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THE A-Z OF BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS -

Fully Revised and Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition

Alan Mann

ISBN-13: 978-0-9547068-0-7

Paperback, 320 pages, 66 illustrations, 2009

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 19.99

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AMERICAN ROCK'N'ROLL: THE UK TOURS 1956-72

Ian Wallis

ISBN-13: 978-0-9519888-6-2  (ISBN: 0-9519888-6-7)

Paperback, 424 pages, 138 illustrations, 2003

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 19.99

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BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN -

14 Hitmakers of the Fifties and Sixties tell their own amazing stories

Dave Nicolson

ISBN-13: 978-0-9547068-2-1  (ISBN: 0-9547068-2-X)               

Paperback, 216 pages, 113 illustrations, 2006

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 12.99

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THE BIG BEAT SCENE -

An outspoken exposé of the teenage world of rock'n'roll

Royston Ellis

ISBN-13: 978-0-9562679-1-7

Paperback, 184 pages, 40 illustrations, 2010

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 11.99

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(35 YEARS OF) BRITISH HIT EPs

George R. White

ISBN-13: 978-0-9519888-1-7  (ISBN: 0-9519888-1-6)

Paperback, 256 pages, over 600 sleeve illustrations, 2001

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 16.99

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Out of print

THE CHUCK BERRY INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY (VOLUME 1)

Morten Reff

ISBN-13: 978-0-9547068-6-9

Paperback, 486 pages, 774 illustrations, 2008

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 24.99

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THE CHUCK BERRY INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY (VOLUME 2)

Morten Reff

ISBN-13: 978-0-9547068-7-6

Paperback, 532 pages, 294 illustrations, 2008

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THE CHUCK BERRY INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY (VOLUME 3)

Morten Reff

ISBN-13: 978-0-9547068-8-3

Paperback, approx 500 pages, illustrated, 2012

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 24.99 (to be confirmed)

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Publication date: 30 September 2012 (to be confirmed)

THE CHUCK BERRY INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY (VOLUME 4)

Morten Reff

ISBN-13: 978-0-9547068-9-0

Paperback, approx 500 pages, illustrated, 2013

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Publication date: 30 April 2013 (to be confirmed)

THE COMPLETE BO DIDDLEY SESSIONS

George R. White

ISBN-13: 978-0-9519888-0-0  (ISBN: 0-9519888-0-8)

Paperback, 92 pages, 31 illustrations, 1993

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 7.50

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Out of print

COOK'S TOURS -

Tales of a Tour Manager

Malcolm Cook

ISBN-13: 978-0-9562679-4-8

Paperback, 324 pages, 54 illustrations, 2011

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 18.99

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DAYNCE OF THE PECKERWOODS -

The Badlands of Texas Music

Michael H. Price

ISBN-13: 978-0-9547068-5-2  (ISBN: 0-9547068-5-4)

Paperback, 350 pages, 123 illustrations, 2006

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 18.99

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Out of print,  Last few copies.

ELVIS: A MUSICAL INVENTORY 1939-55

Richard Boussiron

ISBN-13: 978-0-9519888-7-9  (ISBN: 0-9519888-7-5)

Paperback, 264 pages, not illustrated, 2004

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 17.99

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ELVIS & BUDDY - LINKED LIVES

Alan Mann

ISBN-13: 978-0-9519888-5-5  (ISBN: 0-9519888-5-9)

Paperback, 160 pages, 54 illustrations, 2002

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 9.99

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THE FIRST TIME WE MET THE BLUES -

A journey of  discovery with Jimmy Page, Brian Jones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

David Williams

ISBN-13: 978-0-9547068-1-4

Paperback, 130 pages, 31 illustrations, 2009

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 8.99

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JET HARRIS -

In Spite Of Everything

Dave Nicolson

ISBN-13: 978-0-9562679-2-4

Paperback, 208 pages, 40 illustrations, 2011

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LAST SWILL AND TESTAMENT -

THE hilarious, unexpurgated memoirs of

Paul 'Sailor' Vernon

ISBN-13: 978-0-9519888-4-5

Paperback, 228 pages, 34 illustrations, 2008

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LET THE GOOD TIMES ROCK! -

A fan's notes on post-War American Roots Music

Bill Millar

ISBN-13: 978-0-9519888-8-6  (ISBN: 0-9519888-8-3)

Paperback, 362 pages, 61 illustrations, 2004

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 18.99

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LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION -

Chuck Berry's recorded legacy

Fred Rothwell

ISBN-13: 978-0-9519888-2-4  (ISBN: 0-9519888-2-4)

Paperback, 352 pages, 101 illustrations, 2001

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 18.99

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MORE AMERICAN ROCK'N'ROLL: THE UK TOURS 1973-84

Ian Wallis

ISBN-13: 978-0-9562679-3-1

Paperback, 380 pages, 149 illustrations, 2012

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 19.99

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ON THE ROAD -

26 Hitmakers of the Fifties and Sixties tell their own amazing stories

Dave Nicolson

ISBN-13: 978-0-9519888-4-8 (ISBN: 0-9519888-4-0)

Paperback, 256 pages, 164 illustrations, 2002

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 14.99

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN -

15 Hitmakers of the Fifties tell their own amazing stories

Dave Nicolson

ISBN-13: 978-09519888-9-3  (ISBN: 0-9519888-9-1)

Paperback, 206 pages, 103 illustrations, 2005

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RAILROADIN' SOME -

Railroads in the Early Blues

Max Haymes

ISBN-13: 978-0-9547068-3-8  (ISBN: 0-9547068-3-8)

Paperback, 390 pages, 118 illustrations, 2006

Recommended Retail Price: GBP 18.99

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