Mike Love wants everyone to know: He’s just as important to The Beach Boys as Brian Wilson is. In fact, he believes he’s owed credit for co-writing many of the iconic band’s biggest hits and for keeping the group together after Wilson stopped touring and lost his creative muse.
He goes on the defensive in his autobiography, “Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy,” co-written with James S. Hirsch. He settles scores and old grudges and says he’s out to repair his bad reputation.
No matter whose side you’re on, “Good Vibrations” is a riveting read.
Here’s our weekly countdown of new and upcoming music book releases.
Read on.
SEPT. 13, 2016
BUDDY HOLLY
“Not Fade Away: The Life and Music of Buddy Holly” (Paperback; author: John Gribbin; Free Preview; Icon Books)
M.L. LIEBLER
“Heaven Was Detroit: Detroit Music from Jazz to HipHop and Beyond” (Paperback; foreword by Dave Marsh; Painted Turtle)
MIKE LOVE
“Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy” (Hardcover; co-author: James S. Hirsch; Kindle; Blue Rider Press) 
METALLICA
“Metallica: Back to the Front: A Fully Authorized Visual History of the Master of Puppets Album and Tour” (Hardcover; author: Matt Taylor; foreword by James Hetfield; Insight Editions)
CAROLINE MOORE
“Punk Rock Entrepreneur: Running a Business Without Losing Your Values” (Paperback; Microcosm Publishing)
PANTERA
“A Vulgar Display of Pantera” (Hardcover; photographer: Joe Giron; Lesser Gods)
NEIL PEART
“Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me!” (Hardcover; Kindle; ECW 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)
SEPT. 15, 2016
BILL CLIFTON
“Bill Clifton: America’s Bluegrass Ambassador to the World” (Paperback; author: Bill C. Malone; University of Illinois Press)
KARI KALLIONEMI
“Englishness, Pop and Post-War Britain” (Hardcover; Intellect Ltd)
ROGER WATERS
“Roger Waters and Pink Floyd: The Concept Albums” (Paperback; author: Phil Rose; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press)
SEPT. 16, 2016
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
“John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson: The Blues Harmonica of Chicago’s Bronzeville” (Hardcover; author: Mitsutoshi Inaba; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)
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
SHEP GORDON (manager, agent and producer)
“They Call Me Supermensch LP: My Amazing Adventures in Rock ‘n’ Roll, Hollywood, and Haute Cuisine” (Paperback; Kindle; HarperLuxe)
ROB RUFUS
“Die Young With Me: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Kindle; Touchstone)
SEPT. 26, 2016
GUY CLARK
“Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark” (Hardcover; author: Tamara Saviano; Read here; Texas A&M University Press)
SEPT. 27, 2016
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)
VICTORIA BROACKES / GEOFFREY MARSH
“You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966–1970” (Hardcover; revised edition; V & A Publishing)
HARLEY FLANAGAN (of Cro-Mags)
“Hard-Core: Life of My Own” (Paperback; Kindle; Free Preview; Feral House)
JOHN LENNON & PAUL McCARTNEY
“Come Together: Lennon & McCartney in the Seventies” (Paperback; author: Richard White; Omnibus)
THE ROLLING STONES
“Rollaresque: Or the Rakish Progress of The Rolling Stones – A Tale of Loose Morals” (Hardcover; author: Simon Goddard; Kindle; Free Preview; Ebury 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)
SAILOR
“Sailor: The Official Biography” (Paperback; author: James McCarraher; Wymer Publishing)
OCT. 1, 2016
COUNT BASIE
“Good Morning Blues: The Autobiography of Count Basie” (Paperback; as told to Albert Murray; University of Minnesota Press)
THE BEACH BOYS
“Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds” (Paperback; author: Charles L. Granata; Kindle; Chicago Review Press)
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)
DAVID NOLAN
“I Swear I Was There: Sex Pistols, Manchester and the Gig that Changed the World” (Paperback; John Blake)
LOU REED
