthralling listeners for 20 years, now you can play this popular quiz at home at any time or in the pub and with family and friends. Packed with over 1,700 questions it is written by the BBC Radio 2's expert quiz setters Phil Swern and Neil Myners. Who sang about 'Nutbush City Limits' in 1973? The Darkness reached the Top 10 in 2003 with the song 'I Believe in ... ' what? The answers to all questions are cunningly printed on the outside column of the page directly after the quiz page you are looking at. Nice clear layout, 176 page paperback.

BBC Radio Two's ultimate 60s music companion named after its famous radio show originally hosted by Brian Matthew and replaced by the irrepressibly cheerful Tony Blackburn in February 2017. Fantastic to dip into it covers Beatles covers, classical music themes, double A-sides, 100 instrumentals, Junior Choice, novelty and comical records by well known comedians and personalities which became monster hits, songs written for popular movies of the 60s, the mind-expanding psychedelic era and the grooviest decade, 50 of the most sought-after 45s on the planet, outstanding songs from a very personal selection of 60s albums such as The Walker Brothers' 1967 Everything Under the Sun, The Moody Blues 1968 Ride My See-saw, and Linda Ronstadt's 1969 move away from folk-rock to country-rock with Baby You've Been on my Mind. Plus 30 great dramatic ballads, the EPs, TV and radio themes, reggae, ska and bluebeat, 60 turntable hits which never managed to make it into the UK charts, new dance crazes and successful acts that have brothers or sisters in their original line up. Includes hard-to-find tracks alongside songs rarely heard since their initial Sixties release and hundreds of enthralling pop stories and behind-the-scenes info. 416 pages, paperback, illus.

While us oldies bemoan the shift from vinyl to CD and the fact that it deprived us of one of the greatest pleasures of music ownership - that great 12 inch artwork that was the album sleeve, replaced by a tiddly five inch booklet that you need a magnifying glass to read - spare a thought for this generation with their i-Pods and downloaded mp3s - they get nothing at all to go with the music! Here is both an unashamed wallow in nostalgia for us, and a taste of what they are missing for them, 1000 album sleeves, split into three sections; the '60s, '70s and '80s & '90s, 90s from music archivist, disc jockey, journalist, and former record-publicity executive Michael Ochs's enormous private collection. Both a trip down memory lane and a study in the evolution of cover art, this is a sweeping look at an underappreciated art form. Many are works of art, for example Andy Warhol's covers including the banana he designed for The Velvet Underground. Printed in eye-popping colour throughout, each has a caption of artist, title, year of release, record label, sleeve designer and extra notes. Beautifully presented by Taschen, 14 x 19.5cm, 576 pages.

Since the dawn of modernism, visual and music production have had a particularly intimate relationship. From Luigi Russolo's 1913 Futurist manifesto L'Arte dei Rumori (The Art of Noise) to Marcel Duchamp's 1925 double-sided discs Rotoreliefs, the 20th century saw ever more fertile exchange between sounds and shapes, marks and melodies, and different fields of composition and performance. In Francesco Spampinato's unique anthology of artists' record covers, we discover 450 covers and records by visual artists from the 1950s through to today, exploring how modernism, Pop Art, Conceptual Art, postmodernism, and various forms of contemporary art practice have all informed this collateral field of visual production and supported the mass distribution of music with defining imagery that swiftly and suggestively evokes an aural encounter. Along the way, we find Jean-Michel Basquiat's urban hieroglyphs for his own Tartown record label, Banksy's stencilled graffiti for Blur, and a skewered Salvador Dalí butterfly on Jackie Gleason's Lonesome Echo. There are insightful analyses and fact sheets alongside the covers listing the artist, performer, album name, label, year of release, and information on the original artwork. Interviews with Tauba Auerbach, Shepard Fairey, Kim Gordon, Christian Marclay, Albert Oehlen, and Raymond Pettibon add personal accounts on the collaborative relationship between artists and musicians. 15.6 x 21.7cm, 512 pages. Text in English, French and German. Colour illus. New from Taschen.

Record your music treasures in this fine stationery item we have imported. Features a series of analogue images from the past such as a vinyl album, floppy disc, VHS tape, cassette tape, reel-to-reel and more on the glamorous cover. With sleek silver gilded page edges and 136 lined pages, label space. 6 x 8.2", 152 x 208mm.

