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There's more to music than just the vinyl at Record Culture. A good read on the crazy life of a band, a step back in time in music history, or a glossy look through the fashions and culture of scenes gone by is equally rewarding.
  • Heady Daze: The Mission Years 1985-1990
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    Heady Daze: The Mission Years 1985-1990

    Wayne Hussey

    Picking up where the critically acclaimed Salad Daze left off, Heady Daze sees Wayne Hussey revisit the years from 1985 to 1990 leading The Mission...

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  • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
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    The Creative Act: A Way of Being

    Rick Rubin

    Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day and then ages out. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a ...

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  • Mark Lanegan - Devil In A Coma book
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    £12.00

    Devil In A Coma

    Mark Lanegan

    One morning in March 2021 with the second wave of infections ripping through Ireland where he was newly resident, Mark Lanegan woke up breathless, ...

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  • Not For You Pearl Jam And The Present Tense book
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    Not for You: Pearl Jam And The Present Tense

    Ronen Givony

    There has never been a band like Pearl Jam. The Seattle quintet has recorded eleven studio albums; sold some 85 million records; played over a thou...

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  • Entertain Us The Rise Of Nirvana book
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    Entertain Us: The Rise of Nirvana

    Gillian G. Gaar

    Nirvana are one of the most influential bands in rock history, and even now, nearly 20 years after Kurt Cobain's death, the reverence in which they...

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    £15.00
  • Mark Lanegan Sing Backwards And Weep book
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    Sing Backwards And Weep

    Mark Lanegan

    From the back of the van to the front of the bar, from the hotel room to the emergency room, onstage, backstage, and everywhere in between, Sing Ba...

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  • When Giants Walked The Earth book
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    When Giants Walked the Earth: 50 years of Led Zeppelin

    Mick Wall

    They were 'the last great band of the sixties; the first great band of the seventies'; they rose, somewhat unpromisingly, from the ashes of the Yar...

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  • Two Riders Were Approaching The Life And Death Of Jimi Hendrix book
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    Two Riders Were Approaching: The Life & Death of Jimi Hendrix

    Mick Wall

    'It's funny how most people love the dead. Once you're dead you're made for life' Jimi HendrixA biography of the world's greatest guitarist, Jimi H...

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  • Kurt Cobain Montage Of Heck book
    Kurt Cobain Montage Of Heck book
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    Kurt Cobain: A Montage of Heck

    Brett Morgen

    More than 20 years has passed since Kurt Cobain killed himself and his legacy still continues to fascinate and inspire people. This riveting chroni...

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  • Keep Music Evil The Brian Jonestown Massacre Story book
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    Keep Music Evil: The Brian Jonestown Massacre Story

    Jesse Valencia

    The Brian Jonestown Massacre are probably best known for their leader Anton Newcombe s incendiary persona, as captured in the controversial 2004 ro...

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  • Rush Wandering The Face of the Earth book
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    Rush: Wandering The Face Of The Earth

    Richard Bienstock

    Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart performed together for the first time to an audience of 11,000 people in 1974. Forty years later, their las...

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  • Bruce Springsteen Vault book
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    The Bruce Springsteen Vault

    Meredith Ochs

    The Bruce Springsteen Vault chronicles the Boss's incredible musical career through photos and memorabilia. In-depth text tracks Springsteen throug...

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    £24.00