15 Top music books like Euphoric Recall: A Half Century as a Music Fan, Producer, DJ, Record Executive, and Tastemaker by Peter Jesperson

Cover of Euphoric Recall: A Half Century as a Music Fan, Producer, DJ, Record Executive, and Tastemaker by Peter Jesperson

Euphoric Recall: A Half Century as a Music Fan, Producer, DJ, Record Executive, and Tastemaker

By: Peter Jesperson

4.00

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Record executive, producer, band manager, club DJ, booking advisor, record store manager—few people…

If you liked the music plot in Euphoric Recall: A Half Century as a Music Fan, Producer, DJ, Record Executive, and Tastemaker by Peter Jesperson , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements by Bob Mehr

1. Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements

By: Bob Mehr

4.55

Format: 488 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBased on a decade of research and reporting--as well as access to the Repl… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 by Michael Azerrad

2. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

By: Michael Azerrad

4.22

Format: 522 pages, Paperback

This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Rock'n'roll is a teenage sport, meant to be played by teenagers of all ages--they could be 15, 25 or 35. It all boils down to whether they've got the love in their hearts, that beautiful teenage spir…"

-Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

Cover of Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live by James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales

3. Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live

By: James Andrew Miller , Tom Shales

3.77

Format: 52 pages,

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4. Let Me Be Frank With You

By: Richard Ford

3.75

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new work that returns Richard Ford to the hallowed territory that sealed his reputation… read more

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5. Girl in a Band

By: Kim Gordon

3.67

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

In Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of wo… read more

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  • nonfiction
"All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"I like being in a weak position, and making it strong."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"I give Iggy credit for deconstructing the very idea of entertainment."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

6. Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut

By: Rob Sheffield

3.60

Format: 224 pages,

The author of the national bestseller Love is a Mix Tape returns, with a different-but equally pers… read more

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Cover of My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee

7. My Effin' Life

By: Geddy Lee

4.58

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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8. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

By: Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more

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  • nonfiction
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."

-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

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9. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

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Cover of Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America by Nicole Eustace

10. Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America

By: Nicole Eustace

3.61

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

On the eve of a major treaty conference between Iroquois leaders and European colonists in the dist… read more

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Cover of MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna  Robinson

11. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios

By: Joanna Robinson

4.22

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. T… read more

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Cover of Lou Reed: The King of New York by Will Hermes

12. Lou Reed: The King of New York

By: Will Hermes

4.23

Format: 529 pages, Hardcover

"The only Lou Reed bio you need to read." ― The Washington Post "There have been many biographie… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska by Warren Zanes

13. Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

By: Warren Zanes

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, rev… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Nineteen eighty-two is as good a year as any to mark the threshold of a future we're still negotiating. It's been called the information age, the digital age, the new media age. It was the beginning …"

-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

"Nebraska made it almost impossible for critics to miss Springsteen's willingness to take a chance in the name of his art. If Springsteen was driven simply by fame and mainstream success, there would …"

-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

"Guitar Town was out, and it was doing okay," [Steve] Earle recalled. "But the label didn't want it to happen. Jimmy [Bowen] certainly didn't. He didn't like the record. He didn't like me. But it was …"

-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

Cover of 60 Songs That Explain the '90s by Rob Harvilla

14. 60 Songs That Explain the '90s

By: Rob Harvilla

3.92

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of ge… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
"There is no true, clean, definitive way to separate the art from the artist. Art fully separated from the artist ceases, in a fundamental way, to be art at all. The artist gives the art meaning."

-Rob Harvilla, 60 Songs That Explain the '90s

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15. Sonic Life: A Memoir

By: Thurston Moore

3.81

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art—from… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir by Sly Stone

16. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir

By: Sly Stone

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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17. Goblin

By: Josh Malerman

3.40

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie, a novella collection in which e… read more

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"How can there be nothing?" he said, shaking his head. "Nothing doesn't make noise! Nothing doesn't wake you up! You know what does that?" he looked down the length of his booby-trapped rooms. "Someth…"

-Josh Malerman, Goblin

"One night at closing time in his second week at his second week on the job, a possible explanation popped up, unasked for. They know I’m not where I am supposed to be. Up here- he tapped his head – I…"

-Josh Malerman, Goblin

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18. Molly

By: Blake Butler

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A gripping, unforgettable memoir from one of the best, most original writers of the 21st century. … read more

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Cover of World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy

19. World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music

By: Jeff Tweedy

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New Yor… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes by Moshe Kasher

20. Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes

By: Moshe Kasher

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A riotous, whirlwind tour through deep American subcultures ranging from Burning Man to Alcoholics … read more

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Cover of Be Mine by Richard Ford

21. Be Mine

By: Richard Ford

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the… read more

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Cover of Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson

22. Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last

By: Wright Thompson

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestseller! “A warm and loving reflection that, like good bourbon, will stand… read more

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"What became clear in Michigan was that Julian and Sissy have become the fully realized version of themselves through success. That's actually rare. I profile famous and successful athletes for a livi…"

-Wright Thompson, Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last

Cover of The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne

23. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

By: Griffin Dunne

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more

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"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"

-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

Cover of Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) by Dan Ozzi

24. Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)

By: Dan Ozzi

4.40

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Ozzi's reporting is strong, balanced and well tol… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial by Dan Abrams

25. John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial

By: Dan Abrams

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An eye-opening story of America on the edge of revolution, revealing the life of young John Adams a… read more

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Cover of The Way of the Hermit: My Incredible 40 Years Living in the Wilderness by Ken Smith

26. The Way of the Hermit: My Incredible 40 Years Living in the Wilderness

By: Ken Smith

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Subconsciously, I pressed myself into the loch's banks as that summer inched forward. We'd got off … read more

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Cover of Euphoric Recall: A Half Century as a Music Fan, Producer, DJ, Record Executive, and Tastemaker by Peter Jesperson

27. Euphoric Recall: A Half Century as a Music Fan, Producer, DJ, Record Executive, and Tastemaker

By: Peter Jesperson

4.00

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Record executive, producer, band manager, club DJ, booking advisor, record store manager—few people… read more

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Cover of 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left by Robyn Hitchcock

28. 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left

By: Robyn Hitchcock

4.24

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

The great eccentric of British psychedelia—beloved by everyone from Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. to the … read more

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Cover of This Ain't No Disco: The Story of CBGB by Roman Kozak

29. This Ain't No Disco: The Story of CBGB

By: Roman Kozak

3.64

Format: 143 pages, Paperback

A history of the notorious New York nightclub, CBGB, based on exclusive interviews with those who w… read more

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Cover of Rock's in My Head: Encounters with Phil Spector, John & Yoko, Brian Wilson, and a host of other people who should be just as famous by Art Fein

30. Rock's in My Head: Encounters with Phil Spector, John & Yoko, Brian Wilson, and a host of other people who should be just as famous

By: Art Fein

4.45

Format: 219 pages, Kindle Edition

Since first becoming a true believer in the power and importance of rock & roll as a boy in the 195… read more

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24 Best nonfiction books like Euphoric Recall: A Half Century as a Music Fan, Producer, DJ, Record Executive, and Tastemaker by Peter Jesperson

Transform Your Habits

Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements

Bob Mehr

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

Michael Azerrad

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live

James Andrew Miller , Tom Shales

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Girl in a Band

Kim Gordon

3.67

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18 Top music books like World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy

Transform Your Habits

Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It

Bob Boilen

3.78

Transform Your Habits

My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

Transform Your Habits

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Transform Your Habits

3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

James Kaplan

4.35

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