But the band are also an unwieldy family firm. They are fronted by two brothers and managed by a third, the author of this book. They are also the all-consuming passion of the BSP brethren's father, Ronald Wilkinson - World War Two veteran and self-instructed expert on alternative rock from The Smiths to the Butthole Surfers.British Sea Power spring from Natland, a small village on the edge of the English Lake District. Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, singer and bassist, likes to walk home after gigs - 60 miles across country. Yan Scott Wilkinson, singer and guitarist, is self-possessed, remote and, like Stalin, given to composing odes to icebergs. Ringing in their ears come the interjections of their elders. Narrator Roy Wilkinson excitedly invokes both Field Marshal Montgomery and Freddie Mercury. Their dad is reborn as octogenarian teenage acolyte, ready to stop strangers in the street and ask them if they've bought the album they need - the album by British Sea Power.This is a story that sets an idyllic rural youth and the eternal imponderables of family life beside the brute mechanics of the music industry. There is bathos, there is pathos, there is Kate Moss. Behold as Laurie Lee's 'Cider with Rosie' is introduced to AC/DC's 'Whole Lotta Rosie'. Against the odds the two parties get along OK.

    Further early images of Mercury include pictures taken at Ealing Art College and outside his home in Shepherd's Bush where Queen's first official photo session took place in 1973. Images from their first Japanese tour, from the "Fat Bottomed Girls" cover shoot, on tour in South America with Mercury's boyfriend, and many more allow fans to get closer to Mercury and the rest of the band than any previous book. Furthermore, many of the photographers of these amazing images give their insights and stories, providing an intimate insight into Queen backstage, onstage, and at play.

    The Rolling Stones. The Who. The Kinks. Jefferson Airplane. Joe Cocker. Quicksilver Messenger Service. The Yardbirds. Harry Nilsson. At the heart of their music, and of hundreds of others, was one man with a piano: Nicky Hopkins. This is the definitive work on rock music's greatest session player, and one of its unsung heroes. Full description

    Their fan base continues to grow, a decade and a half on from the death of Freddie Mercury, Queen's super-charismatic front man.Georg Purvis's meticulous, session-by-session, song-by-song, album-by-album, tour-by-tour record of the band's progress is the complete reference source that Queen fans have been waiting for. If you love the Champions of Rock, it's all here: The Band - detailed insights into Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon The Albums - detailed production history and analysis of every album, including solo releases The Sessions - in depth coverage from the early days via A Night at The Operaall the way to Made in Heaven The Songs - hundreds of individual entries on all the famous recordings, as well as obscure, unreleased rarities The Tours - set-lists and histories of every live show The Videos - a complete guide to Queen's groundbreaking video work The Movies - Flash Gordon, and other projects Plus - the reunion shows with Paul Rodgers, the radio sessions, the costumes, the parties and much, much more...

    They offered a welcome antidote to the more serious excesses of the early seventies, being as devoted to the mayhem as they were to the music. This is their story…

    They fell in love in the summer of 1956, and found a timeless moment of innocence and simple pleasure. In this acclaimed, intimate portrait of the American legend, Juanico gives us the Elvis she knew and loved—the Memphis boy with aw-shucks charm, impeccable manners, and an easy and irresistible sensuality. Their lives merged quickly and completely: Elvis’s mother, Gladys, felt June was her son’s last hope against the excesses of life on the road and the corruption of fame. But Elvis was on a train that no one could stop. Self-possessed, June chose her own path; she left Elvis, determined never to look back. But in this completely disarming, fascinating memoir, she does look back, and proves she has remembered everything, every conversation, every story, and every caress. Elvis: In the Twilight of Memory gives us an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the man who would be King.