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JUNE 24, 2016

BRUCE JENKINS
“Shop Around: Growing Up With Motown in a Sinatra Household” (Paperback; Wellstone Books)

JUNE 28, 2016

DAVID BOWIE
“On Bowie” (Hardcover; author: Rob Sheffield; Kindle; Dey Street Books)

PETER BRAIDIS
“Unstrung Heroes: Fifty Guitar Greats You Should Know” (Hardcover; featuring interviews with Rik Emmett of Triumph, Davey Johnstone of Elton John, Pat Travers, Howard E. Scott of War, Randy Jackson of Zebra, Bruce Cockburn, Vicki Peterson of the Bangles and many more; Schiffer Publishing)

ERIC CLAPTON
“Motherless Child: The Definitive Biography of Eric Clapton” (Paperback; author: Paul Scott; Headline)

DAVE HOLMES (former MTV VJ)
“Party of One: A Memoir in 20 Songs” (Hardcover; Kindle; Crown Archetype)

INSANE CLOWN POSSE
“Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse and the World They Made” (Kindle; author: Steve Miller; Paperback; Free Preview; Da Capo Press)

MICHAEL JACKSON
“MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson” (Paperback; author: Steve Knopper; Kindle; Free Preview; Scribner)

PAUL SIMON
“Lyrics 1964-2016” (Hardcover; Simon & Schuster)

CHARLIE WILSON (of The Gap Band)
“I Am Charlie Wilson” (Paperback; Kindle; Free Preview; Atria / 37 Ink)

JULY 1, 2016

GLENN BERGER
“Never Say No to a Rock Star: In the Studio with Dylan, Sinatra, Jagger and More …” (Paperback; Schaffner Press)

BRING ME THE HORIZON
“Bring Me the Horizon: Heavy Sounds from Steel City” (Paperback; author: Ben Welch; John Blake)

JUDY DYBLE
“An Accidental Musician: The Official Biography Of Judy Dyble” (Paperback; co-author: Dave Thompson; Soundcheck Books)

FLEETWOOD MAC
“Fleetwood Mac on Fleetwood Mac: Interviews and Encounters” (Hardcover; author: Sean Egan; Chicago Review Press)

JULY 5, 2016

MEL LEWIS
“The View from the Back of the Band: The Life and Music of Mel Lewis” (Paperback; author: Chris Smith; University of North Texas Press)

DARYL “DMC” McDANIEL
“Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Kindle; Amistad)

JULY 7, 2016

JOY DIVISION
“Joy Devotion: The Importance of Ian Curtis and Fan Culture” (Paperback; editor: Jennifer Otter Bickerdike; Headpress)

JULY 10, 2016

CARL ALLEN
“London Gig Venues” (Paperback; Amberley)

JULY 12, 2016

JEFF BECK
“BECK01” (Hardcover; Genesis Publications)

D. RANDALL BLYTHE (Lamb of God vocalist)
“Dark Days: A Memoir” (Paperback; Free Preview; Da Capo Press)

SANDY DENNY
“I’ve Always Kept a Unicorn: The Biography of Sandy Denny” (Paperback; Kindle; Free Preview; Faber & Faber)

FRANK YANDOLINO
“Frank & Charli: Woodstock, True Love, and the Sixties” (Hardcover; Skyhorse Publishing)

JULY 14, 2016

ANDREW WEST
“The Art of Songwriting” (Paperback; Kindle; Bloomsbury)

JULY 15, 2016

PRINCE
“Prince: A Thief in the Temple” (Paperback; author: Brian Morton; Free Preview; Canongate UK)

JULY 19, 2016

DANIEL JOHNSTON
“The Incantations of Daniel Johnston” (Paperback; artist: Ricardo Cavolo; author: Scott McClanahan; Two Dollar Radio)

PET SHOP BOYS
“Smile If You Dare: Politics and Pointy Hats With The Pet Shop Boys” (Paperback; author: Ramzy Alwakeel; Kindle; Repeater)

JULY 28, 2016

LED ZEPPELIN
“Led Zeppelin Day By Day” (Hardcover; author: Marc Roberty; Backbeat Books)

