Backbeat Books 45 RPM - The History, Heroes, and Villains of a Pop Music Revolution Book

"In the 1950s and '60s, those shiny 45-rpm records with the big hole in the middle were the primary delivery system for popular American music, especially rock 'n' roll. Cheap to manufacture and available to even fly-by-night record operations, the donut...

Backbeat Books 50 Years of Fender Book

The first Fender guitar hit the scene over 50 years ago - and music hasn't been the same since. Featuring 200 color photos, 50 Years of Fender

gives you a visual chronicle of the premier guitar maker charts every Fender guitar from 1950 to 2000,...

Backbeat Books 60 Years Of Fender: Six Decades Of The Greatest Electric Guitars

The latest addition to Tony Bacon's acclaimed series of guitar books, 60 Years of Fender gives a year-by-year history of the most successful electric guitar maker. In 1950, Leo Fender introduced to the world the solidbody electric guitar - the instrument...

Backbeat Books A Player's Guide to Chords and Harmony Book

If you'd like to know about music theory but don't want to get bogged down in a stuffy college-level textbook, A Players Guide to Chords and Harmony

by Jim Aikin was written just for you! It's a practical, no-nonsense guide ideal for: young musicians...

Backbeat Books Afro-Cuban Jazz - Third Ear Listening Companion Book

Through anecdotal biographies and evocative photos, this Afro-Cuban Jazz

book by jazz author extraordinaire Scott Yanow portrays every key Afro-Cuban Jazz innovator past and present, plus other jazz artists influenced by this infectious music....

Backbeat Books All Music Guide to Popular Music Book

"From folk to avant-garde to world music, All Music Guide to Popular Music

is a fun-to-browse book that easily guides readers to more than 20,000 great recordings by over 4,000 artists through thorough reviews and ratings. Arranged by genre (the...

Backbeat Books All Music Guide to the Blues Book

Complete, concise, authoritative and fully updated to reflect today's revitalized blues world, the latest edition of this guide is any blues fan's lifeline to the best music, past and present. All Music Guide to the Blues

reviews and rates 8,900...

Backbeat Books American Basses Book

"The first comprehensive book on American-made electric and acoustic bass guitars, American Basses

by Jim Roberts offers a wealth of well-researched information about all of the important builders, from one-man shops to the biggest manufacturers....

Backbeat Books Analog Recording - Using Vintage Gear in Home Studios (Book)

Today's hottest home-studio trend is the revival of analog recording. Everyone knows that digital is convenient, consistent, and reliable, but if you want the warm, live sound of real music, you need to allow analog back into the mix. The good news is...

Backbeat Books Arranging Songs - How To Put The Parts Together Book/CD

This book is an essential manual of techniques for recording a song. It explores arranging essentials such as grouping instruments effectively, using multi-track recording, artfully layering parts, achieving a good mix, and creating unusual arrangements...