By David Gilmour & Polly Samson<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nTHE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:<\/strong> \u201cThis intimate photo chronicle by Polly Samson<\/strong> documents both the recording of David Gilmour<\/strong>\u2019s No. 1 album Luck And Strange<\/em> and the acclaimed accompanying tour \u2014 which saw the Pink Floyd<\/strong> legend playing sellout shows in Rome, London, L.A. and New York. Samson, who is Gilmour\u2019s partner and creative collaborator, as well as an acclaimed novelist \/ photographer in her own right, captures the process as the album takes shape: from conception and recording, off-duty and studio immersion, to release and live performance; from candid behind-the-scenes shots, to theatrical stage moments. We see an artist at work, the collaborative process, the moments of light relief \u2014 and the focus as the work takes flight. The book features the unmistakable hand lettering of Anton Corbijn<\/strong> on the cover and throughout, plus an interview by rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky<\/strong> with Samson that sheds light on a photographer\u2019s craft, as well as providing insights into Samson\u2019s relationship with Gilmour. The foreword is written by the late Alan Yentob<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Magnum Opus: The Unbelievable 15-Year Saga of Guns N\u2019 Roses\u2019 Chinese Democracy<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
By James Greene Jr.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nTHE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:<\/strong> \u201cBy 1993, Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/strong> had hit practically every benchmark possible for a rock \u2019n\u2019 roll band. Their eight-year journey had included an explosive and game-changing debut record, a self-indulgent but even more successful double album release, a handful of raucous global tours, and various front-page controversies over their lyrics, band members\u2019 drug addictions, and lead singer Axl Rose<\/strong>\u2019s rattlesnake temper. The most captivating part of the Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/strong> story was just beginning, however. A 15-year saga was about to unfold over the creation of the group\u2019s sixth studio album, Chinese Democracy<\/em> \u2014 a perverse and jaw-dropping tale that would come to involve not only a small nation of diverse musical talent but also several figures from the world of professional sports, a multinational soft drink company, and the FBI. Cultural critics couldn\u2019t agree if the resulting work was unprecedented genius or a criminally mediocre. Magnum Opus: The Unbelievable 15-Year Saga of Guns N\u2019 Roses\u2019 Chinese Democracy<\/em> recounts in engaging depth and detail the long and often ludicrous road to the last mythic rock \u2019n\u2019 roll album of the 20th century. Of course, Chinese Democracy<\/em> was not released until well into the 21st century, and Magnum Opus<\/em> assembles a thrilling narrative of the mishaps, detours, and near-death experiences that accompanied the long journey to its release. Combining outrageous facts and never-before-told stories from as many direct sources as possible, this is the definitive story of a famously troubled album that will allow rock \u2019n\u2019 roll die-hards to finally separate truth from fan lore and outright fabrications.\u201d<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Bowie Odyssey 76<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
By Simon Goddard<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nTHE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:<\/strong> \u201c1976: In England the heat is rising. Immigration protests, racist murders, the rise of the National Front<\/strong> and the return of David Bowie<\/strong>, now the Thin White Duke<\/strong>, crowing to the papers how Britain \u2018could benefit from a fascist leader.\u2019 But with his incorrigible best buddy Iggy Pop<\/strong> in tow, as he gravitates towards the divided city of Berlin, his wake-up call is coming \u2014 and with it a brave new musical direction that will cement Bowie\u2019s place as the most innovative artist of the decade. The seventh volume of Simon Goddard<\/strong>\u2019s critically acclaimed Bowie Odyssey<\/em> series is a stark and brutal black-and-white tale of art, anger, discord and salvation.\u201d<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Sallie Martin, Mother Of Gospel Music<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
By Kay Norton<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nTHE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:<\/strong> \u201cSallie Martin<\/strong> combined fame as a performer with a far-sighted business acumen that brought Black gospel music to a national audience and laid the foundation for the industry that followed. Kay Norton<\/strong>\u2019s biography follows Martin\u2019s parallel careers from her early plans to grow the genre through her celebrity in the 1960s\u20131970s and eventful retirement. \u201cSame old Sallie Martin<\/strong>, same old Jesus,\u201d she once told audiences, a reflection of both her musical style and unapologetic approach to life. Cofounder of the National Conference of Gospel Choirs and Choruses<\/strong>, Martin also co-established the pioneering Black music publisher Martin and Morris Music Studio<\/strong>. Her group The Sallie Martin Singers<\/strong> took Chicago gospel to all points of the compass and Martin mentored and employed dozens of aspiring vocalists and instrumentalists. Norton looks at Martin\u2019s important relationships and the challenges she faced, while placing her accomplishments and legacy on the arc of gospel music history. In-depth and powerful, Sallie Martin, Mother of Gospel Music<\/em> tells the story of one woman\u2019s role in shaping the music and business of Black gospel.\u201d<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Jazz Odyssey: The Global Lives Of Booker T. Pittman<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
By Jason Borge<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nTHE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:<\/strong> \u201cBooker T. Pittman<\/strong> (1909-1969) was a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who played with greats like Louis Armstrong<\/strong> and Count Basie<\/strong> in the 1920s and 1930s. The maternal grandson of Booker T. Washington<\/strong>, Pittman was tremendously talented and ambitious like his famous grandfather. After starring in local jazz scenes as an alto saxophonist and clarinetist in Kansas City, Harlem, and Paris, in the late 1920s and mid-1930s, Pittman boarded a ship to South America and remained there until his death in 1969. In Rio de Janeiro, S\u00e3o Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Montevideo, he became a fixture of casinos and nightclubs, a pioneer of the South American musical diaspora, and a formative figure of several jazz scenes. He also struggled mightily with drugs and alcohol, and on more than one occasion disappeared into the Brazilian and Uruguayan backlands. Ultimately, though, he returned to sobriety, stability, and the spotlight, fulfilling his potential in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s. Jazz Odyssey: The Global Lives of Booker T. Pittman<\/em> combines accessible music analysis with global cultural history, while telling a compelling story of a figure whose life spanned some of the most celebrated \u2014 and also some of the most obscure \u2014 chapters in jazz history. Based on extensive archival research but written for the general audience, Jazz Odyssey<\/em> will appeal equally to jazz fans and scholars, as well as readers interested in a fascinating family saga that includes the stories of Pittman\u2019s wife Of\u00e9lia<\/strong> and stepdaughter Eliana<\/strong>, who is herself a notable singer and actress.\u201d<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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UK Rave Flyers 1988\/1989\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
By Phatmedia \/ Dave Nicholson<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nTHE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:<\/strong> \u201cUK Rave Flyers 1988\u20131989<\/em> is a deluxe book showcasing original flyers from the breakthrough years of U.K. acid house. Sourced from the phatmedia archive and beyond, it captures the raw energy of a scene that exploded from underground parties into a nationwide movement. Featuring high-quality reproductions of flyers promoting warehouse raves, club nights and early promoters, the book highlights the DIY creativity and bold visual style that defined the era. It\u2019s a visual journey through the scene\u2019s formative years, with the narrative led by the flyers themselves, interspersed with quotes from DJs, designers, promoters and ravers. This commentary offers cultural context, making this an essential document of one of the most radical and influential moments in British youth culture.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Luck and Strange: Studio\/Live<\/strong><\/span><\/em>