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Greatest Music Books (Per Pitchfork and Every Record Tells a Story Blog) - Page 2

ERTS is VERY 60's/70's/Beatles-heavy in their list while Pitchfork is a bit more eclectic. A good list for music lovers!
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Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung (Lester Bangs)
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
41
Lester Bangs
Nankering With the "Rolling Stones": The Untold Story of the Early Days (James Phelge)
Nankering With the "Rolling Stones": The Untold Story of the Early Days
42
James Phelge
Eric Clapton: The Autobiography (Eric Clapton)
Eric Clapton: The Autobiography
43
Eric Clapton
Exile (Dominique Tarle)
Exile
44
Dominique Tarle
Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century (Charles Shaar Murray)
Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century
45
Charles Shaar Murray
Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of BB King (B.B. King)
Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of BB King
46
B.B. King
Hail! Hail! Rock'n'roll: The Ultimate Guide to the Music, the Myths and the Madness (John Harris)
Hail! Hail! Rock'n'roll: The Ultimate Guide to the Music, the Myths and the Madness
47
John Harris
Yeah Yeah Yeah (Bob Stanley)
Yeah Yeah Yeah
48
Bob Stanley
Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess (Danny Sugerman)
Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess
49
Danny Sugerman
The Disco Files 1973-78: New York's Underground Week by Week (Vince Aletti)
The Disco Files 1973-78: New York's Underground Week by Week
50
Vince Aletti
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (Michael Azerrad)
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
51
Michael Azerrad
Main Lines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste: A Lester Bangs Reader (Lester Bangs)
Main Lines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste: A Lester Bangs Reader
52
Lester Bangs
White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s (Joe Boyd)
White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s
53
Joe Boyd
Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King (Lloyd Bradley)
Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King
54
Lloyd Bradley
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton)
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
55
Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton
Silence: Lectures and Writing
Silence: Lectures and Writing
56
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation (Jeff Chang)
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
57
Jeff Chang
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Richard Cook and Brian Morton)
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
58
Richard Cook and Brian Morton
Krautrocksampler: One Head's Guide to the Great Kosmische Musik - 1968 Onwards (Julian Cope)
Krautrocksampler: One Head's Guide to the Great Kosmische Musik - 1968 Onwards
59
Julian Cope
Master of Reality (John Darnielle)
Master of Reality
60
John Darnielle
Miles: The Autobiography (Miles Davis With Quincy Troupe)
Miles: The Autobiography
61
Miles Davis With Quincy Troupe
The Recording Angel: Music, Records and Culture From Aristotle to Zappa (Evan Eisenberg)
The Recording Angel: Music, Records and Culture From Aristotle to Zappa
62
Evan Eisenberg
A Year With Swollen Appendices (Brian Eno)
A Year With Swollen Appendices
63
Brian Eno
Fuck You Heroes: Photographs 1976-1991 (Glen E. Friedman)
Fuck You Heroes: Photographs 1976-1991
64
Glen E. Friedman
Music Downtown: Writings From the Village Voice (Kyle Gann)
Music Downtown: Writings From the Village Voice
65
Kyle Gann
The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life (Simon Goddard)
The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life
66
Simon Goddard
Love in Vain: A Vision of Robert Johnson (Alan Greenberg)
Love in Vain: A Vision of Robert Johnson
67
Alan Greenberg
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
68
Decoded (Jay-Z and Dream Hampton)
Decoded
69
Jay-Z and Dream Hampton
Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists (Sacha Jenkins, Elliott Wilson, Jeff Mao, Gabe Alva)
Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists
70
Sacha Jenkins, Elliott Wilson, Jeff Mao, Gabe Alva
The Voice of New Music: New York City 1972-1982 (Tom Johnson)
The Voice of New Music: New York City 1972-1982
71
Tom Johnson
The Manual: How to Have a Number One the Easy Way (Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond)
The Manual: How to Have a Number One the Easy Way
72
Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond
Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age (Steve Knopper)
Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age
73
Steve Knopper
Hip: The History (John Leland)
Hip: The History
74
John Leland
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
75
The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958 (John Litweiler)
The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958
76
John Litweiler
Mystery Train
Mystery Train
77
The Old, Weird America: The World of Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes (Greil Marcus)
The Old, Weird America: The World of Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes
78
Greil Marcus
Rock She Wrote: Women Write About Rock, Pop, and Rap (Evelyn Mcdonnell and Ann Powers)
Rock She Wrote: Women Write About Rock, Pop, and Rap
79
Evelyn Mcdonnell and Ann Powers
Shakey: Neil Young's Biography (Jimmy Mcdonough)
Shakey: Neil Young's Biography
80
Jimmy Mcdonough
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