NEIL TAYLOR
“C86 and All That: The Birth of Indie, 1983-1986” (Paperback; Verse Chorus Press)

AUG. 1, 2016

KRAIG GEIGER
“Peace, Love n’ Mud” (Hardcover; life story set against the backdrop of the Woodstock ’94 Music & Art Fair; Kindle; Waldorf Publishing)

AUG. 2, 2016

ADELE
“Adele: A Celebration of an Icon and Her Music” (Paperback; author: Sarah-Louise James; Carlton Books)

THE BEATLES
“Looking Through You: Rare & Unseen Photographs from The Beatles Book Archive” (Hardcover; edited by Andy Neill; The Overlook Press)

DAVID BRACKETT
“Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music” (Paperback; University of California Press)

PRINCE
“Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks” (Paperback; author: Ronin Ro; Kindle; Free Preview; St. Martin’s Griffin)

AUG. 7, 2016

JOHN LENNON
“John Lennon vs. The U.S.A.: The Inside Story of the Most Bitterly Contested and Influential Deportation Case in United States History” (Hardcover; author: Leon Wildes; American Bar Association)

AUG. 9, 2016

DAVID BOWIE
“The Age of Bowie: How David Bowie Made a World of Difference” (Hardcover; author: Paul Morley; Kindle; Gallery Books)

THE DOORS
“Jim Morrison and the Doors – Ride the Snake: 50 Years of Classic Writing” (Paperback; editor: Jerry Hopkins; Plexus Publishing)

RIKKI ERCOLI
“Legends of Punk: Photos from the Vault” (Paperback; Manic D Press, Inc.)

CHRISSIE HYNDE
“Reckless: My Life as a Pretender” (Paperback; Kindle; Free Preview; Anchor)

MANIC STREET PREACHERS
“Assassinated Beauty: Photographs of the Manic Street Preachers” (Hardcover; photos: Kevin Cummins, the NME’s chief photographer for more than a decade; Faber & Faber)

AUG. 10, 2016

RORY STORM & THE HURRICANES
“From a Storm to a Hurricane: Rory Storm & The Hurricanes” (Paperback; author: Anthony Hogan; Amberley)

AUG. 11, 2016

BRIAN ENO
“Brian Eno: Oblique Music” (Paperback; edited by Sean Albiez and David Pattie; Bloomsbury Academic)

AUG. 16, 2016

STEVE DAHL (Chicago DJ legend)
“Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died” (Hardcover; co-author: Dave Hoekstra; photographer: Paul Natkin; Curbside Splendor Publishing)

THE ROLLING STONES
“Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock’s Darkest Day” (Hardcover; Kindle; author: Joel Selvin; Dey Street Books)

AUG. 23, 2016

STEELY DAN
“Steely Dan: Reelin’ in the Years” (Paperback; author: Brian Sweet; Kindle; Free Preview; The Overlook Press)

AUG. 25, 2016

JAMES BRAXTON PETERSON
“Hip Hop Headphones: A Scholar’s Critical Playlist” (Paperback; Bloomsbury Academic)

JON STEBBINS
“Vinyl FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Vinyl Records and Collecting Them” (Paperback; Backbeat Books)

AUG. 29, 2016

MICHAEL JACKSON
“Michael and Me: The Untold Story of Michael Jackson’s Secret Romance” (Hardcover; author: Shana Mangatal; Chicago Review Press)

TROYE SIVAN
“Forever Young: The Story of Troye Sivan” (Kindle; author: Alana Wulff; Nero)

AUG. 30, 2016

MICHAEL JACKSON
“Elizabeth & Michael: The Queen of Hollywood and the King of Pop – A Love Story” (Hardcover; author: Donald Bogle; Atria Books)

KEITH MORRIS (of Black Flag and Circle Jerks)
“My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor” (Hardcover; co-author: Jim Ruland; Kindle; Da Capo Press)

THE SMITHS
“Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance: 20th Anniversary Edition” (Paperback; author: Johnny Rogan; The Overlook Press)

