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J Dilla's Donuts
- 33 1/3
- By: Jordan Ferguson
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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From a Los Angeles hospital bed, equipped with little more than a laptop and a stack of records, James “J Dilla” Yancey crafted a set of tracks that would forever change the way beatmakers viewed their artform. The songs on Donuts are not hip hop music as “hip hop music” is typically defined; they careen and crash into each other, in one moment noisy and abrasive, gorgeous and heartbreaking the next.
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J Dilla's Donuts
- 33 1/3
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 13-05-25
- Language: English
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Here Beside the Rising Tide
- Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening
- By: Jim Newton
- Narrated by: Jim Newton
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER A MULANEY READS PICK A kaleidoscopic history of the Grateful Dead that explores the American counterculture through the life of iconoclastic frontman Jerry Garcia, and his merry band “By writing this book, Jim Newton informs the rest of the world what Deadheads have...
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Here Beside the Rising Tide
- Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening
- Narrated by: Jim Newton
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 12-08-25
- Language: English
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The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass
- Tracking Pop
- By: Brian F. Wright
- Narrated by: James Michael Shetler
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The Bastard Instrument chronicles the history of the electric bass and the musicians who played it, from the instrument’s invention through its widespread acceptance at the end of the 1960s. Although their contributions have often gone unsung, electric bassists helped shape the sound of a wide range of genres, including jazz, rhythm & blues, rock, country, soul, funk, and more.
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The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass
- Tracking Pop
- Narrated by: James Michael Shetler
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 16-12-25
- Language: English
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The History of Gangster Rap
- From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form
- By: Soren Baker, Xzibit - foreword
- Narrated by: James Shippy, Soren Baker
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The History of Gangster Rap is a deep dive into one of the most fascinating subgenres of any music category to date. Sixteen detailed chapters, organized chronologically, examine the evolution of gangster rap, its main players, and the culture that created this revolutionary music. From still-swirling conspiracy theories about the murders of Biggie and Tupac to the release of the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton, the era of gangster rap is one that fascinates music junkies and remains at the forefront of pop culture.
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The History of Gangster Rap
- From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form
- Narrated by: James Shippy, Soren Baker
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 23-07-19
- Language: English
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Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
- The Work of a Legendary Critic: Rock 'N' Roll as Literature and Literature as Rock 'N' Roll
- By: Lester Bangs, Greil Marcus
- Narrated by: Ramiz Monsef
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung contains the wild and brilliant writings of Lester Bangs—the most outrageous and popular rock critic of the 1970s—edited and with an introduction by the reigning dean of rock critics, Greil Marcus.
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Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
- The Work of a Legendary Critic: Rock 'N' Roll as Literature and Literature as Rock 'N' Roll
- Narrated by: Ramiz Monsef
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 03-05-22
- Language: English
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King of the Groove
- How One Dream Transformed into 60 Years of Making Legendary Music
- By: John Robinson, Allison Mang, Ralph Benmergui
- Narrated by: John JR Robinson
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Grammy winner John JR Robinson's bestselling memoir, "King of the Groove - How One Dream Transformed into 60 Years of Making Legendary Music," is captivating listeners with behind-the-scenes stories from his unprecedented six-decade career. This book plays a part in helping others to find new ways to believe in themselves. The memoir, featuring a foreword by the late, Quincy Jones offers listener and listeners an intimate glimpse into Robinson's journey from small-town Creston, Iowa into a legacy of over 500 million records sold, proving that rhythm isn't just what he does—it's who he is.
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Amazing person
- By Þorsteinn Lýðsson on 20-11-25
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King of the Groove
- How One Dream Transformed into 60 Years of Making Legendary Music
- Narrated by: John JR Robinson
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 21-04-25
- Language: English
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The K-Pop Phenomenon: Origins, Evolution, and Future
- Trace the History of First to Fifth-Generation Idols; Explore the Forces Behind the Global Sensation
- By: Hallyu Press
- Narrated by: AutumnHeatherVO
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to the electrifying world of K-pop! From its origins in a once-overlooked corner of Asia to today's global superstars like BTS and BLACKPINK, discover how South Korea built an entertainment empire that's revolutionizing modern culture. This comprehensive guide reveals the fascinating story behind K-pop's meteoric rise and lasting impact.
