10 must-read music books like A Band with Built-In Hate: The Who from Pop Art to Punk by Peter Stanfield

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A Band with Built-In Hate: The Who from Pop Art to Punk

By: Peter Stanfield

3.76

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Exploring the explosion of the Who onto the international music scene, this heavily illustrated boo…

If you liked the music plot in A Band with Built-In Hate: The Who from Pop Art to Punk by Peter Stanfield , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. The Killer Inside Me

By: Jim Thompson

3.60

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

Everyone in the small town of Central City, Texas loves Lou Ford. A deputy sheriff, Lou's known to … read more

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2. Moon: The Life and Death of a Rock Legend

By: Tony Fletcher

4.01

Format: 511 pages, Paperback

Keith Moon was the bad boy of rock & roll, the most manic member of an aggressive and fabulously su… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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3. Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures

By: Mark Fisher

3.72

Format: None pages, Paperback

This collection of writings by Mark Fisher, author of the acclaimed Capitalist Realism, argues that… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction

4. Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco

By: Peter Shapiro

3.52

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

A long-overdue paean to the predominant musical form of the 70s and a thoughtful exploration of the… read more

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5. Poor Things

By: Alasdair Gray

3.94

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenste… read more

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"Besides, a life without freedom to choose is not worth having."

-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things

"She also said the wicked people needed love as much as good people and were much better at it."

-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things

"Baxter knows a lot more than I do, I told her. Yes, said Baxter, but I will never tell people all of it."

-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things

"You, dear reader, have now two accounts to choose between and there can be no doubt which is most probable."

-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things

6. The Who: Maximum R&B

By: Pete Townshend , Richard Barnes

3.32

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Through the Mod London of the 1960s, the Monterey Pop festival, Woodstock, the ill-fated 1979 US to… read more

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7. 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded

By: Jon Savage

3.50

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

The pop world accelerated and broke through the sound barrier in 1966. In America, in London, in Am… read more

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8. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma

By: Claire Dederer

3.79

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, … read more

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  • nonfiction
"Biography used to be something you sought out, yearned for, actively pursued. Now it falls on your head all day long."

-Claire Dederer, Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma

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9. Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans

By: Kenneth Womack

4.16

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie.  … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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10. O Brother

By: John Niven

4.64

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

John Niven’s little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes… read more

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  • nonfiction
"My mother can hold her own where foreign words are involved. The simple duo-syllable 'croissant' comes out variously as 'craw-sank', 'crass-ant', or 'crah-sint', the word seeming to have no business …"

-John Niven, O Brother

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11. In Perfect Harmony: Singalong Pop in ’70s Britain

By: Will Hodgkinson

4.05

Format: 549 pages, Kindle Edition

A Telegraph Book of the Year A Guardian Book of the Year A Shindig Book of the Year A Virgin Radio … read more

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  • music
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12. Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground

By: Dylan Jones

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, an… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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13. Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

By: John Higgs

4.15

Format: 518 pages, Kindle Edition

A deep-dive into the unique connections between the two titans of the British cultural psyche—the B… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
"His voice was proof that no matter how lost you may be you are never alone because there are people like John Lennon who could reach you."

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

"In the midst of communal screaming there is only the present moment. The past and the future dissolve the way, nothing more than illusions. When the past disappears it takes with it the possibility o…"

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

"When Bond was born he personified an aspect of male identity that was prevalent after the war that of the protector. Man saw their role as being the one to protect their families from external threat…"

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

"An important factor here is that Bond does not see himself as a victim. This feels like it should be an increasingly important aspect of the character given the extent which society consistently urge…"

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

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14. The Lost Album of The Beatles: What if the Beatles hadn't split up?

By: Daniel Rachel

3.44

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

An award-winning music author takes a serious look at a playful question of pop what if the Beatle… read more

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  • nonfiction
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15. You Are Beautiful And You Are Alone: The Biography Of Nico

By: Jennifer Otter Bickerdike

3.93

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND YOU ARE ALONE is a new biography of Nico, the mysterious singer best known fo… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
"Always have an onion. - Nico"

-Jennifer Otter Bickerdike, You Are Beautiful And You Are Alone: The Biography Of Nico

"You don't have to be you to be you. - Nico"

-Jennifer Otter Bickerdike, You Are Beautiful And You Are Alone: The Biography Of Nico

"A twenty-two room castle can be awfully lonely place for just one person. - Nico"

-Jennifer Otter Bickerdike, You Are Beautiful And You Are Alone: The Biography Of Nico

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16. Holy Ghost: The Life And Death Of Free Jazz Pioneer Albert Ayler

By: Richard Koloda

4.13

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Holy Ghost is the first extended study of free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler, who is seen today as … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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17. A Band with Built-In Hate: The Who from Pop Art to Punk

By: Peter Stanfield

3.76

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Exploring the explosion of the Who onto the international music scene, this heavily illustrated boo… read more

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