“Dirty Blvd.: The Life and Music of Lou Reed” (Paperback; author: Aidan Levy; Free Preview; Chicago Review Press)
FRANK SINATRA
“Sinatra: The Legend and the Voice: 100 Years” (Paperback; author: Glenn Dunks; Wilkinson Press)
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
LEO EARLY
“The Grande Ballroom: Detroit’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Palace” (Paperback; The History Press)
JOHN FARNHAM
“Playing to Win: The Definitive Biography of John Farnham” (Kindle; author: Jeff Apter; Nero)
MICHAEL BUFFALO SMITH
“Capricorn Rising: Conversations in Southern Rock” (Paperback; Mercer University Press)
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)
T BONE BURNETT
“T Bone Burnett: A Life in Pursuit” (Hardcover; author: Lloyd Sachs; Kindle; University of Texas Press)
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)
PAUL McCARTNEY
“Conversations with McCartney” (Hardcover; author: Paul Du Noyer; Kindle; The Overlook Press)
BARRY MILES, GRANT SCOTT and JOHNNY MORGAN
“The Greatest Album Covers of All Time” (Hardcover; Collins & Brown)
PRINCE
“Prince: Purple Reign” (Hardcover; author: Mick Wall; Trapeze)
JOHN RIORDAN
“Sound and Vision: A Guide to Music’s Cult Artists – From Punk, Alternative, and Indie Through to Hip Hop, Dance Music, and Beyond” (Hardcover; CICO Books)
LACEY STURM (co-founder of Flyleaf)
“The Mystery: Finding True Love in a World of Broken Lovers” (Paperback; Kindle; Baker Books)
PATRICK SULLIVAN
“That’s So ’90s Pop: A Fill-In Activity Book” (Paperback; Clarkson Potter)
JACK WHITE
“Citizen Jack: How Jack White Built an Empire From the Blues” (Hardcover; author: Nick Hasted; The Overlook Press)
OCT. 6, 2016
PETER HOOK
“Substance: Inside New Order – Coming Up and Coming Down” (Hardcover; Simon & Schuster)
OCT. 9, 2016
BRINSLEY SCHWARZ
“Brinsley Schwarz: Happy Doing What We’re Doing” (Paperback; author: John Blaney; Paper Jukebox)
OCT. 10, 2016
TOBY MOTT
“Oh So Pretty: Punk in Print 1976-1980” (Paperback; Phaidon 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)
DAVID BOWIE
“The Golden Years: David Bowie” (Hardcover; author: Robert Griffin; Omnibus)
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)
ELVIS COSTELLO
“Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink” (Paperback; Blue Rider 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)
RIKKI ERCOLI
“Legends of Punk: Photos from the Vault” (Paperback; Manic D Press, Inc.)
GEORGE HARRISON
“George Harrison: Behind the Locked Door” (Paperback; author: Graeme Thomson; The Overlook Press)
ZIGGY MARLEY
“Ziggy Marley and Family Cookbook: Whole, Organic Ingredients and Delicious Meals from the Marley Kitchen” (Hardcover; Akashic Books)
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)
PAUL SIMON
“Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon” (Hardcover; author: Peter Ames Carlin; Kindle; Henry Holt and Co.)
JOHN SNELSON
“How to Enjoy Opera” (Paperback; Oberon Books)
RINGO STARR
“Ringo: With a Little Help” (Paperback; author: Michael Seth Starr; Backbeat Books)
TAYLOR SWIFT
“Taylor Swift: This Is Our Song” (Hardcover; author: Tyler Conroy; Kindle; Simon & Schuster)
BRIAN WILSON
“I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir” (Hardcover; co-author: Ben Greenman; Da Capo Press)
OCT. 13, 2016
BRUCE P. GLEASON
“Sound the Trumpet, Beat the Drums: Horse-Mounted Bands of the U.S. Army, 1820–1940” (Hardcover; University of Oklahoma Press)
OCT. 15, 2016
BLACK SABBATH
“The Complete History of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks” (Hardcover; author: Joel McIver; Race Point Publishing)
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)
OCT. 18, 2016
GEORGE CARLIN
“A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up with George” (Paperback; author: Kelly Carlin; Free Preview; St. Martin’s Griffin)
MYLES GOODWYN (April Wine singer-guitarist)
“Just Between You And Me: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Kindle; HarperCollins)
DAVID HAJDU
