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My Saxophone Saved My Life: The Miami Showband Massacre and My Quest for Answers by Des Lee with Ken Murray (Large Paperback) ✓ In Stock

During Ireland’s swinging showbands era, the Miami Showband was one of Ireland’s most popular entertainment and recording acts. By the mid-1970s, as Northern Ireland tore itself apart during the Troubles, the Miami Showband was the embodiment of hope, with a line-up of Catholic and Protestant musicians from both sides of the border. But that all changed in the early hours of 31 July 1975, when three members of the band were killed by UVF terrorists in a horrific incident known as the Miami Showband massacre. My Saxophone Saved My Life tells the story of massacre survivor Des Lee, the man who alerted the world to the attack that left three of his bandmates dead and another with serious injuries. From humble beginnings in Belfast to playing in Carnegie Hall, Lee’s memoir records the heady days of the ballroom era, the greed culture in the business, the horrific events of 31 July 1975, the decline of the showband industry, the psychological effects of the massacre, his emigration to South Africa and his drift into alcoholism. It also details the attempts by Des and fellow survivor Stephen Travers to uncover the truth about collusion in the attack on his band, in the face of constant resistance by a stubborn British state. My Saxophone Saved My Life is a reminder that even though the Troubles are over, for Des and others they haven’t ended at all.

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Ziggyology, A Brief History of Ziggy Stardust; Simon Goddard ✓ In Stock

Paperback Condition: New It was the greatest invention in the history of pop music – the rock god who came from the stars – which struck a young David Bowie like a lightning bolt from the heavens. When Ziggy the glam alien messiah fell to Earth, he transformed Bowie from a prodigy to a superstar who changed the face of music forever. But who was Ziggy Stardust? And where did he really come from? In a work of supreme pop archaeology, Simon Goddard unearths every influence that brought Ziggy to life – from HG Wells to Holst, Kabuki to Kubrick, and Elvis to Iggy. Ziggyology documents the epic drama of the Starman’s short but eventful time on Planet Earth… and why Bowie eventually had to kill him.