Many consider this as Bob Dylan's finest album, featuring as it does Blowin' in the Wind, Girl from the North Country, Masters of War, Down the Highway, Bob Dylan's Blues, A Hard Rain's A'Gonna Fall, Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Bob Dylan's Dream, Oxford Town, Talkin' World War III Blues, Corrina Corrina, Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance and I Shall Be Free. These tracks never sound dated and we are thrilled to have this re-issued Definitive Collection 2018 Sony Music Entertainment 12" square stereo Columbia vinyl album. It has the iconic cover of the young Dylan in brown suede jacket, hands thrust into his jeans pockets with his smiling long haired girlfriend hugging his arm, trudging through the snow of the city down the middle of the street with parked cars alongside including an iconic 60s VW camper van. Includes VINYL MAGAZINE 2.

'A Visual History of the World's Greatest 250 Rock Acts' with striking, colour-coded infographics, the book provides an overview of every aspect of each band's story. See at a glance which musicians featured when, what instruments they played, which label the act was with and when, the album release dates and who played on which album. Photographs of key members past and present supplement the engaging text, and founder and current members are highlighted for immediate recognition in this masterful book which is arranged alphabetically. For more than 50 of the biggest acts there is a stunning display of iconic photographs charting their dramatic changes in appearance, and relating each iconic look to albums of the same period. The Animals 1962-1969, Anthrax 1981-present, Arcade Fire 2001-present, Arctic Monkeys 2002-present, the Bee Gees 1960-2011, Buffalo Springfield 1966-2011, Bob Dylan 1959, Emmerson Lake & Palmer 1970-2010, Jefferson Airplane/Starship 1965-present, The Triffids 1978-1989, U2 1978-present to ZZ Top 1969-present etc etc. With label abbreviations, websites, Grammy Award winners, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees and performer directory, this is the ultimate peerless rock encyclopaedia, era by glorious era. Super weighty softback, packed with colour photos, 24.6 x 17.6 x 4.3cm.
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A unique tribute from David Bowie's official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie's blessing. In 1972, David Bowie released his groundbreaking album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. With it landed Bowie's Stardust alter ego: a glitter-clad, mascara-eyed, sexually ambiguous persona who kicked down the boundaries between male and female, straight and gay, fact and fiction into one shifting and sparkling phenomenon of '70s self-expression. Together, Ziggy the album and Ziggy the stage spectacular propelled the softly spoken Londoner into one of the world's biggest stars. A key passenger on this glam trip into the stratosphere was fellow Londoner and photographer Mick Rock. Rock bonded with Bowie artistically and personally, immersed himself in the singer's inner circle, and, between 1972 and 1973, worked as the singer's photographer and videographer. This collection brings together spectacular stage shots, iconic photo shoots, as well as intimate backstage portraits. With a 5-phase lenticular cover of different headshots, it celebrates Bowie's fearless experimentation and reinvention, while offering privileged access to the many facets of his personality and fame. Through the aloof and approachable, the playful and serious, the candid and the contrived, the result is a passionate tribute to a brilliant and inspirational artist whose creative vision will never be forgotten. 23.8 x 33.3cm, 300 pages. Text in English, French and German. New from Taschen. The cover features a tipped-in A4 size five colour image that actually moves when tilted of Ziggy and faces of David Bowie. Could be removed from the front cover of the hardback book.

With her eyebrow raising tight clothes, generosity of heart, and a take no crap attitude, here's an inspiring, passionate exploration of the life and work of Dolly Parton, and her deep significance for generations of working-class women. Well into her 70s she continues to grace awards stages, arenas and talk shows where women of a certain age are rarely seen. Yet not so long ago, Dolly was best known by many people as the punch line of a boob joke. So, what happened? In this affectionate, sharply insightful book, Sarah Smarsh charts Dolly's meteoric rise against the backdrop of her working-class poverty, growing up in rural Kansas wheat fields and airplane factories in the Great Smoky Mountains, to stardom in Nashville and Hollywood, from girl singer manipulated by powerful men and famous for her assets up front, to self-made mogul of business, literacy and philanthropy, Smarsh crafts a resonant portrait of Dolly's cultural importance, above all for the often-unheard women who populate her songs: struggling mothers, pregnant teenagers, diner waitresses with deadbeat boyfriends. Candid, intimate and searching. Remainder mark, 188 pages.