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A music book publisher founded in 2010, our aim is simple - to publish great books about popular music; the kind we’d like to read ourselves.
“Soundcheck Books are a relatively new publisher in the music books field but already they are building up an impressive catalogue of titles.” Andy Childs, Music Journalist, Caught by the River
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TIME AND A WORD
The Yes Story
by Martin Popoff
* Published: February 2016
* Binding: Paperback
* ISBN: 9780993212024
* 218 pages, 12 page plates section
* Price: £14.99
Also available from:
- Burning Shed (prog specialist online store)
- Book Depository (free shipping worldwide)
- Amazon.co.uk
- and all good bookshops.
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UNPREPARED TO DIE
America’s greatest murder ballads and the true crime stories that inspired them
by Paul Slade
- Published: November 2015
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780992948078
- 8 page plates section
- Price: £16.99
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ARE YOU READY?
Thin Lizzy: Album by Album
by Alan Byrne
* Published: September 2015
* Binding: Paperback
* ISBN: 9780992948085
* 2 x 8 page plates sections
* Price: £14.99
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SINGING OUT
A Folk Narrative Of Maddy Prior, June Tabor & Linda Thompson
By David Burke
The Life And Work Of 3 Female Folk Icons
* Binding: Paperback
* ISBN: 9780992948023
* Price: £14.99
* Many unseen photographs - see a picture preview on Pinterest
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SAIL AWAY
Whitesnake’s Fantastic Voyage
by Martin Popoff
* Published: February 2015
* Binding: Paperback
* ISBN: 978-0-9575700-8-5
* Price: £14.99
* 12 page plates section - see a picture preview on Pinterest
The first ever full length biography of mega-popular Whitesnake - written by one of rock’s most prolific writers.
Also available in Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com and in paperback from the Book Depository (free shipping worldwide)
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BE STIFF
The Stiff Records Story
by Richard Balls
More Than Just A Record Label!
Told here for the first time, the complete story of the legendary Stiff Records.
- Published: October 2014
- Paperback - available in five different colour covers!
- Includes 2 x 8 page plates sections
- ISBN: 9780957570061
- Price: £16.99
Paperback available from BeStiff.co.uk
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PEACHES
A Chronicle Of The Stranglers 1974-1990
by Robert Endeacott
The Gory Glory Years Of The Stranglers Uncovered
* Published July 2014
* ISBN 9780957570047
* Paperback and Kindle
* Plates section
* £14.99
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LET IT ROCK
The making of Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet
By Neil Daniels
This book is an unashamed celebration of the landmark album Slippery When Wet.
- Published: May 2014
- Includes images of memorabilia throughout
- ISBN: 9780957144286
- Price: £9.99
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KILLERS
The Origins Of Iron Maiden 1975-1983
By Neil Daniels
The first book to chart Maiden’s turbulent early years
* Published: April 2014
* ISBN: 9780957570023
* Price: £14.99
* Paperback with 8 page colour plates section
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BEER DRINKERS & HELL RAISERS
A ZZ Top Guide
By Neil Daniels
The Ultimate Guide To Those Sharp Dressed Men
- Published: January 2014
- ISBN: 9780957144279
- Price: £14.99
- Includes an 8 page colour plates section
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HIGH STAKES & DANGEROUS MEN
The UFO Story
By Neil Daniels
Nearly 45 years in the business and still rockin’. The Story Of UFO – A Genuine Rock Phenomenon.
* Published: November 2013
* ISBN: 9780957144262
* Price: £14.99
* Includes an 8 page colour plates section
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A PASSION PLAY
The Story Of Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull
By Brian Rabey
An intimate, yet thorough, look at one of Britain’s biggest ever bands
- Published: October 2013
- ISBN: 9780957144248
- Price: £14.99
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