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“ken micallef”

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  • In the Groove

    The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution

    by Gillian G. Gaar, Martin Popoff, Richie Unterberger, Matt Anniss, Ken Micallef ...
    Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first commercial LP with this authoritative, highly illustrated, and multi-faceted look at the history and culture of vinyl record collecting and turntables.Vinyl records continue to be hot commodities among everyone from obsessive audiophiles to newbie collectors getting their toes wet. In the Groove: The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution is the book for ... Read more

    $42.39 CAD

  • Classic Rock Drummers

    by Ken Micallef ...
    Exploring technique, history, musicality and instrumental details, this book covers every aspect of the major drummers of the classic rock era: Keith Moon (The Who), Ian Paice (Deep Purple), Bill Ward (Black Sabbath), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Stewart Copeland (The Police) and Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), among others. Each drummer's standout tracks are here in detail: choice of notes, how ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • Anatomy of a Song

    The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop

    by Marc Myers ...
    "A winning look at the stories behind 45 pop, punk, folk, soul and country classics" in the words of Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper and more ( The Washington Post).Every great song has a fascinating backstory. And here, writer and music historian Marc Myers brings to life five decades of music through oral histories of forty-five era-defining hits woven from interviews with the artists ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Abbey Road

    The Inside Story of the World’s Most Famous Recording Studio (with a foreword by Paul McCartney)

    by David Hepworth ...
    With a foreword by Paul McCartney'It's semi-devotional -- a really special place' Florence Welch'There are certain things that are mythical. Abbey Road is mythical' Nile RodgersMany people will recognise the famous zebra crossing. Some visitors may have graffitied their name on its hallowed outer walls. Others might even have managed to penetrate the iron gates. But what draws in these thousands ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • Perfecting Sound Forever

    An Aural History of Recorded Music

    by Greg Milner ...
    In 1915, Thomas Edison proclaimed that he could record a live performance and reproduce it perfectly, shocking audiences who found themselves unable to tell whether what they were hearing was an Edison Diamond Disc or a flesh-and-blood musician. Today, the equation is reversed. Whereas Edison proposed that a real performance could be rebuilt with absolute perfection, Pro Tools and digital samplers ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • Soul Mining

    A Musical Life

    by Daniel Lanois ...
    Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, U2, Peter Gabriel, and the Neville Brothers all have something in common: some of their best albums were produced by Daniel Lanois. A French-speaking kid from Canada, Lanois was driven by his innate curiosity and intense love of music to transcend his small-town origins and become one of the world's most prolific and successful record producers, as well as ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • The Speed of Sound

    Breaking the Barriers Between Music and Technology: A Memoir

    by Thomas Dolby ...
    The remarkable story of rising to the top of the music charts, a second act as a tech pioneer, and the sustaining power of creativity and art.Thomas Dolby's hit songs "She Blinded Me with Science" and "Hyperactive!" catapulted him to international fame in the early 80's. A pioneer of New Wave and Electronica, Thomas combined a love for invention with a passion for music, and the result was a new ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • The New Analog

    Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World

    by Damon Krukowski ...
    An NPR Best Book of the Year: "A pointedly passionate look at what's been lost in the digital era." — Los Angeles TimesA longtime musician and former member of the indie band Galaxie 500 who has also taught at Harvard, Damon Krukowski has watched cultural life lurch from analog to digital. And as an artist who has weathered that transition, he has challenging, urgent questions for both creators ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Chronicles of DOOM

    Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast

    by S.H. Fernando Jr. ...
    A Variety best music book of 2024A FLOOD best music book of 2024A Clash best music book of 2024A Mother Jones best book of 2024"In a career and life full of fictions, the truth—as this excellent, detailed biography makes clear—was often as mind-boggling [. . .] Hip-hop writer S.H. Fernando Jr. benefits from an insider’s understanding of the milieu and provide... ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • The Producer as Composer

    Shaping the Sounds of Popular Music

    by Virgil Moorefield ...
    The evolution of the record producer from organizer to auteur, from Phil Spector and George Martin to the rise of hip-hop and remixing.In the 1960s, rock and pop music recording questioned the convention that recordings should recreate the illusion of a concert hall setting. The Wall of Sound that Phil Spector built behind various artists and the intricate eclecticism of George Martin's recordings ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Dust & Grooves

    Adventures in Record Collecting

    by Eilon Paz ...
    A photographic look into the world of vinyl record collectors—including Questlove—in the most intimate of environments—their record rooms.Compelling photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with in-depth and insightful interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors to keep digging for more records. The reader gets an up close and personal look at a variety of well-known ... Read more

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  • Prince : in the Studio (1975-1995)

    Volume One

    by Jake Brown ...
    Offering an inside look into the multigenerational career of a funk-pop superstar, this definitive, exciting study of Prince s musical catalog grants behind-the-scenes access to the writing and recording details behind such massively successful albums as Diamonds and Pearls, and Purple Rain. From the Purple One s preteen mastery of the piano and guitar to his proficiency with 31 musical ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD