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A+ Albums
- The Stories Behind 50 Rock Classics (Vol. I), 1970-1982
- Written by: Greg Prato
- Narrated by: Greg Prato
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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“What are the greatest rock albums of all-time?” Perhaps one of the more common questions examined between music-loving chums that has led to many a good-natured debate. But if you really dig deeper into the question...is it from the standpoint of the album’s importance in rock history? A classic release that proved significant to an artist’s career? Or perhaps merely a personal favorite, that you just can’t get enough of?
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A+ Albums
- The Stories Behind 50 Rock Classics (Vol. I), 1970-1982
- Narrated by: Greg Prato
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2022-11-02
- Language: English
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Jaco
- The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius
- Written by: Bill Milkowski
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 15 hrs
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A fitting tribute to the troubled genius who revolutionized electric bass playing and bridged the gaps between jazz, R&B, rock, and funk. From his early days in R&B club bands through his international stardom with fusion group Weather Report and on to his solo career and tragic death at age 35, this book portrays the life and music of Jaco Pastorius, the self-proclaimed "world's greatest bass player".
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Jaco
- The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 15 hrs
- Release date: 2020-11-03
- Language: English
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Why Bowie Matters
- Written by: Will Brooker
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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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. A Bowie obsessive since childhood, he hit the headlines over the course of a year-long immersive research project that took him from London to Berlin and New York, following in Bowie’s footsteps, only listening to music and reading books he loved, and even at times adopting his fashion.
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Why Bowie Matters
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2019-11-05
- Language: English
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The Silver Snarling Trumpet
- The Birth of the Grateful Dead—The Lost Manuscript of Robert Hunter
- Written by: Robert Hunter, John Mayer - foreword, Dennis McNally - introduction, and others
- Narrated by: Fred Berman, Dennis McNally, Brigid Meier, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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Discovered at last, the legendary lost manuscript of Grateful Dead co-founder and primary lyricist Robert Hunter, written in the early 1960s—a wry, richly observed, and enlightening remembrance of “the scene” in Palo Alto that gave rise to an incredible partnership of Hunter and Jerry Garcia, and then to the Grateful Dead itself—with a Foreword by John Mayer, an Introduction by Dennis McNally, and an Afterword by Brigid Meier.
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The Silver Snarling Trumpet
- The Birth of the Grateful Dead—The Lost Manuscript of Robert Hunter
- Narrated by: Fred Berman, Dennis McNally, Brigid Meier, John Mayer
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 2024-10-08
- Language: English
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Always Music in the Air
- The Sound of Twin Peaks
- Written by: Scott Ryan
- Narrated by: Scott Ryan
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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A first-time-ever exploration of the 290 songs from the entirety of Twin Peaks, sure to entice fans of the David Lynch-Mark Frost's cult classic that revolutionized TV, with brand-new interviews with Frost and several of the key composers and musicians involved.
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Always Music in the Air
- The Sound of Twin Peaks
- Narrated by: Scott Ryan
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 2025-03-06
- Language: English
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Listen to This
- Written by: Alex Ross
- Narrated by: Alex Ross
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
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Listen to This, which takes its title from a beloved 2004 essay in which Ross described his late-blooming discovery of pop music, showcases the best of Ross’s writing from more than a decade at The New Yorker. These pieces, dedicated to classical and popular artists alike, are at once erudite and lively.
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Listen to This
- Narrated by: Alex Ross
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 2010-09-29
- Language: English
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George Frideric Handel
- A Life with Friends
- Written by: Ellen T. Harris
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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An intimate portrait of Handel’s life and inner circle, modeled after one of the composer’s favorite forms: the fugue. During his lifetime, the sounds of Handel’s music reached from court to theater, echoed in cathedrals, and filled crowded taverns, but the man himself - known to most as the composer of Messiah - is a bit of a mystery. Though he took meticulous care of his musical manuscripts and even provided for their preservation on his death, very little of an intimate nature survives.
