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Martin Popoff
Authored by acclaimed rock writer Martin Popoff, AC/DC at 50 provides a visually stunning and authoritative celebration of the legendary Aussie rockers on their 50th anniversary.
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The Who & Quadrophenia offers a generously illustrated deep dive into all aspects of one of the most popular rock albums of all time.
Meticulous, detailed reference-styled timelines, charting the history of this esteemed UK institution, from its inception to the band's posthumous last album, Coda, issued in 1982. This elegant coffee table book…
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Explore the extraordinary history of Van Halen through the groundbreaking band's 50 most important moments, brought to vivid life with photos and memorabilia.
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Author Martin Popoff assembles a panel of experts to roll through the records one by one, no songs left unaddressed. There's been little written about Plant's solo journey. This book…
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Iron Maiden's complete career and album history from THE noted band authority
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If you saw Queen, then Queen Live! will serve as the ultimate tour program-type memento of those magic days. And if you didn't, this book goes a long way toward…
Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon offers a generously illustrated deep dive into all aspects of one of the most popular rock albums of all time.
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Iron Maidenis a compendium ofin-depth, entertaining, and profusely illustrated conversations about all seventeen of the legendary metal band's studio albums.
This re-release ofBowie at 75 (2022)celebrates the rocker's life in a beautifully produced retrospective detailing 75 key releases and life events.
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In this second part of Genesis on Record, Popoff's panel of progressive pronouncers are at your service. Indeed, Martin is confident that after you read what these guys have to…
With this beautifully produced book, relive the extraordinary history of the of the hottest band in the land through 50 milestone events.
In Judas Priest: Album by Album, leading metal author Martin Popoff leads a cast of notable metal musicians and journalists in dissecting all 19 studio albums by the heavy metal…
Drawing on several thousand images this large format 240-page book is a treasure trove for Cult devotees-crammed full of live and off-stage shots and memorabilia that portray the band's journey…
Popoff assembles a panel of Lizzy scholars and devotees. Together they deconstruct each Thin Lizzy studio albums and every single song inside of them. It's likely that the most demanding…
Did Genesis represent the classic definition of a progressive rock band? Were they the most British? What is The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway about? Just some of the questions…
Martin Popoff assembles a panel of interested interviewees in celebration of Ritchie Blackmore's legendary band Rainbow, one album at a time, every song considered - with Martin serving as pull-no-punches…
A detailed history of the exhaustive road experience of Canadian rock icons Rush. Celebrating the band’s 30th anniversary, By-Tour features in-depth original interviews with Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil…
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Driven covers the last three decades of Rush, including the band’s retirement and Peart’s passing. There is much to celebrate, including a surprise platinum hit record to kick off the…
Martin has the most thorough knowledge of heavy metal of anybody I’ve ever met. - Dee Snider Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, KISS … Purple Haze, Paranoid, Smoke on…
The most intensive analysis of Sabbath’s first 8 albums ever attempted. Also touches upon torrid troubles with money, management, drugs & booze; tour tales, album cover stories & production tips…
Nazareth's whole career documented by Martin Popoff and crammed full of live and off-stage shots and memorabilia that portray the band's journey through the decades. This is an updated version…
Timeline of milestones to the day, looks at the band’s influences, tours, recording sessions, charts, singles, break-ups, personal stuff, trivia, mixed with lots of quotes, turning the book into a…
Charts headbanging through the late “70s, arriving at the first years of this flash phenomenon - 1979 & 1980. Popoff along with dozens of headbanging buddies tell the tale of…
A tale of opportunities missed, of a band ahead of the curve & from which both its classic era lead singers Guy Speranza & Rhett Forrester are now dead. As…
Popoff’s detailed timeline takes us through more than fifty years of massive rock history from this much-loved band. This differs from previous Uriah Heep books through the inclusion of so…
The first book to celebrate the classic-era MotArhead lineup of Lemmy Kilmister, ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke, and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor.
Part two of the definitive biography of the rock ‘n’ roll kings of the North
KICKSTART MY HEART: A MOTLEY CRUE DAY-BY-DAY
BLACK SABBATH FAQ: ALL THAT’S LEFT TO KNOW ON THE FIRST NAME IN METAL
Lifelong fan and preeminent metal historian Martin Popoff examines the Priest’s rich legacy from 1974 to 1984, album by album, anthem by anthem, in this hugely expanded update on the…
Documents the progressive rock pioneer’s first twelve years from the release of their eponymous debut album through to 1980’s Drama. Popoff takes you on a journey from the early days…
The Damned are forever in the history books as the first UK punk band to get an album out: Damned Damned Damned with New Rose and Neat Neat Neat…
An esteemed panel of Cult experts dive deep to discuss every Blue Oyster Cult studio album. No stone is left unturned, as they look at the personalities in the band…
Amongst Popoff’s analysis of the catalogue is lots of tour talk, revealing nightmares surrounding the band’s business based around interviews with the key members. The journey takes us through the…
This three-part series celebrates Canada’s iconic rock band, offering the most comprehensive biography ever, combining cultural context and canon analysis. All based on extensive firsthand interviews with family, friends, musicians…
Perfect for the ultimate Led Zeppelin fan, this definitive anthology analyzes each of the 81 tracks on Zep’s nine studio albums in mind-boggling, awesome detail.
Bowie at 75 celebrates the anniversary of the rock icon’s birth with this beautifully produced retrospective of 75 touchstone achievements and life events.
Deep Purple timeline from 1980-2011: Tour stuff, recording sessions, charts, singles, certification news, break-ups, personal stuff, trivia for miles, lots of quotes & loaded with factual matter about the family-Rainbow…
The most detailed, well argued, complete, most lively and readable telling of the early history of heavy metal yet with all the facts and figures one needs. The book provides…
Includes extensive commentary from Popoff’s many chats with those who were there, including Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing, Ian Hill, Scott Travis, Ripper Owens and Richie Faulkner, along with…
The story of Angel is of a band out of time. Despite tons of promotion they racked up a million dollars of debt without the record sales to justify the…
The first book ever on this classic British rock band UFO takes you through the Schenker era in great detail; album-by-album, song by song along with touring anecdotes and of…
The Original Alice Cooper Group story in meticulous chronological detail. Corroborating the sequence of events are stories from the band themselves, who explain how they went from politely ignored pariahs…
THE STORIES BEHIND EVERY STUDIO TRACK FROM THE ONLY BAND THAT MATTERS.
Established in 1976 at the fore London’s punk rock insurgence, The Clash would outlast their peers while creating…
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This is first & foremost the story of the Montrose & Gamma records. But there’s a darker turn with Ronnie’s shocking suicide, before looking at his legacy by those who…
Documents the band with analysis of every song the Teutonic tone-masters ever crafted from Lonesome Crow to the retirement album Sting In The Tail, and into Comeblack - the stories…
