NOV. 25
VIV ALBERTINE (of The Slits)
“Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.: A Memoir” (Paperback; Kindle; iTunes; Thomas Dunne Books)
BAD BRAINS
“Punk! Hardcore! Reggae! PMA! Bad Brains!” (Paperback; Kindle; author: Greg Prato; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Nov. 22)
THE BEATLES
“The Beatles Are Coming” (Hardcover; author: Tim Hill; Atlantic Publishing, Nov. 28)
ELVIS PRESLEY
“The World Knows Elvis Presley – But They Don’t Know Me” (Hardcover; author: Bruno Tillander; Premium Forlag AB, Nov. 27)
BERNARD “PRETTY” PURDIE
“Let the Drums Speak! The Life Story of the World’s Most Recorded Drummer” (Kindle; Pretty Media, LLC, Nov. 28)
SUN RA
“Sun Ra: Myth, Music & Media” (Paperback; authors: Tam Fiofori, Leni Sinclair; Karnak House, Nov. 28)
ERIC WEISBARD
“Top 40 Democracy: The Rival Mainstreams of American Music” (Kindle; iTunes; University of Chicago Press, Nov. 27)
DEC. 2
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
“The Leonard Bernstein Letters” (Paperback; author: John Byrne Cooke; Kindle; Yale University Press)
DISCO PATRICK & PATRICK VOGT
“Disco: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Cover Art of Disco Records” (Kindle; co-author: Robert Ashton; Soul Jazz Books, Nov. 30)
MICHAEL GARNICE
“The Ultimate Guide to Great Reggae: The Complete Story of Reggae Told Through Its Greatest Songs, Famous and Forgotten” (Hardcover; Equinox Publishing, Nov. 30)
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
“Assassinated Beauty: Photographs of Manic Street Preachers” (Hardcover: author: Kevin Cummins, NME’s chief photographer for more than a decade; Faber & Faber, Dec. 4)
ELVIS PRESLEY
“Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley” (Kindle), “Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley” (Kindle; author: Peter Guralnick; Little, Brown and Company, Dec. 1)
KEVIN PRESTED
“Punk USA: The Rise and Downfall of Lookout! Records” (Kindle; Microcosm Publishing, Dec. 1)
MICHAEL SANCHEZ
“Fiddle for Dummies” (Paperback; Kindle; For Dummies, Dec. 3)
MIKE SEEGER
“Music from the True Vine: Mike Seeger’s Life and Musical Journey” (Paperback; author: Bill C. Malone; University of North Carolina Press, Dec. 1)
ANDY SIMONS
“Black British Swing: The African Diaspora’s Contribution to England’s Own Jazz of the 1930s and 1940s” (Hardcover; Northway Publications, Dec. 1)
ELIJAH WALD
“Talking ‘Bout Your Mama: The Dozens, Snaps, and the Deep Roots of Rap” (Paperback; Oxford University Press, Dec. 1)
DEC. 9
LEONARD COHEN
“On Tour with Leonard Cohen” (Hardcover; author: Sharon Robinson; powerHouse Books)
NICK DRAKE
“Remembered for a While” (Hardcover; Little, Brown and Company)
JON KIRBY & ROBBIE BUSCH
“Rock Covers” (Hardcover; Taschen, Dec. 8)
JOHN LENNON
“The Walrus and the Elephants: John Lennon’s Years of Revolution” (Paperback; author: James A. Mitchell; Seven Stories Press)
METALLICA
“Birth School Metallica Death: The Inside Story of Metallica (1981-1991)” (Paperback; authors: Paul Brannigan, Ian Winwood; Da Capo Press)
BRUCE PAVITT
“Sub Pop USA: The Subterranean Pop Music Anthology, 1980–1988” (Paperback; Bazillion Points)
PRINCE
“Let’s Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain” (Hardcover; Kindle; author: Alan Light; Atria Books)
JOHN STEVENTON
“DJing for Dummies” (Paperback; For Dummies, Dec. 8)
VARIOUS ARTISTS
“The Pitchfork Review Issue #4” (Paperback; Pitchfork Media)