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Loved Every Minute
- By K. Walford on 29-03-25
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The K-Pop Phenomenon: Origins, Evolution, and Future
- Trace the History of First to Fifth-Generation Idols; Explore the Forces Behind the Global Sensation
- Narrated by: AutumnHeatherVO
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 30-01-25
- Language: English
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Led Zeppelin IV
- Rock of Ages
- By: Barney Hoskyns
- Narrated by: Barney Hoskyns
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The revealing backstory of the album with no name that spawned 'When the Levee Breaks', 'Black Dog,' 'Stairway to Heaven', and 'Rock 'n' Roll'. Four tracks each side; eight killers, no fillers. This is how they did it.
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Led Zeppelin IV
- Rock of Ages
- Narrated by: Barney Hoskyns
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 28-04-14
- Language: English
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Composers' Letters
- By: Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Narrated by: Jeremy Nicholas, Daniel Philpott, Edward de Souza
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Abridged
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Set against the music we know and love, Mozart, Beethoven, and many more come alive through their correspondence. Poignant, funny, revealing, informative and so often direct and honest, these letters offer a fascinating insight into the personalities that created our Western musical tradition.
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Insightful look into the composer's lives
- By TheSwiftFamily on 02-10-15
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Composers' Letters
- Narrated by: Jeremy Nicholas, Daniel Philpott, Edward de Souza
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 26-10-00
- Language: English
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Perreo, una revolución
- By: Cazzu
- Narrated by: Cazzu
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Durante años, Cazzu se enfrentó a una pregunta: “¿Cómo se siente tener éxito en un género musical tan machista?”. Y como le ocurre a casi cualquier mujer virtuosa y con notoriedad, le pidieron que diera explicaciones. Pero ¿por qué se lo preguntaban más a ella que a los hombres? Y, sobre todo, ¿es realmente machista el reggaetón? Este libro nació como respuesta y como exploración a esa dualidad que anida en el género: letras que sexualizan a las mujeres, pero también mujeres que expresan su deseo, saben lo que quieren, cómo y cuándo.
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Incredible book, extra clear
- By Guillermina on 30-07-25
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Perreo, una revolución
- Narrated by: Cazzu
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 01-05-25
- Language: Spanish
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The Story of Grunge
- By: Michael Stewart Foley, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael Stewart Foley
- Length: 3 hrs
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You can’t truly understand the last decade of the 20th century without a look at the muddy, electrifying rock music that would come to define it: grunge. For such a short-lived genre—at least in the mainstream—grunge had a lasting impact on American music and culture. It also provides a unique lens through which to examine the post-Reagan, pre-internet America of the 1990s. In the six lectures of The Story of Grunge, you’ll explore the rise and evolution of the genre, tracing it from Seattle subculture to MTV and the Billboard charts, all the way to its decline and evolution into new forms.
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Really interesting and informative
- By Bronwen Ritchie on 20-01-26
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The Story of Grunge
- Narrated by: Michael Stewart Foley
- Length: 3 hrs
- Release date: 20-02-25
- Language: English
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Elvis Presley: A Southern Life
- By: Joel Williamson
- Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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In Elvis Presley: A Southern Life, one of the most admired Southern historians of our time takes on one of the greatest cultural icons of all time. The result is a masterpiece: a vivid, gripping biography, set against the rich backdrop of Southern society - indeed, American society - in the second half of the 20th century.
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Flawed book about a very flawed man
- By Richard L. on 13-08-18
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Elvis Presley: A Southern Life
- Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 21-01-15
- Language: English
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The Book of Exodus
- The Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Album of the Century
- By: Vivien Goldman
- Narrated by: Vivien Goldman
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Reggae superstar Bob Marley is one of the world’s most important and influential artists. Exodus, named by Time magazine as “Album of the Century,” is Bob Marley’s masterpiece of spiritual exploration. Recorded in London after an assassination attempt on his life sent Marley into exile from Jamaica, Exodus is the most lasting testament to his social conscience. Now, in The Book of Exodus, Goldman chronicles the making of this album, from its conception in Jamaica to the raucous but intense all-night studio sessions in London.
