Music books

Music Books Christmas 2012

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Abbey Road: The Best Studio in the world

by Alistair Lawrence, 19th July 2012, £50 Hardback/ £250 limited edition signed by Sir George Martin With unprecedented access to the Abbey Road archive this is the first photographic celebration of the most famous recording studio in the world, publishing in its 80th year. This gorgeous book includes material on the artists, the engineers, the technology and the history of Abbey Road. From Edward Elgar to the Beatles, Kate Bush to Elbow, the most famous artists in the world have recorded here. It's an incredible document of cultural history, for anyone who values music and how it's made.

For more information please contact Laura Brooke: laura.brooke@bloomsbury.com

0207 631 5729,

David Bowie Style

by Danny Lewis, 25th October 2012, £18.99 Paperback David Bowie is renowned for his innovative, ever-changing style; from androgynous leotards & space-age jumpsuits to short-cut blazers and distressed frock coats. With an estimated 136 million album sales under his belt, & over a 1000 international tour dates, Bowie has captured the attention of rock fans all over the world.

Crammed with fabulous photographs, this book is a stunning fashion retrospective of the iconic and well-loved rockstar. Apart from documenting five decades of Bowie's unique sense of style, it also discusses the cultural and artistic influences that have shaped him, and how he has influenced others in turn. David Bowie Style is a must for die-hard Bowie fans as well as fashion lovers everywhere.

For more information please emma.daley@bloomsbury.com

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Hallo Sausages: The Lyrics of Ian Dury

by Jemima Dury, 25th October 2012, £25 Hardback

Famous for his funny, provocative, visceral lyrics, Ian Dury was a rock-and-roll poet and legendary force on the London music scene from 1970 onwards. In the course of his unstoppably creative career, he studied art with Peter Blake, before turning his mind to music. When he teamed up with a band called The Blockheads, a new era in New Wave music exploded into being.

Here, for the first time, are Ian Dury's collected lyrics - not only material that was released, but also material that has been gathered by his daughter Jemima from old demos, song fragments and other sources that, until now, have remained hidden.

For more information please contact Henry Jeffreys: 0207 631 5718, henry.jeffreys@bloomsbury.com