DEC. 16
BOBBIE GENTRY
“Bobbie Gentry’s Ode to Billie Joe (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Tara Murtha; Bloomsbury Academic, Dec. 18)
HOLE
“Hole’s Live Through This (33 1/3)” (Paperback; Kindle; author: Anwen Crawford; Bloomsbury Academic, Dec. 18)
TERRY O’NEILL (rock photographer)
“Terry O’Neill’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Album” (Hardcover; Antique Collectors’ Club, Dec. 18)
THE ROLLING STONES
“The Rolling Stones” (Hardcover; authorized illustrated history; foreword by former President Bill Clinton; Taschen, Dec. 15)
DEC. 23
KEITH HATSCHEK
“How to Get a Job in the Music Industry” (Paperback; Berklee Press)
JOHN LENNON
“John Lennon: The Collected Artwork” (Hardcover; Insight Editions)
DEC. 30
GRAHAM BONNET
“Graham Bonnet: The Story Behind the Shades” (Paperback; author: Steve Wright; Easy on the Eye Books, Dec. 28)
JASON HANLEY
“Music Lab: We Rock! A Fun Family Guide for Exploring Rock Music History” (Paperback; Quarry Books, Jan. 1)
NORMAN JOPLING
“Shake It Up Baby! Notes From a Pop Music Reporter 1961-1972” (Paperback; RockHistory Ltd., Jan. 1)
TONY RETTMAN
“NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990” (Paperback; Bazillion Points)
MARK STRATFORD
“Boom Boom, Boom Boom: American Rhythm & Blues in England 1962-1966” (Paperback; Easy on the Eye Books, Dec. 28)
THE WHO
“Pretend You’re in a War: The Who & the Sixties” (Hardcover; author: Mark Blake; Aurum Press, Jan. 1)
JAN. 6, 2015
RICHARD BALLS
“Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story” (Paperback; Kindle; Soundcheck Books LLP, Jan. 5)
JAN. 13, 2015
HOWARD GOODELL
“The Story of Music: From Babylon to the Beatles: How Music Has Shaped Civilization” (Paperback; Pegasus, Jan. 15)
MARKY RAMONE
“Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone” (Hardcover; co-author: Richard Herschlag; Kindle; Touchstone)
JAN. 20, 2015
CHARLIE GRACE
“Rock & Roll’s Hidden Giant: The Story of Rock Pioneer Charlie Gracie” (Paperback; co-author: John A. Jackson; Alfred Publishing)
GRATEFUL DEAD
“No Simple Highway: A Cultural History of the Grateful Dead” (Hardcover; author: Peter Richardson; St. Martin’s Press)
GEORGE HARRISON
“George Harrison: Behind the Locked Door” (Hardcover; author: Graeme Thomson; Overlook Hardcover, Jan. 22)
BEN YAGODA
“The B-Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song” (Hardcover; Kindle; Riverhead Hardcover, Jan. 22)
JAN. 27, 2015
DEBORAH VOIGT (operatic soprano)
“Call Me Debbie: True Confessions of a Down-To-Earth Diva” (Hardcover; Kindle; Harper)
FEB. 3, 2015
ANDREW GRANT JACKSON
“1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music” (Hardcover; Thomas Dunne Books)
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
“Wings Over New Orleans: Unseen Photos of Paul and Linda McCartney, 1975” (Hardcover; author: John Taylor; Pelican Publishing, Feb. 1)
MICHELE PRIMI
“Tragedies and Mysteries of Rock ‘n’ Roll” (Hardcover; White Star Publishers)
FEB. 10, 2015
BREAD
“Bread: A Sweet Surrender – The Musical Journey of David Gates, James Griffin & Co.” (Paperback; author: Malcolm Searles; Helter Skelter Publishing)
MARCH 3, 2015
RAY DAVIES
“Americana: The Kinks, the Riff, the Road: The Story” (Paperback; Sterling)
TRACEY LAIRD, BRANDON LAIRD, SCOTT NEWTON
“Austin City Limits: Forty Years of Legendary Music” (Hardcover; Insight Editions)
LES McCANN
