Tokyo: Sakuhinsya, 1990. First Edition. A little-known volume of celebrity photographs taken by paparazzi, including images of Mick Jagger, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Keith Haring, Divine, Andy Warhol, Jodie Foster, Marilyn Monroe, and Roman Polanski, et al. Contains the first book appearance of Haruki Murakami's nine-page essay "The Third..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2011. First Edition. Handsome edition of the African American singer, actor, and social activist's memoir, in which he looks back on his entertainment career and his work as a civil rights activist. Limited Issue, one of 700 numbered copies signed by the author, this being..... More
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1973. First UK Edition. The Nobel Prize-winning musician's second book, a hefty volume collecting his lyrics from 1962-1971, arranged by album era. "This is the first time that all the lyrics of the legendary songwriter and folk singer have been collected in one volume. Besides the..... More
[Denver, CO]: Alekos Records / Wax Trax Records, 1981. The Beat poet's first shot a punk rock credibility, released a year before he appeared on The Clash's "Ghetto Defendant." Side A records his anti-Reagan poem "Birdbrain" backed by Mike Chapell's Denver-based band The Gluons, with the bands "Sue Your Parents"..... More
New York: Broadway Books, 2008. First Edition. The compelling memoir of hip-hop pioneer DJ Grandmaster Flash, a native of Barbados who moved to the South Bronx with his family in the late 1950's. Flash, along with his group The Furious Five (Cowboy, Melle Mel, Kid Creole, Raheim, and Scorpio), pioneered..... More
New York: Broadway Books, 2008. First Edition. The compelling memoir of hip-hop pioneer DJ Grandmaster Flash, a native of Barbados who moved to the South Bronx with his family in the late 1950's. Flash, along with his group The Furious Five (Cowboy, Melle Mel, Kid Creole, Raheim, and Scorpio), pioneered..... More
Boston: South End Press, 1984. First Edition. An early, important account on the evolution of hip-hop music and culture, exploring its roots and various manifestations. Contents include background information on a number of seminal groups, with coverage of DJ-ing, MC-ing, graffiti and breakdancing. Complemented with superb black and white photographs..... More
New York: Punk Publications Inc., 1979. The final regular issue of John Holmstrom's seminal fanzine. Contents include material on The Clash, Rolling Stones, and Alice Cooper, along with a heavy representation of comic and photos. Quarto; illustrated wrappers, stapled; [38pp], plus fold-out centerfold; illus. A fresh, Fine copy... More
New York: Avon Books, 1996. First Edition. The late musician's autobiography, spanning his childhood years in the Mississippi Delta to his ascent to international acclaim as America's ambassador of the blues. First Printing. Octavo; black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in blue foil on spine; dustjacket; 336pp, [2]; illus. Vertically..... More
Santa Monica: Bongo Productions for KCRW, 1983. An early issue of what was arguably the most influential and longest-running reggae publication produced in the U.S. 'Reggae Beat' was born as a photo-copied broadsheet in 1982. At the time, a handful of radio jocks were pushing the sounds of Jamaican reggae..... More
Santa Monica: Bongo Productions for KCRW, 1983. An early issue of what was arguably the most influential and longest-running reggae publication produced in the U.S. 'Reggae Beat' was born as a photo-copied broadsheet in 1982. At the time, a handful of radio jocks were pushing the sounds of Jamaican reggae..... More
Los Angeles: Slash, 1978. First Edition. Well-preserved issue of L.A.'s first punk publication, featuring content on GenX, Malcolm McLaren, The Deadbeats, The Plugz, with coverage of live shows and new 45's. SLASH was to the Los Angeles scene what PUNK was to the New York scene, running a year longer..... More
Los Angeles: Slash, 1978. First Edition. Well-preserved issue of L.A.'s first punk publication, featuring content on Negative Trend, Malcolm McLaren, Arthur J. and the Goldcups, with coverage of live shows and new albums. SLASH was to the Los Angeles scene what PUNK was to the New York scene, running a...... More
Los Angeles: Slash, 1978. First Edition. Well-preserved issue of L.A.'s first punk publication, featuring content on The Consumers, The Bags, The Offs, The Cramps, and The Screamers, with coverage of live shows and new albums. SLASH was to the Los Angeles scene what PUNK was to the New York scene..... More
Los Angeles: Slash, 1977. First Edition. Third issue of L.A.'s first punk publication, featuring interviews with The Dils, The Germs, The Mumps, and The Zeros, a DEVO center spread, and reviews albums by The Clash, Iggy and The Stooges, The Sex Pistols, and DEVO, et al. SLASH was to the..... More
Los Angeles: Slash, 1977. First Edition. Fourth issue of L.A.'s first punk publication, featuring a centerfold and lengthy interview with The Sex Pistols, an interview with Joey and Dee Dee Ramone, including a review of a Ramones show at the Whisky, and the usual album reviews. SLASH was to the..... More
New York: New York Rocker, 1980. First Edition. Contents include articles on Crib Death, Gang of Four, X, Rachel Sweet, and others, along with album reviews and coverage of the national scene. Front wrapper features a cover photo of X. Tabloid (37cm); photo-illustrated newsprint wrappers; 52pp; illus. Some trivial wear..... More
New York: New York Rocker, 1981. First Edition. Contents include articles on Doug Sham, the Chipmunks, Blondie, Alan Vega, Johnny Thunders, and others, along with album reviews, and coverage of the UK scene. Front wrapper features a cover photo of Alan Vega and Johnny Thunders. Tabloid (37cm); photo-illustrated newsprint wrappers;..... More
New York: New York Rocker, 1981. First Edition. Contents feature articles on Carlene Carter, Gang of Four, The Buzzcocks, Crib Death, and others, with album reviews and coverage of the local scene. Includes a helpful chart of New York clubs. Tabloid (37cm); illustrated newsprint wrappers; 48pp; illus. Light wear to..... More
New York: Radio Ethiopia, [1979]. First Edition. Broadside advertising the Patti Smith Group's shows at the Palladium, on May 22-23, 1979. The left half features a portrait of Jesus Christ and the Sacred Heart, next to the lyrics for Smith's song "Hymn." Her signature, illustration of a crucifix, and a...... More
New York: Ecco Press, 2010. First Edition. Smith's memoir of making her way as an artist, poet, and musician in New York during the 1960's, where she met her lifelong friend Robert Mapplethorpe. Smith spent several years scraping by, doing all manner of jobs while trying to develop her artistic..... More
[New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1973]. First Edition. Attractive copy of this early Smith "A" item, printed and distributed by the Gotham Book Mart in an edition of 125 copies, and an additional 26 lettered copies. A stream-of-consciousness poem dealing with performance, heroin use, William Burroughs, Allen Lanier, coffee, Mick..... More
Los Angeles: Kotori Magazine, 2006. A Fine copy in illustrated wrappers. Superb cover and illustrations by Ralph Steadman, along with an article about his biography of Hunter S. Thompson. Also present is a feature on the band Tool, and an article by Douglas Brinkley. More
London: Pluto Press, 1984. First UK Edition. An early, important account on the evolution of hip-hop music and culture, exploring its roots and various manifestations. Contents include background information on a number of seminal groups, with coverage of DJ-ing, MC-ing, graffiti and breakdancing. Complemented with superb black and white photographs..... More
New York: Ecco Press, 1990. First Edition. First Printing, a trade paperback original. Octavo (22.75cm); glossy, illustrated wraps; 140pp, [19] appendix. Two faint stress creases to corners, with remainder mark to lower text edges; Near Fine. Wallace's third book, a serious work of rap criticism he co-wrote with his college..... More