Since /mu/ apparently doesn't read, what are some of your

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"How Music Got Free". Great nonfiction account of the mp3 revolution and how albums were pirated at the beginning of the free music age. Follows a record exec, the inventor of the mp3, and a dude who worked at the Sony plant who was responsible for sneaking out cds and putting them online two weeks before release. Super entertaining, more about the business of music than actual music though.

Charles Rosen in general is pretty GOAT

>>9747704
That one about miles Davis.

Rip it up and start again

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What can I say? I like poo poo and pee pee.

Mumbo Jumbo

The Oxford studies in jazz series is pretty good, at least the ones that I've read are.

https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/o/oxford-studies-in-recorded-jazz-osrj/?cc=us&lang=en&

>>9747704
Revolution in the Head
The People's Music
Songs in the Key of Z
331/2 books on Bee Thousand, Trout Mask Replica, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Double Nickels on the Dime

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"Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon" by Dave McGowan. Documents the Laurel Canyon scene in the 60's and the strange related goings-on - like the Manson Murders etc.

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Condemnation of Paganini,Anatoly Vinogradov.Great novel!

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Brilliant book on the German Krautrock scene.

My Magpie Eyes Are Hungry For The Prize by David Cavanagh

The KLF by John Higgs

The works of ETA Hoffmann, the godfather of music writing.

The Music of Erich Zann by HPL.

There's loads of fantastic 19th century musical novels and tales, though for some autistic reason, some spastics on this board don't seem to be able to recognise the music/literature crossover, least of all in its more abstract forms.

Lords of Chaos by Michael Moynihan
Moynihan also makes good music, so that's nice.