“Invitation To Openness: The Jazz & Soul Photography of Les McCann 1960-1980” (Hardcover; Fantagraphics, March 5)
MARCH 17, 2015
TOM WHEELER
“The Stratocaster Continues: The Sixth Decade of the Fender Strat” (Paperback; Hal Leonard, March 15)
MARCH 24, 2015
LEONARD COHEN
“A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption, and the Life of Leonard Cohen” (Paperback; author: Liel Leibovitz; W.W. Norton & Company, March 23)
NELSON GEORGE
“The Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture and Style” (Paperback; William Morrow Paperbacks)
BRYAN RAY TURCOTTE
“It All Dies Anyway: L.A., Jabberjaw, and the End of an Era” (Hardcover; Rizzoli)
MARCH 31, 2015
AC/DC
“AC/DC FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the World’s True Rock ‘n’ Roll Band” (Paperback; author: Susan Masino; Backbeat Books)
TRAVIS BARKER (of Blink-182)
“Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums” (Hardcover; co-author: Gavin Edwards; Atlantic Publishing / Croxley Green)
THE BEATLES
“The Beatles: Then There Was Music” (Hardcover; author: Tim Hill; William Morrow, March 28)
TERRY BURROWS
“The British Invasion: The 1960’s Music Revolution Day by Day” (Hardcover; Chartbeat Books, April 1)
PRESTON LAUTERBACH
“Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis” (Hardcover; Kindle; W.W. Norton & Company, March 30)
NIRVANA
“I Found My Friends: The Oral History of Nirvana” (Paperback; author: Nick Soulsby; St. Martin’s Griffin)
THE ROLLING STONES
“The Rolling Stones FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Bad Boys of Rock” (Paperback; author: Gary J. Jucha; Backbeat Books)
APRIL 7, 2015
LISA ROBINSON
“There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll” (Paperback; Riverhead Trade)
APRIL 14, 2015
LITA FORD
“Living Like a Runaway: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Kindle; Dey Street Books)
APRIL 28, 2015
BOB DYLAN
“Bob Dylan: NYC 1961-1964” (Hardcover; author: Ted Russell; Rizzoli)
GREIL MARCUS
“Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock ‘n’ Roll Music: Sixth Edition” (Paperback; Kindle; Plume)
MAY 5, 2015
TOM HINGLEY
“Carpet Burns: My Life with Inspiral Carpets” (Paperback; Route Publishing, May 1)
BILL KREUTZMANN
“Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Grateful Dead” (Hardcover; co-author: Benjy Eisen; St. Martin’s Press)
MAY 12, 2015
JESSICA HOPPER
“The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic” (Paperback; Featherproof Books)
DAVID NICHOLS
“Dig: Australian Rock and Popular Music, 1960-85” (Paperback; Verse Chorus Press)
VARIOUS WRITERS
“Now Is the Time To Invent! Reports from the Indie-Rock Revolution, 1985-2000” (Paperback; Verse Chorus Press)
MAY 19, 2015
BOB MERSEREAU
“The History of Canadian Rock ‘n’ Roll” (Paperback; Backbeat Books)
JON FINE
“Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock’s Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear)” (Hardcover; Kindle; Viking Adult)
MAY 26, 2015
JIM CROCE
“I Got a Name: The Jim Croce Story” (Paperback; authors: Ingrid Croce, Jimmy Rock; Da Capo Press)
BOB DYLAN
“The Dylanologists: Adventures in the Land of Bob” (Hardcover; author: David Kinney; Simon & Schuster)
MORRISSEY
“Morrissey FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About This Charming Man” (Paperback; author: D. McKinney; Backbeat Books)
JULY 7, 2015
MICHAEL RUFFINO (of Unband)
“Adios, Motherfucker: A Gentleman’s Progress Through Rock and Roll” (Paperback; ABEcco)