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Do Not Sell At Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78rpm Records

Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting

The Rare Record Price Guide 2026

Vinyl & Collecting

3 books Explore →

Black Beauty. Storie di musica nera

Spiritual Jazz: The Sound of Black Faith

As Serious As Your Life: Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957–1977

Jazz

10 books Explore →

Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion

Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom

Soul, Funk & Black Music

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Rock progressivo italiano. La storia, i concerti, i protagonisti

England's Dreaming: The Sex Pistols and Punk Rock

Mods!

Rock, Pop & Subcultures

5 books Explore →

Future Days: Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany

Krautrocksampler: One Head's Guide to the Great Kosmische Musik – 1968 Onwards

Electronic & Experimental

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Black Beauty. Storie di musica nera

Black Beauty. Storie di musica nera

2026 · Edizioni LOW

Spiritual Jazz: The Sound of Black Faith

Spiritual Jazz: The Sound of Black Faith

Lawrence Sutton

2026 · Groovilla Books

Rock progressivo italiano. La storia, i concerti, i protagonisti

Rock progressivo italiano. La storia, i concerti, i protagonisti

Francesco Mirenzi

2018 · DeriveApprodi

As Serious As Your Life: Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957–1977

As Serious As Your Life: Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957–1977

2018 · Serpent's Tail

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