SEPT. 1, 2016

BILL ANDERSON
“Whisperin’ Bill Anderson: An Unprecedented Life in Country Music” (Hardcover; co-author: Peter Cooper; University of Georgia Press)

MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD
“Michael Bloomfield: The Rise and Fall of an American Guitar Hero” (Hardcover; author: Ed Ward; foreword by Billy F. Gibbons; Chicago Review Press)

RODGER LYLE BROWN
“Party Out of Bounds: The B-52’s, R.E.M., and the Kids Who Rocked Athens, Georgia” (Paperback; University of Georgia Press)

KURT COBAIN and NIRVANidA
“Kurt Cobain and Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History (Second Edition)” (Paperback; author: Charles Cross; Voyageur Press)

BOB DYLAN
“Still on the Road: The Songs of Bob Dylan, 1974-2006” (Paperback; author: Clinton Heylin; Free Preview; Chicago Review Press)

FLEETWOOD MAC
“Fleetwood Mac: The Complete Illustrated History” (Hardcover; author: Richie Unterberger; Voyageur Press)

METALLICA
“Metallica: The Complete Illustrated History (Second Edition)” (Paperback; author: Martin Popoff; Voyageur Press)

NEIL PEART
“Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me!” (Kindle; Hardcover, out Sept. 13; ECW Press)

SEPT. 6, 2016

THE BEATLES
“Some Fun Tonight! The Backstage Story of How the Beatles Rocked America, The Historic Tours of 1964-1966 – Volume 2: 1965-1966” (Paperback; author: Chuck Gunderson; Backbeat Books)

DAVID BOWIE
“Bowie Treasures” (Hardcover; author: Mike Evans; Carlton Books), “David Bowie Changes: His Life in Pictures 1947-2016” (Hardcover; author: Chris Welch; Carlton Books), “David Bowie and Philosophy: Rebel, Rebel” (Paperback; edited by Theodore G. Ammon; Open Court)

CLIFF BURTON
“To Live Is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica’s Cliff Burton” (Paperback; revised and updated edition; author: Joel McIver; Jawbone Press)

M.L. LIEBLER
“Heaven Was Detroit: Detroit Music from Jazz to HipHop and Beyond” (Paperback; foreword by Dave Marsh; Painted Turtle)

FREDDIE MERCURY
“Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic” (Hardcover; author: Mark Blake; Backbeat Books)

MATT PINFIELD (former host of MTV’s “120 Minutes”)
“All These Things That I’ve Done: My Insane, Improbable Rock Life – Music, Mayhem & MTV” (Hardcover; co-author: Mitchell Cohen; Scribner)

KANYE WEST
“Pocket Kanye Wisdom: Witty Quotes and Wise Words from Kanye West” (Paperback; Hardie Grant Books)

SEPT. 7, 2016

JEREMY MONTEIRO
“Jeremy Monteiro: Random Thoughts of a Jazz Musician” (Paperback; Marshall Cavendish International)

SEPT. 8, 2016

PRINCE
“Prince 1958-2016” (Hardcover; author: BBC journalist Mobeen Azhar; Carlton Books)

JOHN RIORDAN
“Sound and Vision: A Guide to Music’s Cult Artists” (Hardcover; Dog ‘n’ Bone)

SEPT. 12, 2016

DAVID BOWIE
“David Bowie: The Golden Years” (Paperback; author: Roger Griffin; Omnibus Press)

SEPT. 13, 2016

KRISTIN HERSH
“Wyatt at the Coyote Palace” (the Throwing Muses lead singer is releasing her new solo album as a hardback book, with artwork, lyrics, essays and stories; The Overlook Press)

MIKE LOVE
“Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy” (Hardcover; co-author: James S. Hirsch; Kindle; Blue Rider Press)

THE MONKEES
“The Monkees, Head, and the 60s” (Paperback; author: Peter Mills; Jawbone Press)

RuPAUL
“The Essential RuPaul: Herstory, Philosophy & Her Fiercest Queens” (Hardcover; author: Libby VanderPloeg; Smith Street Books)

BEN WESTHOFF
“Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap” (Hardcover; Kindle; Hachette Books)

ADAM WHITE and BARNEY ALES
“Motown: The Sound of Young America” (Hardcover; Thames & Hudson Ltd.)

