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- 1496 pagesSize: 9-1/4" x 7-3/8"ISBN: 879306270
- Arranged by genre (the book covers 16 styles in all), each section provides informed essays on how the music evolved and its various styles, intriguing artist biographies, and insightful reviews and ratings of the top recordings
- The lives and work of major artists are described in depth
- Easy-to-read music maps chart the development of each genre, its key players, and their influences
- Now in its fourth edition, All Music Guide to Popular Music is an authoritative reference highlights essential collection albums as well as first purchase recordings to help listeners buy CDs
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Specs:
| Height | 9.25 Inches |
| Length | 7.5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | November 2001 |
| Weight | 4.39 Pounds |
| Width | 2.47 Inches |
The following is a list of books that all catalogue some of the most important songs, albums and artists in the history of American popular music. All of them offer biographical details, historical context, discographies and critical evaluation of the music that they cover. As no one volume can be truly exhaustive, it's a good idea to get a least a couple of them so that you have a fuller picture of the entirety of pop music history. Thankfully, most of them are really cheap, and can be had used for less than ten (or even five) bucks.
All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide To Popular Music, 4th Edition
The Mojo Collection: The Greatest Albums of All Time... and How They Happened - Irvin/McLear
Mojo Collection (newer edition) - Irvin/McLear
101 Albums that Changed Popular Music - Chris Smith
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - Robert Dimery
1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die: And 10,001 You Must Download - Robert Dimery
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide - Brackett/Hoard
The Rough Guide Book of Playlists, 2nd edition (Rough Guide Reference)
The Trouser Press Record Guide
1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories and Secrets Behind Them - Toby Creswell
Time Out 1000 Songs to Change Your Life
The Art of the LP: Classic Album Covers 1955-1995 - Morgan/Wardle