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The Book of Exodus
- The Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Album of the Century
- Narrated by: Vivien Goldman
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 24-09-19
- Language: English
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Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland
- 33 1/3
- By: John Perry
- Narrated by: James Fouhey
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Electric Ladyland is one of the greatest guitar albums ever made. During the recording process, Jimi Hendrix at last had time and creative freedom to pursue the sounds he was looking for. In this remarkable and entertaining book, John Perry gets to the heart of Hendrix's unique talent—guiding the listener through each song on the album, writing vividly about Hendrix's live performances, and talking to several of Hendrix's peers and contemporaries.
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Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland
- 33 1/3
- Narrated by: James Fouhey
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 13-05-25
- Language: English
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Swingin' at the Savoy
- By: Norma Miller, Evette Jensen
- Narrated by: Bettye Zoller Seitz
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Dancer, award-winning choreographer, show producer, stand-up comedienne, TV/film actress, and author, Norma Miller shares her touching historical memoir of Harlem's legendary Savoy Ballroom and the phenomenal music and dance craze that "spread the power of Swing across the world like Wildfire". It was a time when the music was Swing, and Harlem was king.
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Swingin' at the Savoy
- Narrated by: Bettye Zoller Seitz
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 28-07-14
- Language: English
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And Party Every Day
- The Inside Story of Casablanca Records
- By: Larry Harris, Curt Gooch, Jeff Suhs
- Narrated by: Larry Harris
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Now it can be told! The true, behind-the-scenes story of Casablanca Records, from an eyewitness to the excess and insanity. Casablanca was not a product of the 1970s, it was the 1970s. From 1974 to 1980, the landscape of American culture was a banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence, and no person or company in that era was more emblematic of the times than Casablanca Records and its magnetic founder, Neil Bogart.
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Superb
- By Linda T on 23-10-22
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And Party Every Day
- The Inside Story of Casablanca Records
- Narrated by: Larry Harris
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 30-03-11
- Language: English
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Shake It Up, Baby!
- By: Ken McNab
- Narrated by: Luke R. Francis
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 1963. The year of the Profumo scandal, the Great Train Robbery, the rise of teenage consumerism and sexual emancipation, and Kennedy's assassination...and the birth of Beatlemania. In the beginning, The Beatles were a band of brothers who really did make Britain twist and shout. This is the unprecedented story of the Beatles' remarkable journey from Liverpool dance hall favourites to becoming the biggest band in the world in the space of just twelve rollercoaster months.
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Very worthwhile addition to the Beatles library
- By J. Chow on 22-08-24
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Shake It Up, Baby!
- Narrated by: Luke R. Francis
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 01-01-24
- Language: English
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AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll
- By: Murray Englehart
- Narrated by: Stig Wemyss
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Over three decades and more than 150 million albums, AC/DC has established itself as much more than just a great rock band. For millions of fans spanning several generations across the world, they are an ear-bleedingly loud, sweat-soaked religion, courtesy of such classic albums as Highway to Hell and Back in Black. Now, in a book of astonishing breadth and scope, comes, for the very first time, the complete story of AC/DC.
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Boring and uninteresting
- By Peter on 02-07-11
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AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll
- Narrated by: Stig Wemyss
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 01-03-10
- Language: English
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Why Bowie Matters
- By: Will Brooker
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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When David Bowie died on 10th January 2016, it seemed the whole world was united in mourning. His greatest hits were sung tearfully in pubs up and down Britain, garlands of flowers were left at the Aladdin Sane mural in his old stomping ground of Brixton and tributes poured in from a galaxy of stars. To many of us, Bowie was so much more than a pop idol. But why? In Why Bowie Matters, Professor Will Brooker answers that question persuasively, as both a fan and an academic.
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Dreadful don’t purchase
- By Dean Wards on 16-02-26
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Why Bowie Matters
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 14-11-19
- Language: English
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Whistling in the Dark
- In Pursuit of the Nightingale
- By: Richard Mabey
- Narrated by: David Vickery, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Eminent and highly respected nature writer Richard Mabey regards Whistling in the Dark as one of his Top Ten most significant books. After being exceptionally well-received on publication, it remains the only title from his collection that is no longer in print, and the timing feels perfect to...
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Emotional last chapters
- By Julieb on 26-06-25
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Whistling in the Dark
- In Pursuit of the Nightingale
- Narrated by: David Vickery, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 10-04-25
- Language: English
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