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1/29/2009 - Jimi Hendrix Gear: The Guitars, Amps & Effects That Revolutionized Rock 'n' Roll
"Hendrix’s gear is on full display with spec-heavy captions and text that decodes and breaks down each of the tools (as Hendrix calls gear in the book) with mentions of his alterations, preferences and settings. The book is crammed with memorable Hendrix gear porn, including the first Strat that he set a blaze in 1967 at London's Finsbury Park Astoria (also featured on the book's cover). Other visual golden nuggets include the actual Octavia used on Are You Experienced, the Super Lead used at Woodstock and a slew of smashed guitar bodies. Some smashed bodies feature Hendrix poems or paintings— including the psychedelically painted ’67 Gibson Flying V that later was recreated by Gibson for the 'Inspired By Series.' With the help of effects guru Roger Mayer and biographer Harry Shapiro Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy, Heatley navigates through all Hendrix's historic guitars, amps and effects with descriptions that place each piece of gear into the given album or live situation where he was known to use it. This book is a must-have Hendrix guide, as it’s a practical reference book on the tools of a significant craftsman.."—Premier Guitar, February 2010
12/30/2009 - Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock
"This 288-page tome is overwhelming, overblown, pompous, theatrical, orgiastic, and self-indulgent. In other words, it’s a brilliant tribute to one of the greatest bands of all time. Although it’s an illustrated history, with gorgeous photos from every part of the band’s career and the members’ lives, it contains a tone of great writing to accompany the photographic story. From their humble beginnings as Smile to the world-beating success they would later achieve, Phil Sutcliffe does a great job of chronicling the band’s development and placing them in a historical context as he does so, with tales of the band opening for Hendrix and Pink Floyd, seeing the first Led Zeppelin tour, recording ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ mourning the huge loss of Freddie Mercury, and beyond. The guitar info is spot-on, thanks to a killer contribution form Dave Hunter that goes so far as to detail Dr. Brian May’s pickup selections on several tunes. In addition to the insightful prose of Sutcliffe, a general sprinkling of quotes form May and his eloquent mates makes this book impossible to put down."—Guitar Player, February 2010
12/30/2009 -
The Replacements: All Over But the Shouting: An Oral History
"The Replacements, ‘the little working-class band that could - but didn't,’ as Walsh calls them, were beloved in the 1980s, especially in their native Minneapolis. Writing about them in The Times, David Carr said the band "achieved mythic status for their off-the-hook live shows and indelible anthems about going fast to nowhere in particular." Lovingly drawing on interviews with friends and fans, Walsh traces the band's arc from underground success to major-label contract to slow dissolution."
—The New York Times Book Review , December 27, 2009
11/12/2009 - The Official Horse Breeds Standards Guide: The Complete Guide to the Standards of All North American Equine Breed As sociations
"Lynghaug (Horses of Distinction) deftly profiles 118 breeds, including ponies, small horses, pleasure breeds, draft varieties, and thoroughbreds. The breeds fall into six major categories, including wild varieties. Entries run approximately five pages and include historical details, breed standards, registration requirements, show criteria, and full-color photographs. The historical detail included is extensive and fascinating. Two appendixes offer detailed illustrations of various correct and imperfect body formations and an A-to-Z registry of organizations offering more breed-specific information."—Library Journal, November 15, 2009
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