“Love for Sale: Pop Music in America” (Hardcover; Kindle; Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
GEORGE HARRISON
“I Me Mine: The Extended Edition” (Hardcover; conversations with Derek Taylor, originally released in 1980; included written contributions from Olivia Harrison and previously unpublished material; Genesis Publications)
LEMMY
“Lemmy: The Ace of Spades” (Hardcover; Kindle; Free Preview; author: Mick Wall; Orion)
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)
CAROLE BAYER SAGER
“They’re Playing Our Song: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Kindle; Simon & Schuster)
JOHN SEABROOK
“The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory” (Paperback; W.W. Norton & Company)
OCT. 20, 2016
STUART COSGROVE
“Detroit 67: The Year That Changed Soul” (Paperback; Free Preview; Polygon)
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)
ALISTAIR LAWRENCE
“Abbey Road: The Best Studio in the World” (Kindle; foreword by Sir George Martin; Bloomsbury Publishing)
OCT. 21, 2016
DAVE THOMPSON
“Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide (3rd Edition)” (Paperback; Krause Publications)
OCT. 24, 2016
PRINCE
“Prince: Chapter and Verse — A Life in Photographs” (Hardcover; author: Mobeen Azhar; Sterling)
OCT. 25, 2016
STUART BAKER
“Cuban Music in Revolution: 70 Years of Cuban Record Cover Art” (Hardcover; Soul Jazz Books)
THE BEATLES
“Beatles ’66: The Revolutionary Year” (Hardcover; author: Steve Turner; Kindle; Ecco)
PHIL COLLINS
“Not Dead Yet: The Memoir” (Hardcover; Kindle; Crown Archetype)
JOHN FOGERTY
“Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music” (Paperback; Back Bay Books)
THE MONKEES
“The Monkees, Head, and the 60s” (Paperback; author: Peter Mills; Jawbone Press)
TOM PETTY
“Petty: The Biography” (Paperback; author: Warren Zanes; Kindle; Free Preview; St. Martin’s Griffin)
SAM PHILLIPS
“Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll” (Paperback; author: Peter Guralnick; Kindle; Free Preview; Back Bay Books)
THE ROLLING STONES
“The Rolling Stones – All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track” (Hardcover; Kindle; Black Dog & Leventhal)
CARLY SIMON
“Boys in the Trees: A Memoir” (Paperback; Free Preview; Flatiron Books)
FRANK SINATRA
“Sinatra’s Century: One Hundred Notes on the Man and His World” (Paperback; author: David Lehman; Kindle; Free Preview; Harper Paperbacks)
FRANK SINATRA
“Sinatra: The Chairman” (Paperback; author: James Kaplan; Anchor)
BRAD TOLINSKI / ALAN DI PERNA
“Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar” (Hardcover; foreword by Carlos Santana; Kindle; Doubleday)
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)
BILL DAHL
“The Art of the Blues: A Visual Treasury of Black Music’s Golden Age” (Hardcover; University of Chicago Press)
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. 31, 2016
JACQUES DENIS
“Total Records: Photography and the Art of the Album Cover” (Paperback; Aperture)
TED WILLIAMS (jazz photographer)
“Jazz: The Iconic Images of Ted Williams” (Hardcover; Antique Collectors Club Dist.)
NOV. 1, 2016
AC/DC
“AC/DC: Experience the Original Monsters of Rock” (Hardcover; author: Jerry Ewing; Carlton Books)
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)
CORRIGAN DANIEL
“Heyday: 35 Years of Music in Minneapolis – The Photography of Corrigan Daniel” (Hardcover; co-author: Danny Sigelman; Minnesota Historical Society Press)
JEFF GOLD
“101 Essential Rock Records: The Golden Age of Vinyl From The Beatles to the Sex Pistols” (Paperback; Gingko Pr)
JIMI HENDRIX
“Hendrix on Hendrix: Interviews and Encounters with Jimi Hendrix” (Hardcover; edited by Steven Roby; Chicago Review Press)
LED ZEPPELIN
“Led Zeppelin: The Stories Behind Every Led Zeppelin Song” (Flexibound; author: Chris Welch; Carlton Books)
JOHN LENNON
“Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon” (Hardcover; author: Jeff Burger; Chicago Review Press)
JAMES McBRDE
“Kill ‘Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul” (Paperback; Spiegel & Grau)
METALLICA
