The Virgin Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock Colin Larkin
This is a fully cross-referenced encyclopaedia covering all aspects of rock music. Approximately 1800 entries provide information on rock gods, punk icons, teen idols and one-hit-wonders, such as ABBA, Tori Amos, Anthrax and Dire Straits. The information has been taken from the Encyclopaedia of Popular Music database and is presented in A to Z format. Each entry offers biographical information, dates, information on albums and singles, opinions on songwriters, musicians and producers, and star-rated albums.