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Ziggyology, A Brief History of Ziggy Stardust; Simon Goddard
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Colin Harper & Trevor Hodgett - Irish Folk, Trad & Blues: A Secret History - PB ✓ In Stock
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Dolly Parton ✓ In Stock
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Dolly Parton
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John Field of Dublin Inventor of the Nocturne (1920) ✓ In Stock
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John Field of Dublin Inventor of the Nocturne (1920)
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Tonight the Music Seems So Loud ✓ In Stock
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Tonight the Music Seems So Loud
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Triggers : A Life in Music by Glen Matlock (Paperback) ✓ In Stock
13.75
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The Companion to Irish Traditional Music ✓ In Stock
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The Companion to Irish Traditional Music
Dublin 2 dublin
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Will Friedwald - SINATRA - THE SONG IS YOU - Music Biography - HB1995 ✓ In Stock
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Later ... With Jools Holland : 30 Years of Music, Magic and Mayhem by Mark Cooper (Paperback) ✓ In Stock
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Futuromania : Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines and Tomorrow’s Music Today by Simon Reynolds (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
30.95
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Máirín Quill ✓ In Stock
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Máirín Quill
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Futuromania : Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines and Tomorrow’s Music Today by Simon Reynolds (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
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johan Bakker / Behind The Rainbow: The Tragic Life of Eva Cassidy : The Tragic Life of EVA Cassidy (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
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Leabhar Mór an Cheoil ✓ In Stock
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Leabhar Mór an Cheoil
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Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth by Cathi Unsworth (Large Paperback) ✓ In Stock
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An Chláirseach agus an Choróin ✓ In Stock
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An Chláirseach agus an Choróin
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Broken Greek by Pete Paphides ✓ In Stock
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Broken Greek by Pete Paphides
Dublin 2 dublin
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Can't Get You Out Of My Head: In Search of Kylie ✓ In Stock
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Live Aid-The Authorised Biography ✓ In Stock
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Live Aid-The Authorised Biography
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Pretend You're in a War: The Who & The Sixties; Mark Blake ✓ In Stock
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Pretend You're in a War: The Who & The Sixties; Mark Blake
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Philip Duffy <h4> On The Night</h4> ✓ In Stock
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On The Night
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A Life in Lyrics ✓ In Stock
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A Life in Lyrics
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My Life in Dire Straits by John Illsley ✓ In Stock
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My Life in Dire Straits by John Illsley
Dublin 2 dublin
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Tomás Ó Canainn (b. 1930) ✓ In Stock
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Tomás Ó Canainn (b. 1930)
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Hey Hi Hello by Annie Nightingale ✓ In Stock
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Hey Hi Hello by Annie Nightingale
Dublin 2 dublin
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Murder Ballads: Illustrated Lyrics &amp; Lore by Katy Horan ✓ In Stock
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Rory Gallagher - Man Behind the Guitar ✓ In Stock
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Rory Gallagher - Man Behind the Guitar
Dublin 6 dublin
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Why Karen Carpenter Matters by Karen Tongson ✓ In Stock
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Why Karen Carpenter Matters by Karen Tongson
Dublin 2 dublin
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Oasis: The Masterplan by Kevin Cummins (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
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Oasis: The Masterplan by Kevin Cummins (Hardback)
Dublin 2 dublin
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Small Hours: The Long Night of John Martyn ✓ In Stock
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Small Hours: The Long Night of John Martyn
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Kill 'Em &amp; Leave, Searching for the Real James Brown; James McBride ✓ In Stock
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Kill 'Em & Leave, Searching for the Real James Brown; James McBride
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Richie Piggott <h4> Cry of a People Gone - Irish Musicians in Chicago 1920-2020</h4> ✓ In Stock
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Cant Get You Out Of My Head by Michael Cragg ✓ In Stock
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Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings ✓ In Stock
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Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings
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Kind of Blue : Miles Davis and the Making of a Masterpiece ✓ In Stock
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How to Be a Rock Star by Shaun Ryder ✓ In Stock
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How to Be a Rock Star by Shaun Ryder
Dublin 2 dublin
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Earth to Moon by Moon Unit Zappa (Paperback) ✓ In Stock
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Earth to Moon by Moon Unit Zappa (Paperback)
Dublin 2 dublin
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Forever a Rock 'N' Roll Kid ✓ In Stock
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Forever a Rock 'N' Roll Kid
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Rebel Grrrls : The Real Story of Women and Punk ✓ In Stock
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Rebel Grrrls : The Real Story of Women and Punk
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Henrik Nordbrandt / Violin- byggernesby (Exact Copy) ✓ In Stock
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Faster Than A Cannonball by Dylan Jones (Paperback) ✓ In Stock
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Faster Than A Cannonball by Dylan Jones (Paperback)
Dublin 2 dublin
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Serge Gainsbourg: A View From The Exterior; Alan Clayson ✓ In Stock
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Serge Gainsbourg: A View From The Exterior; Alan Clayson
Dublin 2 dublin
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In Another World: Van Morrison &amp;amp; Belfast ✓ In Stock
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In Another World: Van Morrison &amp; Belfast
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Boy on Fire The Young Nick Cave by Mark Mordue ✓ In Stock
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Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond ✓ In Stock
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Jimi Hendrix: The Stories Behind the Songs; David Stubbs ✓ In Stock
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Jimi Hendrix: The Stories Behind the Songs; David Stubbs
Dublin 2 dublin
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Tommie Potts <h4> The Sorrowful and the Great - Seán Potts</h4> ✓ In Stock
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The Sorrowful and the Great - Seán Potts
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Lou Reed : The King of New York by Will Hermes (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
29.95
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GRAEME THOMSON - In Another World: The Four Seasons of Talk Talk ✓ In Stock
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GRAEME THOMSON - In Another World: The Four Seasons of Talk Talk
Dublin 2 dublin
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Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly Stone ✓ In Stock
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Wayward : Just Another Life to Live by Vashti Bunyan (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
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A Furious Devotion : The Life of Shane MacGowan by Richard Balls (Paperback) ✓ In Stock
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1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade (Paperback) ✓ In Stock
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A Furious Devotion : The Life of Shane MacGowan by Richard Balls (Paperback) ✓ In Stock
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Anthony Bozza / Whatever You Say I am (Hardback) ✓ In Stock
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Murder Ballads: Illustrated Lyrics &amp;amp; Lore by Katy Horan (Hardcover) (June 2025) ✓ In Stock
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The Pigot Collection <h4> Nicholas Carolan and Caitlín Ní Eigeartaigh eds.</h4> ✓ In Stock
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Mahler: His Life, Work &amp; World; Kurt Blaukopf &amp; Herta Blaukopf ✓ In Stock
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Mahler: His Life, Work & World; Kurt Blaukopf & Herta Blaukopf
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Night People : How to Be a DJ in '90s New York City ✓ In Stock
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