Barnard, Stephen
On The Radio: Music Radio in Britain
undergraduate, professional level
Open UP: 1989
223pp
Paperback ISBN:0 335 15284 8 £45.00
Boyes, Georgina
The Imagined Village: Culture, Ideology and the English Folk Revival
undergraduate, professional level
Manchester UP: 12 1994
285pp 216 x 138: Bibliography, index
Series: Music and Society
This history of the English folk revival argues that the existence of the revival is a direct and urgent response to a cultural crisis caused by the pressures of industrialization and urbanization. This work was the winner of the Katherine Briggs Folklore Award, 1993.
Paperback ISBN:0 7190 4571 1 £13.99
Bratton, J.S.
Music Hall: Performance and Style
undergraduate, professional level
Open UP: 1986
224pp
Series: Popular Music in Britain
Paperback ISBN:0 335 15131 0 £16.99
Cox, Alex
Sid & Nancy
general level
BMG Records: 1986
Video 109mins
The disturbing true story of Sid Vicious of the punk band The Sex Pistols and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. Together they form a semi destructive relationship which leads them both to an early and violent death. For Sale.
Video ISBN:620057359X Price on application
Francis, Leslie J. & Lampeter, Kay William et al
Fast Moving Currents in Youth Culture
professional, general level
Lion Publishing: 03 1995
192pp: Graphs, diagrams, b&w illustrations
A detailed survey of young people's attitudes in Britain towards belief and lifestyle, with commentary on the implications of this for youthwork. Diagrams, charts, and visuals present detailed statistical information.
Paperback ISBN:0 7459 3062 X £9.00
Frith, Simon & Goodwin, Andrew
On Record: Rock, Pop and the Written Word
professional level
Routledge: 12 1990
512pp 240 x 162
Dewey class: 782.42164
This collection of essays is a survey of critical approaches to pop music. The authors explore the classic sociological analyses of deviance and rebellion, technology, subcultural and feminist readings, semiotic and musicological essays and close readings of stars, bands and fans.
Paperback ISBN:0 415 05306 4 £14.99
Frith, Simon
Music for Pleasure
undergraduate level
Polity Press: 1988
210pp 229 x 152
In this book Simon Frith offers a wide ranging analysis of pop music and the entertainment industry of which it is part. The author combines theoretical argument with detailed discussion of particular pop artists and groups, linking historical research with concert and record reviews.
Hardback ISBN:0 7456 0492 7 £35.00
Paperback ISBN:0 7456 0493 5 £10.95
Marker, Dave
Fakesong: the Manufacture of British "Folksong" 1700 to the Present Day
undergraduate, professional level
Open UP: 12 1985
315pp: Illustrations, bibliography, index
Dewey class: 781.741
Series: Popular Music in Britain
Paperback ISBN:0 335 15066 7 £15.99
Palmer, Roy
The Sound of History
Pimlico: 11 1996
384pp 234 x 153
Paperback ISBN:0 7126 7316 4 £12.50
Whiteley, Sheila
The Space Between the Notes: Rock and the Counter Culture
undergraduate, professional level
Routledge: 1992
176pp 234 x 156
Examines the cultural icons of the 1960s popular music scene including Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. Combining musicology and socio cultural analysis, it explores the relationships central to 1960s counter culture.
Paperback ISBN:0 415 06816 9 £11.99