“Metallica: Experience Heavy Metal’s Biggest Band” (Hardcover; author: Jerry Ewing; Carlton Books)
TOMMY MOTTOLA
“A New America: How Music Reshaped the Culture and Future of a Nation and Redefined My Life” (Hardcover; Kindle; Celebra)
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)
BRIAN TARQUIN
“Guitar Amplifier Encyclopedia” (Paperback; Kindle; Allworth Press)
U2
“U2: Past, Present, Future” (Hardcover; author: Ernesto Assante; White Star Publishers)
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)
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)
NEIL YOUNG
“Neil Young: Stories Behind the Songs 1966-1992” (Flexibound; auhor: Nigel Williamson; Carlton Books)
ZAYN
“Zayn” (Hardcover; a photographic journey of his life, with a collection of thoughts, inspirations, personal stories, notes and drawings; Kindle; Penguin Random House)
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)
DAVID BOWIE
“David Bowie: The Last Interview and Other Conversations” (Paperback; Kindle; Melville House)
ERIN DUVALL
“Country Music Hair” (Hardcover; Kindle; Harper Design)
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)
MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN
“A Perfect Union of Contrary Things” (Hardcover; co-author: Sarah Jensen; Backbeat 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
“More Songwriters on Songwriting” (Paperback; Da Capo Press)
NOV. 11, 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)
NOV. 14, 2016
ROBERT WEBB
“The 100 Greatest Road Songs: The Ultimate Playlist” (Paperback; McNidder & Grace)
NOV. 15, 2016
KENNY ARONOFF
“Sex, Drums, Rock ‘n’ Roll! The Hardest Hitting Man in Show Business” (Hardcover; foreword by Neil Peart; Backbeat Books)
TONY BENNETT
“Just Getting Started” (Hardcover; Paperback; Kindle; co-author: Scott Simon; Harper)
CERPHE COLWELL (D.C. rock radio legend)
“Cerphe’s Up: A Musical Life with Bruce Springsteen, Little Feat, Frank Zappa, Tom Waits, CSNY, and Many More” (Hardcover; co-author: Stephen Moore; Kindle; Carrel Books)
LITA FORD
“Living Like a Runaway: A Memoir” (Paperback; Free Preview; Dey Street Books)
LAURA JANE GRACE (of Against Me!)
“Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout” (Hardcover; co-author: Dan Ozzi; Kindle; Hachette 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)
ED WARD
“The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963” (Hardcover; Kindle; Flatiron Books)
NOV. 22, 2016
MATTHEW ANNIS
“The Music Scene: The History of Modern Music” (Paperback; Franklin Watts)
DJ KHALED
“The Keys” (Hardcover; Kindle; Crown Archetype)
TOBIAS HANSSON / MICHAEL THORSBY
“Damn Son Where Did You Find This?: A Book about US Hiphop Mixtape Cover Art” (Hardcover; Koenig Books)
FREDDIE MERCURY
“Somebody to Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury” (Hardcover; authors: Matt Richards, Mark Langthorne; Blue Streak)
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)
NOV. 29, 2016
DAVID BOWIE
“The Complete David Bowie” (Paperback; revised and updated edition; author: Nicholas Pegg; Titan Books)
DEC. 2, 2016
JENNA MILES
“The Beginner’s Guide to Vinyl: How to Build, Maintain, and Experience a Music Collection in Analog” (Paperback; Adams Media)
DEC. 6, 2016
SEBASTIAN BACH
“18 and Life on Skid Row” (Hardcover; Kindle; Dey Street Books)
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)
NAOMI JUDD
“River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope” (Hardcover; co-author: Marcia Wilkie; Kindle; Center Street)
DEC. 13, 2016
THE BEATLES
“Love Me Do to Love Me Don’t: The Beatles on Record” (Paperback; author: Spencer Leigh; McNidder & Grace)
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)
DEC. 20, 2016
AMANDA SHERIFF
“The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Concert Posters” (Paperback; Gemstone Publishing)
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. 16, 2017
DAN AUTY
“Best-Selling Albums: From Vinyl Records to Digital Downloads” (Hardcover; Amber Books)
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)