MAURICE WHITE
“Keep Your Head to the Sky: My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire” (Hardcover; co-author: Herb Powell; Kindle; Amistad)

FRANK ZAPPA
“Frank Zappa FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Father of Invention” (Paperback; author: John Corcelli; Backbeat Books)

SEPT. 19, 2016

SLIM HARPO
“Slim Harpo: Blues King Bee of Baton Rouge” (Hardcover; author: Martin Hawkins; Kindle; Louisiana State University Press)

SEPT. 20, 2016

THE BEATLES
“Beatlemania: America’s Obsession with the Paul, John, Ringo, and George” (Paperback; compiled by The Associated Press; AP Editions)

T BONE BURNETT
“T Bone Burnett: A Life in Pursuit” (Hardcover; author: Lloyd Sachs; Kindle; University of Texas Press)

SEPT. 27, 2016

SEBASTIAN BACH
“18 and Life on Skid Row” (Hardcover; Kindle; Dey Street Books)

TONY BEACON / BARRY MOORHOUSE
“The Bass Book: A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars Updated Edition” (Paperback; Backbeat Books)

THE BEATLES
“When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles’ Rise to the Top” (Paperback; author: Larry Kane; Running Press)

THE BEATLES
“The Zapple Diaries: The Rise and Fall of the Last Beatles Label” (Hardcover; author: Barry Miles; Abrams Image)

PAUL McCARTNEY
“Conversations with McCartney” (Hardcover; author: Paul Du Noyer; Kindle; The Overlook Press)

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
“Born to Run” (official autobiography; Hardcover; Kindle; Read here; Simon & Schuster)

SEPT. 28, 2016

DAVID BOWIE
“Life on Tour with Bowie: A Genius Remembered” (Paperback; author: Sean Mayes; John Blake)

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
“Bullet for My Valentine: Scream Aim Conquer – The Biography” (Paperback; author: Ben Welch; John Blake)

SEPT. 30, 2016

TIM LAWRENCE
“Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983” (Paperback; Duke University Press Books)

OCT. 1, 2016

CHERRY VANILLA
“Lick Me: How I Became Cherry Vanilla” (Paperback; Kindle; Chicago Review Press)

DOMINQUE DUPUIS
“Vinyl: All You Need to Know” (Hardcover + LP package; Earbooks)

TOM T. HALL
“The Storyteller’s Nashville: An Inside Look at Country Music’s Gritty Past” (Paperback, revised and expanded; Spring House Press)

IRON MAIDEN
“Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Beast (Updated)” (Hardcover; author: Neil Daniels; Voyageur Press)

CURTIS MAYFIELD
“Traveling Soul: The Life of Curtis Mayfield” (Hardcover; author: son Todd Mayfield, with Travis Atria; Chicago Review Press)

THE NEW BARBARIANS (short-lived all-star band led by Ron Wood)
“New Barbarians: Outlaws, Gunslingers and Guitars” (Hardcover; with 16 unreleased tracks from 1979 rehearsals and live shows; Voyageur Press)

DAVID NOLAN
“I Swear I Was There: Sex Pistols, Manchester and the Gig that Changed the World” (Paperback; John Blake)

THE STOOGES
“The Stooges – Head On: A Journey Through the Michigan Underworld” (Paperback; author: Brett Callwood; Kindle; John Blake)

ANDY VASTAGH and ROBERT LEE
“Rock Art: A Gig Poster Coloring Book” (Paperback; Spring House Press)

OCT. 3, 2016

JOHN FARNHAM
“Playing to Win: The Definitive Biography of John Farnham” (Kindle; author: Jeff Apter; Nero)

OCT. 4, 2016

STEVEN BLUSH
“New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB” (Paperback; Kindle; St. Martin’s Griffin)

DAVID BOWIE
“Bowie: Album by Album” (Paperback; author: Paolo Hewitt; Insight Editions)

