Indiepop Books
A list of books about indiepop or at least covering some aspects of indiepop or pop.
31 Songs
UK 2003 -
English by
Nick Hornby
A Scene In Between
UK 2013 -
English by
Sam Knee
Tripping through the fashions of UK indie music 1980-1988
Billy Bragg - Midnights in Moscow
UK 1989 -
English by
Chris Salewicz
Facing The Music
US 1988 -
English by
Simon Frith
Essays on Pop, Rock and Culture
In session tonight
UK 1993 -
English
Book about BBC radio sessions including listings of all John Peel sessions
up to the time of publishing.
Like Punk Never Happened
UK 1985 -
English by
Dave Rimmer
Culture Club and the New Pop
Madonna
DE 1988 -
German by
Debbi Voller
Die illustrierte Biographie von Debbie Voller
Manic Pop Thrill
US 1993 -
English by
Rachel Felder
Neo-Acoustic
Japan 2000 -
Japanese
The ultimate Japanese indiepop listing book
Record collector - rare record price guide
UK 2000 -
English
The bible for record collectors, published anually
Rock Musik Lexikon Europe (Band 1+2)
DE 1986 -
German by
Christian Graf
Something Beginning With O
UK 1993 -
English by
Kevin Pearce
Spin Underground USA
US 1997 -
English by
various
The best of rock culture coast to coast
The Creation Records story
UK 2000 -
English by
David Cavanagh
Great read about the history of the label from the early days through the 80ies into the Oasis age. Also covers Postcard and Cherry Red. A must read.
The Great Indie Discography
UK 2003 -
English by
M.C. Strong
Massive A4 book with over 1000 pages with short biographies and good discographies of more than 2000 artists.
The Guiness Book Of British Hit Albums
UK 1988 -
English by
Paul Gambaccini, Tim Rice, Jo Rice
The Guiness Book Of British Hit Singles
UK 0 -
English by
Paul Gambaccini, Tim Rice, Jo Rice
Every Single Hit since 1952, 7th Edition
The Guiness Who's Who of indie and new wave
UK 1995 -
English
Band biographies including various Sarah bands
The Omnibus Chart Book of the 80's
UK 1989 -
English by
Dave McAleer
The Rock Yearbook 1987
US 1988 -
English by
Tom Hibbert
The Smiths - The Complete Story
UK 1985 -
English by
Mick Middles
Biography
The Smiths in quotes
UK 1985 -
English by
Kevin Cummins
The Story Of Top Of The Pops
UK 1985 -
English by
Steve Blacknell
TV's most successful pop show
The Trouser Press Record Guide
UK 1991 -
English by
Ira A. Robbins (Editor)
Great coverage of the 80s indie and alternative releases.
The Wedding Present, Thank Yer, Very Glad
UK 1990 -
English by
Mark Hodkinson
World Famous Guitar Pop
Japan 1999 -
Japanese
Listing book covering the following sections: 'The classics of guitair pop (1960-70s)'
, 'Guitar pop for post punk age (1980-)', 'Guitar pop now (1990-)', 'Pop singer songwriter (1980s-90s)', 'Modern rock and roots rock (1980s-90s)'.
Young and foolish
UK 1998 -
English by
Alistair Fitchett
Collection of articles on Esurient, American rock, Go-Betweens, Belle and Sebastian and others.