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Keith Emerson – The Official Illustrated Story (Classic Edition) TPA banner

Chris Welch – Keith Emerson: The Official Illustrated Story (Classic Edition)

Following on from last November’s publication of

Geoffrey Feakes – 1973: A Year in Progressive Rock / Richard Rees Jones – Peter Hammill On Track: Every Album, Every Song

Sonicbond’s series of books by amateur music enthusiasts continues with these two volumes, and before I go any further, I would simply say that the many and mostly, if not all, amateur enthusiasts, are all far more disciplined than me.…

Abel Fuentes – Tramp’s Footprints (The History of Supertramp)

For a band that have sold millions of records, books about Supertramp don’t seem to come around very often, certainly not compared to other ’70s rock giants such as Yes or Pink Floyd. That’s a shame because there are certainly…

Stephen Lambe with David Watkinson – Yes in the 1980s

It’s a well known truth that the history of Yes is littered with strife and controversy. In fact, it’s probably the trauma that’s actually held the band together all this time, in some weird way, binding it all up like…

Emerson, Lake and Palmer – Official Illustrated Book (Classic Edition)

Emerson, Lake and Palmer have released the first official illustrated book outlining the story of this unique and iconic progressive rock band. Created by Rocket 88 (the publishers behind recent books by Jethro Tull and Opeth) with the full co-operation…

A Different Aspect #65 – Book Special

In this book-centric ADA update we feature: • Steve Davis & Kavus Torabi – Medical Grade Music • Hamish Kuzminski – Camel: Every Album, Every Song (On Track) • Kevan Furbank – Gong: Every Album, Every Song (On Track) Steve…

Peter Braidis – Asia: Every Album, Every Song (On Track)

The On Track series now enjoys an impressively large catalogue. For anyone new to Sonicbond’s series, the titles focus on individual artists and provide biographical data of the band, their releases and a complete overview and analysis of every track…

Greg Lake – Lucky Man: The Autobiography

In 2017, the long-awaited autobiography of singer/bassist/composer/producer Greg Lake was finally released. Unfortunately, too late for the protagonist to experience himself: “Gregory Stuart Lake died of cancer on Wednesday December 7, 2016 at the age of 69, a few months…

Book ADA

In this update we feature: • Stephen Hanley & Olivia Piekarski – Life Inside The Fall • Mike Barnes – A New Day Yesterday: UK Progressive Rock & The 1970s • Ed Vulliamy – When Words Fail Stephen Hanley &…

Chris Salewicz – Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography

The problem with most biographies is that ultimately any insight they give is mere speculation. Unless the biographer is or was particularly close to their subject, that speculation is just another opinion to be taken no more or less seriously…