PETE WAY (of UFO)
“A Fast Ride Out of Here: Confessions of Rock’s Most Dangerous Man” (Paperback; Constable)
FEB. 7, 2017
THE FACES
“Had Me a Real Good Time: The Faces: Before, During, and After” (Paperback; author: Andy Neill; Omnibus)
GEORGE JONES
“The Grand Tour: The Life and Music of George Jones” (Paperback; author: Rich Kienzle; Dey Street Books)
STUART NICHOLSON
“Jazz: A Beginner’s Guide” (Paperback; Oneworld Publications)
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)
JUSTIN WILLIAMS & KATHERINE WILLIAMS
“The Singer-Songwriter Handbook” (Paperback; Bloomsbury)
FEB. 14, 2017
TIM FALCONER
“Bad Singer: The Surprising Science of Tone Deafness and How We Hear Music” (Hardcover; House of Anansi Press)
BEN RATLIFF
“Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty” (Paperback; Kindle; Free Preview; Picador)
ERIC SABLIN
“Studio Grace: The Making of a Record” (Hardcover; House of Anansi Press)
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)
FEB. 28, 2017
CYNDI LAUPER
“Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir” (Paperback; co-author: Jancee Dunn; Atria Books)
MARCH 1, 2017
RICK JAMES
“Super Freak: The Life of Rick James” (Hardcover; author: Peter Benjaminson; Chicago Review Press)
MARCH 7, 2017
BARNEY HOSKYNS
“Small Town Talk: Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock” (Paperback; Free Preview; Da Capo Press)
MIKE McCREADY
“Of Potato Heads and Polaroids” (Hardcover; powerHouse Books)
PINK FLOYD
“Pink Floyd: Giants of Rock” (Hardcover; author: Glenn Povey; Carlton Books)
MARCH 9, 2017
FUNKADELIC
“Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Matt Rogers; Bloomsbury Academic)
MARCH 14, 2017
VAN HALEN
“Runnin’ with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Rise of Van Halen” (Hardcover; author: Noel Monk; Dey Street Books)
MARCH 15, 2017
THE KINKS
“The Kinks: A Thoroughly English Phenomenon” (Hardcover; author: Carey Fleiner; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)
MARCH 21, 2017
ELTON JOHN
“Captain Fantastic: Elton John’s Stellar Trip Through the ’70s” (Hardcover; author: Tom Doyle; Kindle; Ballantine Books)
AMY WINEHOUSE
“Amy Winehouse: A Life Through the Lens” (Paperback; authors: Darren and Elliott Bloom; Omnibus)
MARCH 28, 2017
LOU REED
“Lou Reed – Chapter & Verse: New York’s Finest” (Hardcover; authors: Paul Skellett, Simon Weitzman; Wonderland Publications)
VINYL ME, PLEASE
“Vinyl Me, Please: 100 Albums You Need in Your Collection” (Hardcover; Abrams Image)
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
DAVID BOWIE
“A Portrait of Bowie: A Tribute to Bowie By His Artistic Collaborators & Contemporaries” (Hardcover; editor: Brian Hiatt; Cassell)
JOHN OATES
“Change of Seasons: A Memoir” (Hardcover; co-author: Chris Epting; St. Martin’s Press)
PINK FLOYD
“Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink Floyd” (Paperback; author: Storm Thorgerson; Omnibus)
APRIL 5, 2017
THE RAINCOATS
“The Raincoats’ The Raincoats (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Jenn Pelly; Bloomsbury Academic)
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)
JESSI COLTER
“An Outlaw and a Lady: A Memoir of Music, Life with Waylon, and the Faith that Brought Me Home” (Hardcover; co-author: David Ritz; Kindle; Thomas Nelson)
U2
“Rock Atlas U2” (Paperback; authors: Dave Griffith, David Roberts; Clarksdale)
APRIL 18, 2017
MICHAEL NESMITH
“Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff” (Hardcover; Kindle; Crown Archetype)
AUG. 15, 2017
MICHAEL RUFFINO (of Unband)
“Adios, Motherfucker: A Gentleman’s Progress Through Rock and Roll” (Paperback; ABEcco)
SEPT. 19, 2017
KENT HARTMAN
“Goodnight, L.A.: Untold Tales from Inside Classic Rock’s Legendary Recording Studios” (Hardcover; Da Capo Press)
OCT. 10, 2017
EDDIE VAN HALEN
“Eruption: The Eddie Van Halen Story” (Hardcover; author: Paul Brannigan; Kindle; Da Capo Press)
JAN. 23, 2018
NAS
“It Ain’t Hard to Tell: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Kindle; Atria Books)