One of the earlier Who biographies. Pretty awful, but nice to have. I bought it at the Durham Book Center when I was 14....

In the UK late 80’s and early 90’s, Gram Parsons all of a sudden became this mythical cult figure. Long Ryder and Coal Porter Sid Griffin’s low budget book was about all you could find on Gram. It’s quite rare now with copy’s fetching $80 and up on Ebay....

I’ve had this book since I was 11. Henri, Patton and McGough were the leading lights of the Liverpool poetry scene in the 60’s. After I’d bought the book, I discovered that my English teacher, Mr McCarthy, was a big fan. I think that as a result, he started reading the poems in class. It...

I bought this book in Sunderland while I was still at school. It’s about the music underground of Eastern Europe in the 70’s. The Pussy Riot-type bands of the day way before the wall came down. Interesting....

Rolling Stone’s Ben Fong-Torres hardback Gram...

My hardback 1971 copy of Mr Z’s Tarantula. Flea market find –...