NICK HARPER
“Marshall: The Book of Loud” (Hardcover; Mitchell Beazley)

GERED MANKOWITZ
“Gered Mankowitz: Rock and Roll Photography” (Flexibound; forewords by Annie Lennox, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman; Carlton Books)

BARRY MILES, GRANT SCOTT and JOHNNY MORGAN
“The Greatest Album Covers of All Time” (Hardcover; Collins & Brown)

JACK WHITE
“Citizen Jack: How Jack White Built an Empire From the Blues” (Hardcover; author: Nick Hasted; The Overlook Press)

OCT. 11, 2016

THE BEATLES
“Tune In: The Beatles – All These Years” (Paperback; Three Rivers Press)

BEYONCÉ
“Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story” (Paperback; author: J. Randy Taraborrelli; Grand Central Publishing)

NICK CAVE
“Comfort Eating with Nick Cave: Vegan Recipes to Get Deep Inside of You” (Paperback; illustrations by Automne Zingg; recipes by Joshua Ploeg; Microcosm Publishing)

GUY CLARK
“Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark” (Hardcover; author: Tamara Saviano; Texas A&M University Press)

THE CURE
“Cured: A Tale of Two Imaginary Boys” (Hardcover; author: band co-founder Lol Tolhurst; Da Capo Press)

THOMAS DOLBY
“The Speed of Sound: Breaking the Barriers Between Music and Technology (A Memoir)” (Hardcover; Kindle; Flatiron Books)

GEORGE HARRISON
“George Harrison: Behind the Locked Door” (Paperback; author: Graeme Thomson; The Overlook Press)

MORRISSEY
“Defensive Eating with Morrissey: Vegan Recipes from the One You Left Behind” (Paperback; illustrations by Automne Zingg; recipes by Joshua Ploeg; Microcosm Publishing)

BERNIE NELSON
“Honky Tonk Angels: Stories of God’s Influence on Nashville’s Most Iconic Songs” (Paperback; Heritage Builders)

DAVID NICHOLS
“Dig: Australian Popular Music, 1960-85” (Paperback; Verse Chorus Press)

JIMMY PAGE
“No Quarter: The Three Lives of Jimmy Page” (Hardcover; author: Martin Power; Omnibus Press)

PINK FLOYD
“Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd: Dark Globe” (Paperback; revised edition; author: Julian Palacios; Plexus Publishing)

SIMON REYNOLDS
“Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-first Century” (Paperback; Kindle; Dey Street Books)

RINGO STARR
“Ringo: With a Little Help” (Paperback; author: Michael Seth Starr; Backbeat Books)

BRIAN WILSON
“I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir” (Hardcover; co-author: Ben Greenman; Da Capo Press)

OCT. 15, 2016

BLACK SABBATH
“Black Sabbath: The Beginning of the End” (Hardcover; author: Joel McIver; Race Point Publishing)

OCT. 18, 2016

DAVID HAJDU
“Love for Sale: Pop Music in America” (Hardcover; Kindle; Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

PETER HOOK
“Power, Corruption & Lies: Inside New Order” (Hardcover; Dey Street Books)

ZIGGY MARLEY
“Ziggy Marley and Family Cookbook: Whole, Organic Ingredients and Delicious Meals from the Marley Kitchen” (Hardcover; Akashic Books)

RANDY NEWMAN
“Maybe I’m Doing It Wrong: The Life and Times of Randy Newman” (Hardcover; authors: David and Caroline Stafford; The Overlook Press)

MARTIN POPOFF
“Punk Tees: The Punk Revolution in 125 T-Shirts” (Hardcover; Sterling)

PAUL SIMON
“Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon” (Hardcover; author: Peter Ames Carlin; Kindle; Henry Holt and Co.)