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George Frideric Handel
- A Life with Friends
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 2014-10-09
- Language: English
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40-Foot Lemon
- The Complete Story of U2's Pop & PopMart
- Written by: Geoff Harkness
- Narrated by: Geoff Harkness
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
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40-Foot Lemon: The Complete Story of U2's Pop & PopMart takes listeners into the studio and onto the stage during U2’s most experimental and ambitious era. It chronicles the difficult and expensive yearlong recording of Pop, where the band worked with five producers in multiple studios on two continents, striving to create a masterpiece. Instead, with tour dates already booked, U2 handed in an unfinished album.
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40-Foot Lemon
- The Complete Story of U2's Pop & PopMart
- Narrated by: Geoff Harkness
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 2024-03-26
- Language: English
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Smilin' Don's Stories Behind the Songs: 1980-1989
- The History and Trivia Behind the Top 100 Hits of the 80s
- Written by: Steve Lee
- Narrated by: Nick Paras
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
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Relive the Magic of the 80s: Discover the Untold Stories Behind the Decade's Biggest Chart-Toppers! Step into a time machine and relive the golden era of music with “Stories Behind the Songs: 1980-1989.” This captivating book takes you on a journey through the biggest hits of the 80s, unraveling the secrets, inspirations, and untold stories behind the top 100 chart-toppers that defined a generation.
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Smilin' Don's Stories Behind the Songs: 1980-1989
- The History and Trivia Behind the Top 100 Hits of the 80s
- Narrated by: Nick Paras
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 2024-11-12
- Language: English
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The Big Book of Rock & Roll Names
- How Arcade Fire, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Vampire Weekend, and 532 Other Bands Got Their Names
- Written by: Adam Dolgins
- Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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By turns fascinating, funny, and bizarre, this book offers insight into the peculiar choices and idiosyncratic psychologies of hundreds of top musicians from the 1960s to the present. Originally published more than two decades ago to great success, it's been out of print for years and has now been completely updated and expanded to feature dozens of exclusive interviews, including conversations with groups like The Black Keys, The Killers, Twenty One Pilots, Coldplay, Cage the Elephant, and Vampire Weekend.
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The Big Book of Rock & Roll Names
- How Arcade Fire, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Vampire Weekend, and 532 Other Bands Got Their Names
- Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 2024-11-12
- Language: English
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The Faith No More & Mr. Bungle Companion
- Written by: Greg Prato
- Narrated by: Greg Prato
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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Place any musical style in front of Faith No More, and seemingly, a timeless song of their own would soon be created. Between 1985-1997, Faith No More issued six full-length recordings (including such classic titles as "The Real Thing" and "Angel Dust") and in the process, influenced countless musicians throughout the world.
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The Faith No More & Mr. Bungle Companion
- Narrated by: Greg Prato
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 2021-01-08
- Language: English
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Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical
- Written by: Laurie Winer
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
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You know his work—Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The King and I. But you don't really know Oscar Hammerstein II, the man who, more than anyone else, invented the American musical. Among the most commercially successful artists of his time, he was a fighter for social justice who constantly prodded his audiences to be better than they were.
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Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 2023-11-21
- Language: English
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Why the Beach Boys Matter
- Written by: Tom Smucker
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
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Of all the white American pop music groups that hit the charts before the Beatles, only the Beach Boys continued to thrive throughout the British Invasion to survive into the 1970s and beyond. The Beach Boys helped define both sides of the era we broadly call the sixties, split between their early surf, car, and summer pop and their later hippie, counterculture, and ambitious rock.
