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Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
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The Roll
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The Story Of Rock and Soul Music: Album Reviews and Lists
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AI Performance: The Art of Live Automation: The ultimate 'how to' guide in creating stunning, technical and revolutionary live shows for any contemporary musical performer
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The Marxist Minstrels: A Handbook On Communist Subversion Of Music
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Dear Mr. Kershaw: A Pensioner Writes
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A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music
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Something Beautiful: The Stories Behind a Half-Century of the Songs of Bill and Gloria Gaither
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Music As Medicine: Deforia Lane's Life of Music, Healing, and Faith
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette
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The Voice of New Music: New York City, 1972-1982 - A Collection of Articles Originally Published in the Village Voice by Tom Johnson
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Ask: The Chatter of Pop
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Great Pop Things: The Real History of Rock 'n' Roll from Elvis to Oasis
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