OCT. 20, 2016

DONNY HATHAWAY
“Donny Hathaway’s Donny Hathaway Live (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Emily J. Lordi; Bloomsbury Academic)

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
“The Jesus and Mary Chain’s Psychocandy (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Paula Mejia; Bloomsbury Academic)

OCT. 21, 2016

DAVE THOMPSON
“Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide (3rd Edition)” (Paperback; Krause Publications)

OCT. 25, 2016

STUART BAKER
“Cuban Music in Revolution: 70 Years of Cuban Record Cover Art” (Hardcover; Soul Jazz Books)

TRAVIS BARKER
“Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums” (Paperback; co-author: Gavin Edwards; Free Preview; William Morrow Paperbacks)

THE BEATLES
“Beatles ’66: The Revolutionary Year” (Hardcover; author: Steve Turner; Kindle; Ecco)

DAVID BOWIE
“The Complete David Bowie” (Paperback; revised and updated edition; author: Nicholas Pegg; Titan Books)

PHIL COLLINS
“Not Dead Yet: The Memoir” (Hardcover; Kindle; Crown Archetype)

TOM PETTY
“Petty: The Biography” (Paperback; author: Warren Zanes; Kindle; Free Preview; St. Martin’s Griffin)

THE ROLLING STONES
“The Rolling Stones – All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track” (Hardcover; Kindle; Black Dog & Leventhal)

TAYLOR SWIFT
“Taylor Swift: This Is Our Song” (Hardcover; author: Tyler Conroy; Kindle; Simon & Schuster)

CHRISTOPHER WARD (former VJ)
“Is This Live? Inside the Wild Early Years of MuchMusic: The Nation’s Music Station” (Paperback; foreword by Mike Myers; Kindle; Random House Canada)

OCT. 27, 2016

ARCTIC MONKEYS
“Pretend Memories: A Biography” (Paperback; author: Rob Jovanovic; Red Planet)

MORRISSEY
“Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands” (Paperback; author: Melissa Mora Hidalgo; Headpress)

OCT. 28, 2016

KURT BOONE
“Subway Beats: Celebrating New York City Buskers” (Hardcover; Schiffer)

OCT. 29, 2016

DAN AUTY
“Best-Selling Albums: From Vinyl Records to Digital Downloads” (Hardcover; Amber Books)

OCT. 31, 2016

THE MONKEES
“Why the Monkees Matter: Teenagers, Television and American Pop Culture” (Paperback; author: Rosanne Welch; McFarland & Company)

NOV. 1, 2016

AC/DC
“AC/DC: Experience the Original Monsters of Rock” (Hardcover; author: Jerry Ewing; Carlton Books)

THE BEATLES
“Beatles ’66: The Revolutionary Year” (Paperback; author: Steve Turner; HarperLuxe)

BON JOVI
“Bon Jovi: The Story” (Hardcover; author: Bryan Reesman; Sterling)

DAVID BOWIE
“Bowie A-Z: The Life of an Icon from Aladdin Sane to Ziggy Stardust” (Paperback; author: Steve Wide; illustrator: Libby Vanderploeg; Smith Street Books)

ERIN DUVALL
“Country Music Hair” (Hardcover; Kindle; Harper Design)

KENT HARTMAN
“Goodnight, L.A.: Untold Tales from Inside Classic Rock’s Legendary Recording Studios” (Hardcover; Da Capo Press)

JIMI HENDRIX
“Hendrix on Hendrix: Interviews and Encounters with Jimi Hendrix” (Hardcover; edited by Steven Roby; Chicago Review Press)

JOHN LENNON
“Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon” (Hardcover; author: Jeff Burger; Chicago Review Press)

METALLICA
“Metallica: Experience Heavy Metal’s Biggest Band” (Hardcover; author: Jerry Ewing; Carlton Books)

MARC MYERS
“Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop” (Hardcover; Grove Press)

NIRVANA
“Nirvana: The Biggest Rock Band of the ’90s” (Hardcover; author: Gillian G. Gaar; Carlton Books)

QUEEN
“Classic Queen” (Paperback; author: rock photographer Mick Rock; The Overlook Press)

SEASICK STEVE
“Seasick Steve: Tales of a Travellin’ Man” (Paperback; author: Matthew Wright; John Blake)

CARLY SIMON
“Boys in the Trees: A Memoir” (Paperback; Free Preview; Flatiron Books)

