Bibliography
Metallica: Enter Night: The Biography
First published in the UK in November 2010
by Orion
At last, the first truly adult-oriented,
inside portrait of the most important metal band of the past 30
years.
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Appetite for Destruction
First published in the UK in February 2010
by Orion
A collection of some of Mick's best work
from Kerrang!, RAW and other magazines from the 1980s and early
90s, replete with brand new Intros to each story, and Codas.
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Osbournes Confidential: An Insider's
Chronicle
First published in the UK in November 2008
by JR Books
Ever wondered what Ozzy and Shazza were
really like?
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Status Quo: Pictures - 40 Years Of Hits
First published in the UK in November
2008 by earBOOKS.
The coffee-table book of the pix of the
hits - raising money for the Prince's Trust along the way.
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When Giants Walked The Earth: A Biography
Of Led Zeppelin
First published in the UK in October 2008
by Orion.
The world's greatest biography of the
world's greatest rock band.
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W.A.R.: The Unauthorized Biography of W.
Axl Rose
First published in the UK in August 2007
by Sidgwick & Jackson.
The ultimate biography of rock's ultimate
bad boy.
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Star Trippin’: The Best Of Mick Wall
1985-91
First published in the UK by M&G in
May 2006.
A collection of highlights from the
author’s years on Kerrang! magazine, along with up-to-date reminiscences
on each story. With an introduction by Classic Rock’s Jon
Hotten.
Bono: In The Name Of Love
First published in the UK by Andre Deutsch
in June 2005.
The unofficial biography of
Ireland’s greatest ever rock star.
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John Peel – A Tribute To The
Legendary DJ and Broadcaster
First published in the UK by Orion in
November 2004.
An affectionate tribute from a regular
listener to the greatest DJ ever.
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XS All Areas: the Autobiography of Status
Quo
First published in the UK by Sidgwick
& Jackson in September 2004.
The ghost-written dual-autobiography of
Status Quo main men Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt.
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Mr Big: Ozzy, Sharon and My Life as the
Godfather of Rock -- by Don Arden
First published in the UK by Robson Books
in August 2004.
The ghost-written memoir of Don Arden;
former manager of Gene Vincent, the Small Faces, Black Sabbath
and ELO; legendary music biz gangster, and father of Sharon
Osbourne.
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Paranoid: Black Days With Sabbath &
Other Horror Stories
First published in the UK by Mainstream in
1999.
The author’s semi-fictionalized
memoir of working in the rock business – and taking drugs
– in the ’80s.
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Run To The Hills: The Authorized Biography
of Iron Maiden
First published in the UK by Sanctuary
Books in 1998. (Updated 2004.)
The definitive biography of
Britain’s worthiest heavy metal band.
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All Night Long: The True Story of Jon Bon
Jovi
First published in the UK by Omnibus Press
in 1995.
The first detailed exposition of the life
and times of rock’s most enduring pin-up.
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Pearl Jam
First published in the UK by Sidgwick
& Jackson in 1994.
An in-depth biography of the band that,
despite their astonishing success, never quite escaped the
looming shadow of Nirvana.
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Guns N’ Roses: The Most Dangerous
Band In The World
First published in the UK by Sidgwick
& Jackson in 1991. (Updated 1993.)
Not, as subsequently regarded, the reason
W. Axl Rose put the author’s name into a song but
actually a warm and affectionate portrait of the band that led
rock in the 1980s.
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Market Square Heroes -- The Authorized
Biography of Marillion
First published in the UK by Sidgwick
& Jackson in 1987.
The ultimate in-depth study of the band as
it was during the all-conquering Fish era…
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Diary Of A Madman -- The Official
Biography of Ozzy Osbourne
First published in the UK by Zomba Books
in 1986.
Written long before he became the star of
The Osbournes, a firsthand chronicle of the man then considered
rock’s greatest rogue.
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