Stanley, Bob

Summary: A renowned pop music scholar presents a dazzling biography of the Bee Gees--Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, which is an extraordinary human story of career highs and lows that shows, even in the Gibbs' darkest times, their music was rarely out of the charts.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2024

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Stanley, Bob

Summary: "Pop music didn't begin with the Beatles in 1963, or with Elvis in 1956, or even with the first seven-inch singles in 1949. There was a pre-history that went back to the first recorded music, right back to the turn of the century. Who were these earliest record stars--and were they in any meaningful way "pop stars"? Who was George Gershwin writing songs for? Why did swing, the hit sound for a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 781.6409 STA

Stanley, Bob

Contents: Jean walks in fresh fields / China Crisis-- Grey skies / Turquoise Days -- Real to real / Simple Minds -- Tidal flow / Illustrations -- An evening in the ray / Care -- Youth / Soft Cell -- Europe after the rain / John Foxx -- Personal loss / Patrik Fitzgerald -- Lights of April / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark -- Private plane / Thomas Leer-- Direct lanes / The Electronic Circus -- Unless /...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK TEA

Contents: Way star (Rubba) -- Pony (Annette Peacock) -- Tommy (Focus) -- A morning excuse (Amon Düül II) -- Octave doctors (Steve Hillage) -- Jennifer (Faust) -- Feureland (Michael Rother) -- Eileen (Streetmark) -- L'eroe di plastica (Toni Esposito) -- No one receiving (Brian Eno) -- Hüter der Schwelle (Popol Vuh) -- Penny Hitch (Soft Machine) Don't you know (Jan Hammer Group) -- Canoe (Piero Umiliani)...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK CAF

Contents: Clean up your own back yard / Elvis Presley-- Brand new day / Della Reese -- Abraham, Marin and John / Dion-- The train / Frank Sinatra -- Saturday's father / The 4 seasons -- 4th of July / The beach boys-- Wine in the wind / Anita Kerr-- What do we do with the world ?/ Bing Crosby-- Lord of the manor / The Everly brothers-- Hitchhiker / The four preps-- Paint America love / Eartha kitt-- Mr...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace records Ltd 2018

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK STA

Contents: The Mekons: Where Were You? -- Fatal Microbes: Violence Grows -- Animals & Men: The Terraplane Fixation -- Blue Orchids: Work -- Karl's Empty Body: Small Hours -- Frankie's Crew: Somebody -- Scritti Politti: Confidence -- Thin Yoghurts: Drink Problem -- Bean, Anne: Low Flying Aircraft / Anne Bean & Paul Burwell -- Performing Ferret Band: Brow Beaten -- The Manchester Mekon: No Forgetting -- The...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK WIN

Contents: Love song with flute / Caravan -- Moon bird / The Roger Webb Sound -- Early morning eyes / The Parlour Band -- Pamela / Scotch Mist -- The prisoner (Eight by ten) / Spring -- Last cloud home / The Orange Bicycle -- JLT / T2 -- Til the Christ come back / Bill Fay -- Refugees / Van Der Graaf Generator -- Very nice of you to call / Aardvark -- Big white cloud / John Cale -- Bottles / Belle...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace 2017

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Contents: Young Marble Giants: Choci loni -- The Chills: House with a hundred rooms -- The Durutti Column: Lips that would kiss (form prayers to broken stone) -- The Gist: Yanks -- Gwenno: Hunros : A dream -- The Clientele: I had to say this -- Royal Family and the Poor: I love you (restrained in a moment) -- Isan: Betty's lament -- Weaver, Jane: Slow motion -- Echo & the Bunnymen: Fuel -- Galaxie 500:...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Records 2019

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK TIM

Contents: Hidden treasure -- Browne, Duncan: Ragged rain life -- Cressida: Home and where I long to be -- West, Keith: Leit motif -- Skin Alley: Night time -- Clouds (Edinburgh): Once upon a time -- More, Mandy: Come with me to Jesus -- The Moody Blues: Out and in (single version) -- Shape of the Rain: Wasting my time -- Granny's Intentions: Nutmeg, bitter suite -- Yes: Sweetness -- Brown, Pete, f....

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Records 2020

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BOB

Contents: Primal Scream: Higher than the sun (higher than the orb -- extended mix) -- Critical Rhythm: It could not happen (essential trance hall mix) / Critical Rhythm feat. Jango Thriller & Vandal -- Sheer Taft: Cascades (Hypnotone mix) -- History: Afrika (love and laughter remix) / History feat. Q-Tee -- The Grid: Floatation (original version) -- Saint Etienne: Speedwell (radio edit) -- One Dove:...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Records 2022

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Smith, Sammi

Contents: Indhold: I'm in for stormy weather -- Manhattan, Kansas -- This room for rent -- Saunders' Ferry Lane -- But you know I love you -- I've got to have you -- Brownville lumbery ard -- The good-for-something years -- I was just fifteen -- Cover me -- Birmingham mistake -- Jimmy's in Georgia -- Long black veil -- He makes it hard to say goodbye -- Then you walk in -- When Michael calls -- The toast...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Records 2022

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY SMI

Scott, Shirley

Contents: Just in time -- Squeeze me (but don't tease me) -- Mean, angry, nasty and lowdown -- Can't buy me love -- Like blue -- Cute -- Rapid shave -- That's for me -- The theme.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Impulse 1993

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ Scott

Holcomb, Roscoe.

Contents: Swanno mountain (3:14) -- Across the rocky mountain (5:19) -- Graveyard blues (2:57) -- Single girl (2:58) -- Little Maggie (2:58) -- Born and raised in Covington (2:14) -- Barbara Allen blues (1:26) -- Coal Creek (1:28) -- Rock Island prison (1:31) -- I am a man of constant sorrow / Carter Stanley (2:56) -- Combs Hotel burned down (2:29) -- The hills of Mexico (2:29) -- Knife guitar (1:14) --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2003

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY Holco

Roach, Max

Contents: Parisian sketches. The tower ; The champs ; The caves ; The Left Bank ; The arch (17:10) -- Nica (4:46) -- Petit déjeuner (4:05) -- Un nouveau complet (3:23) -- Liberté (6:25).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Gitanes 2002

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ JAZ

Contents: Disc one. Give me back my wig / Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers (3:31) -- I'm a woman / Koko Taylor (4:36) -- Have mercy / Big Walter Horton ; with Carey Bell (3:45) -- Somebody loan me a dime / Fenton Robinson (2:54) -- It's my fault, darling / Professor Longhair (4:54) -- Telephone angel / Son Seals (5:25) -- Lights out / Johnny Winter (2:35) -- Blue Monday hangover / Albert Collins...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES ALL