SPENCER VIGNES
“The Train Kept A-Rollin: How the Train Song Changed the Face of Popular Music” (Paperback; Soundcheck Books)

JIM WALSH
“Bar Yarns and Manic-Depressive Mixtapes: Jim Walsh on Music from Minneapolis to the Outer Limits” (Hardcover; University of Minnesota Press)

ED WARD
“The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963” (Hardcover; Kindle; Flatiron Books)

THE WHO
“The Who: Experience the Band That Defined a Generation” (Hardcover; author: Chris Welch; Carlton Books)

PHARRELL WILLIAMS
“Pharrell Williams: Ultimate Fan Book” (Hardcover; author: Malcolm Croft; Carlton Publishing Group)

NOV. 8, 2016

THE BAND
“The Band FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Fathers of Americana” (Paperback; author: Peter Aaron; Backbeat Books)

BOB DYLAN
“The Lyrics: 1961-2012” (Hardcover; Simon & Schuster)

GRATEFUL DEAD
“This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead” (Paperback; authors: Blair Jackson, David Gans; Kindle; Free Preview; Flatiron Books)

JOHNNY MARR
“Set the Boy Free: The Autobiography” (Hardcover; Kindle; Dey Street Books)

LOU REED
“Perfect Day: A First Wife’s Intimate Portrait of Life With Lou Reed” (Paperback; author: Bettye Kronstad; Jawbone Press)

THE SMITHS
“Tales of the Smiths: A Graphic Biography” (Paperback; author/artist: Con Chrisoulis; Kindle; The Overlook Press)

PAUL ZOLLO
“Songwriters on Songwriting (Expanded Fourth Edition)” (Paperback; Da Capo Press)

NOV. 15, 2016

LITA FORD
“Living Like a Runaway: A Memoir” (Paperback; Free Preview; Dey Street Books)

ROBBIE ROBERTSON
“Testimony: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Life” (Hardcover; Kindle; Crown Archetype)

SIMON & GARFUNKEL
“Simon & Garfunkel: Together Alone” (Paperback; author: Spencer Leigh; McNidder & Grace)

AUGUSTUS OWSLEY STANLEY III
“Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III” (Hardcover; author: Robert Greenfield; Kindle; Thomas Dunne Books)

THE STOOGES
“Total Chaos: The Story of the Stooges – As Told By Iggy Pop” (Hardcover; author: Jeff Gold; Third Man Books)

ROBERT WEBB
“The 100 Greatest Road Songs: The Ultimate Playlist” (Paperback; McNidder & Grace)

NOV. 22, 2016

MATTHEW ANNIS
“The Music Scene: The History of Modern Music” (Paperback; Franklin Watts)

PATTI SMITH
“Patti Smith Collected Lyrics, 1970-2015” (Paperback; Ecco)

HANK WILLIAMS
“Hank: The Short Life and Long Country Road of Hank Williams” (Hardcover; author: Mark Ribowsky; Kindle; Liveright)

AMY WINEHOUSE
“Back To Black: Amy Winehouse’s Only Masterpiece” (Paperback; author: Donald Brackett; Backbeat Books)

NOV. 30, 2016

THE BEATLES
“The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four” (Paperback; abridged edition; author: Kenneth Womack; Greenwood)

DEC. 1, 2016

BRET MICHAELS
“Roses & Thorns: The Reality of My Rock & Roll Fantasy” (Hardcover; co-author: Shane Stanley; Gallery Books)

DEC. 6, 2016

ADRIAN BARTOS, PETER PRUDENTE and EVAN AUERBACH
“No Sleep.: NYC Nightlife Flyers 1988-1999” (Hardcover; powerHouse Books)

THE CLASH
“The Clash FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Clash City Rockers” (Paperback; author: Gary J. Jucha; Backbeat Books)

DEC. 13, 2016

ALEX KAYNE
“L’Amour: Rock Capital of Brooklyn” (Hardcover; Rare Bird Books)

CANDI STATON
“Young Hearts Run Free: First Lady of Southern Soul” (Hardcover; Heritage Builders)

