The author has publications about Queen, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits and the James Bond film series and has written a comprehensive study of every song recorded and performed by The Beatles between 1957 and 1970. Here he turns his careful attention to Fleetwood Mac. Music fans tend to divide into two camps at the mention of their name - those who think of the multi-million-selling five-piece that formed in the mid 1970s and released Rumours, the biggest selling album of all time. But there are those who adopt a self-appointed 'cooler' stance, preferring the late-sixties blues band fronted by the virtuosic guitarist Peter Green. But that's not the whole story. Between May 1970 when Green left his own band to be replaced by the bass player's wife Christine McVie, to the beginning of 1975, when Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac, there were five years of what can only be described as turmoil. One by one talented musicians such as Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, Bob Weston and Bob Welch joined and left the band. While it's impossible to ignore the skill and longevity such classic as 'Rhiannon' and 'Don't Stop' and albums like Fleetwood Mac, Rumours and Tusk, there are an equal number of half-forgotten classic songs from the first half of the 1970s, and many deep album cuts that have been overlooked. Here is the full story of the music, people, tours, rumours, failures, love and successes. 160pp in large softback, colour photos.

Across the 1970s, Genesis both together and apart released eight studio and two live albums, played a thousand concerts and launched the solo careers of four of its members. They weathered the departures of Anthony Phillips, Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett, ending the decade as a self-contained trio of Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford, one that was about to become the biggest band in the world. For many though, the 1970s represents their artistic peak as a hothouse for incredible songwriters. It made for a combustible, heady brew when those talents were all harnessed in the service of the band, helping create the progressive rock genre, pioneering the multimedia concert experience, as well as making a rakishly worn daffodil the headgear of choice for the cognoscenti. Genesis began the decade by playing before an audience of one and asking if he had 'any requests?' and ended it by headlining the Knebworth Festival in front of 80,000 fans. The book tells the whole story of that decade on record, on stage, together and apart. Superbly detailed on the acoustic side of the band, the vocalists and impressive standards and influences. 188pp, paperback with colour photos.

Here you will find the Iranian vinyl of 'Whole Lotta Love', the Angolan 'Over the Hills', the Spanish 'D'yer Mak'er', which was translated as 'El Tintero', and the Turkish 'Immigrant Song', with an illustration of migrants running. The very first Jimmy Page solo single 'She Just Satisfies' dates from 1965, and that's where it really all began. Ross Halfin's first album he ever brought was Led Zeppelin II and he has at least 20 versions of it now. At the very beginning of 'Whole Lotta Love', Robert Plant either coughs or sighs as the guitar kicks in with the greatest guitar riff of all time. During the course of their 12-year career Led Zeppelin released only eight studio albums and no singles but now there are more than 1,000 official singles and 2,000 LPs on the market. This definitive volume illustrates practically them all in full colour and includes the rarest and most interesting vinyl releases, one-of-a-kind rarities, bizarre regional variations, official albums and bootleg recordings of legendary concerts. Who can forget Live in Japan, Earls Court or Live at Budokan in '72? A huge heavyweight 12" square album sized volume, there are page after page of colour images featuring beautiful handmade artwork, coloured vinyl, labels and covers documented by photographer Ross Halfin in superb detail, and all annotated with details of their release. The book also has a 40 page comprehensive discography with all known album and single vinyl releases from around the world including catalogue numbers, release or recording dates and additional notes. A real labour of love and a graphic designer?s and art lover?s paradise, this brings back so many memories and raises a smile like page 92 with the Phony Beatlemania Has Bitten the Dust strictly limited edition, numbered and on red Virgin vinyl. Remember the days when we spent hours poring over our album covers, squeezing every detail of the meaning out of the artwork? The bonus here is a gallery of images of the gorgeous Robert Plant with his long golden locks! Exquisitely produced hardback, 216pp with plastic protective sleeve - naturally.