From Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band to Zoom by ELO, this indispensable, innovatively designed book celebrates fifty years of British album charts, telling you everything you could possibly want to know about every album to reach the Top 100. With new feature material covering a huge range of areas, bands and history, it's an essential part of any serious music fan's collection. The Virgin ..

Suitable for music buffs, downloaders glued to iPods and budding Mark Ronsons, this book features charts, lists, facts and timelines as well as information, cross references and analysis from Martin Roach.

Take That have acheived the biggest comeback in British pop history!and it seems they are only just beginning.

Damon Albarn was the frontman of Blur and the face of Britpop. This book is a biography of Albarn covering his multiple musical personas in depth, with first-hand interviews by those close to Albarn in his formative years, as well as social and musical context that covers the Britpop era and Albarn's re-emergence as the Godfather to the i-Pod gen.

This book recounts the entire story of the most successful British band since The Beatles. From their humble beginnings to the break-up that shook the pop world, to their explosive and successful come-back tour a decade later, TAKE THAT -- NOW AND THEN exposes the intimate details of the band that changed pop history.

Published to coincide with the release of their new album, this is the photo story of the country's biggest alternative act. The Prodigy had two number one singles in 1996 - they have sold over 5 million records worldwide. Written by the band, it includes 125 colour photographs.

This title presents the story of The Strokes. Martin Roach explores the Strokes phenomenon and their rise to fame in the US and Europe.

With all three of the Stourbridge bands - The Wonder Stuff, Pop Will Eat Itself and Ned's Atomic Dustbin - having reformed, due to public demand, this book brings the history of this music scene. It includes a comprehensive chronicle of their record releases and histories of each band.

A collection of some of the world's finest tattoos, collated via social networking sites, chat rooms, message boards and viral word of mouth. It features over 200 images that stretch from the cities of London and Manchester to the leafy countryside of Great Britain, and from the cultural melting pot of Europe to the bustling streets of Beijing.

November 14th, 2002 is the 50th anniversary of the first official Top 20 chart and is also the 50th anniverary of "New Musical Express". This title of the UK's favourite singles introduces each act and record in turn, with photographs and editorial from the NME's archives.

Achieving the dream of becoming a pop star is riddled with complex difficulties and frustrating obstacles. This book offers a useful guide for every aspiring superstar.

A biography of the hard dance band, The Prodigy. This official history contains lengthy and extensive interviews with the band, exclusive and previously unpublished photographs from the band's own personal albums, and a full discography.

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For the first time, rock biographer Martin Roach has gone behind the music to discover the real story of the Chillis survival. A story that takes in drugs, death and much more besides. Features many previously unpublished photographs and the most comprehensive discography ever compiled on the band.

A biography of the group Mega City Four. It features exclusive interviews with the band, as well as previously unpublished photographs taken from the band's personal collection. A complete collector's discography concludes this detailed history of the band.

Take That dominated the UK charts in the first half of the '90s, becoming the most successful British band since the Beatles. Fans were bereft at their break-up ten years ago but now the band is back, with a reunion tour in 2006. This book will recount the entire story of Take That, from their very beginnings to the present day.