JAN. 1, 2017

DAVID BOWIE
“Strange Fascination – David Bowie: The Definitive Story” (Hardcover, revised and updated edition; author: David Buckley; Chicago Review Press)

JAN. 2, 2017

WILSON PICKETT
“In the Midnight Hour: The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett” (Hardcover; author: Tony Fletcher; Oxford University Press)

JAN. 10, 2017

DAVID BOWIE
“David Bowie: Color the Starman” (Paperback; contributors: Mica O’Herlihy, Mike Diana, Steve Krakow, Tony Millionaire; Feral House)

LEMMY KILMISTER
“Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead: Color the Ace of Spades” (Paperback; featuring the work of Joe Petagno; Feral House)

JAN. 15, 2017

MICK HOUGHTON
“Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman’s Visionary Record Label (Revised & Expanded Edition)” (Paperback; Jawbone Press)

JAN. 17, 2017

PAUL “H.R.” HUDSON
“Finding Joseph I: The Journey from Bad Brains Through My Mysterious Mind – An Oral History” (Hardcover; co-authors: Howie Abrams, James Lathos; Lesser Gods)

FEB. 1, 2017

BOB DYLAN
“Light Come Shining: The Transformations of Bob Dylan” (Hardcover; author: Andrew McCarron; Oxford University Press)

FEB. 2, 2017

STEELY DAN
“Steely Dan FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About This Elusive Band” (Paperback; author: Anthony Robustelli; Backbeat Books)

FEB. 7, 2017

GEORGE JONES
“The Grand Tour: The Life and Music of George Jones” (Paperback; author: Rich Kienzle; Dey Street Boys)

L.A. REID
“Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who’s Next” (Paperback; Free Preview; Harper Paperbacks)

YES
“Close to the Edge: How Yes’s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock” (Paperback; author: Will Romano; Backbeat Books)

FEB. 9, 2017

ANGELO BADALAMENTI
“Angelo Badalamenti’s Twin Peaks (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Clare Nina Norelli; Bloomsbury)

THE MODERN LOVERS
“The Modern Lovers’ The Modern Lovers (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Sean L. Maloney; Bloomsbury)

FEB. 21, 2017

DANYEL SMITH
“She’s Every Woman: The Power of Black Women in Pop Music” (Hardcover; foreword by Mick Jagger; Kindle; Dey Street Books)

MARCH 1, 2017

RICK JAMES
“Super Freak: The Life of Rick James” (Hardcover; author: Peter Benjaminson; Chicago Review Press)

MARCH 28, 2017

LOU REED
“Lou Reed – Chapter & Verse: New York’s Finest” (Hardcover; authors: Paul Skellett, Simon Weitzman; Wonderland Publications)

MARCH 30, 2017

THE BEATLES
“Eight Arms to Hold You: 50 Years of Help! and the Beatles” (Hardcover; authors: Simon Wells, Paul Skellett; Wonderland Publications)

APRIL 4, 2017

JOHN OATES
“Change of Seasons: A Memoir” (Hardcover; co-author: Chris Epting; St. Martin’s Press)

APRIL 11, 2017

THE BEATLES
“The Beatles Collected” (Paperback; subtitled “A fan’s guide to six decades of Beatles memorabilia”; authors: Pete Nash, David Roberts, Brian Southall; Clarksdale)

U2
“Rock Atlas U2” (Paperback; authors: Dave Griffith, David Roberts; Clarksdale)

APRIL 20, 2017

THE RAINCOATS
“The Raincoats’ The Raincoats (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Jenn Pelly; Bloomsbury Academic)

AUG. 15, 2017

MICHAEL RUFFINO (of Unband)
“Adios, Motherfucker: A Gentleman’s Progress Through Rock and Roll” (Paperback; ABEcco)

OCT. 1, 2017

NAS
“It Ain’t Hard to Tell: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Kindle; Atria Books)

OCT. 10, 2017

EDDIE VAN HALEN
“Eruption: The Eddie Van Halen Story” (Hardcover; author: Paul Brannigan; Kindle; Da Capo Press)