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Why the Beach Boys Matter
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Series: Music Matters
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 2022-08-02
- Language: English
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Well of Souls
- Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History
- Written by: Kristina R. Gaddy, Rhiannon Giddens - foreword
- Narrated by: Chanté McCormick
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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In an extraordinary story unfolding across two hundred years, Kristina Gaddy uncovers the banjo's key role in Black spirituality, ritual, and rebellion. Through meticulous research in diaries, letters, archives, and art, she traces the banjo's beginnings from the seventeenth century, when enslaved people of African descent created it from gourds or calabashes and wood.-
Well of Souls
- Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History
- Narrated by: Chanté McCormick
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 2022-10-04
- Language: English
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Song
- A History in 12 Parts
- Written by: John Potter
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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Author and singer John Potter tells the European story of song. The form has captivated audiences and excited performers for centuries, from the music of the troubadours and the Christian liturgy through classical composers such as Bach and Schumann up to Britten, Berio, and the rise of popular music. Choosing twelve key works, Potter offers a personal tour through this vital tradition, from John Dowland's "Flow My Tears" to George Gershwin's "Summertime." Throughout, he reveals who wrote and sang these joyful masterpieces—and what they mean to singers and audiences today.
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- A History in 12 Parts
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 2024-01-30
- Language: English
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Man in the Music
- The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson
- Written by: Joseph Vogel
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
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The first book dedicated solely to exploring his creative work, Man in the Music guides us through an unparalleled analysis of Jackson’s recordings, album by album, from his trailblazing work with Quincy Jones to his later collaborations with Teddy Riley, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, and Rodney Jerkins. Drawing on rare archival material and on dozens of original interviews with many who helped bring the artist’s music into the world, Jackson expert and acclaimed cultural critic Joseph Vogel reveals what gave rise to an immortal body of work.
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Man in the Music
- The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 2019-08-27
- Language: English
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Memphis Boys: The Story of American Studios
- American Made Music Series
- Written by: Roben Jones
- Narrated by: David A. Nickerson
- Length: 33 hrs and 22 mins
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Memphis Boys chronicles the story of the rhythm section at Chips Moman's American Studios from 1964, when the group began working together, until 1972, when Moman shut down the studio and moved the entire operation to Atlanta. Utilizing extensive interviews with Moman and the group, as well as additional comments from the songwriters, sound engineers, and office staff, author Roben Jones creates a collective biography combined with a business history and a critical analysis of important recordings.
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Memphis Boys: The Story of American Studios
- American Made Music Series
- Narrated by: David A. Nickerson
- Length: 33 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 2018-03-01
- Language: English
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Wild Thing
- The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix
- Written by: Philip Norman
- Narrated by: Ako Mitchell
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
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Over 50 years after his death, Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) is celebrated as the greatest rock guitarist of all time. But before he was setting guitars and the world aflame, James Marshall Hendrix was a shy kid in Seattle, plucking at a broken ukulele and in fear of a father who would hit him for playing left-handed. Bringing Jimi’s story to vivid life against the backdrop of mid-century rock, and with a wealth of new information, acclaimed music biographer Philip Norman delivers a captivating and definitive portrait of a musical legend.
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Wild Thing
- The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix
- Narrated by: Ako Mitchell
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 2020-09-15
- Language: English
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All the Years Combine
- The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows
- Written by: Ray Robertson
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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In All the Years Combine: The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows, Robertson listens to and writes ecstatically about fifty of the band's most important and memorable concerts in order to better understand who the Grateful Dead were, what they became, and what they meant-and what they continue to mean.
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All the Years Combine
- The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 2024-06-25
- Language: English
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Let's Spend the Night Together
- Backstage Secrets of Rock Muses and Supergroupies
- Written by: Pamela Des Barres
- Narrated by: Pamela Des Barres
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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Pamela Des Barres, the world’s foremost supergroupie, here offers an all-access backstage pass to the world of rock stars and the women who love them. Having had her own affairs with legends such as Keith Moon and Jimmy Page--as documented in her bestselling memoir I’m with the Band--Pamela now turns the spotlight onto other women who have found their way into the hearts and bedrooms of some of the world’s greatest musicians.
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Let's Spend the Night Together
- Backstage Secrets of Rock Muses and Supergroupies
- Narrated by: Pamela Des Barres
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 2013-05-16
- Language: English
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