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Focus 1969 to 1985 On Track Short
Every Album, Every Song
AvStephen Lambe
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
192 kr
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For a few shortyears in the 1970s, the unique music of Focus entertained the world. Builtaround the prodigious instrumental talents of Dutch masters Jan Akkerman(guitar) and Thijs van Leer (keyboards and flute), the band produced threeclassic hit albums in quick succession between 1971 and 1974, at the same timescoring two worldwide hits with 'Sylvia' and 'Hocus Pocus'. The latter piece isas ubiquitous as tunes from the 70s get, distinctive for Akkerman's famous riffand van Leer's bizarre yodelling. Musical and personal tensions between the twoled to a split in early 1976, but the band limped on without Akkerman until1978. An unlikely revival in 1985 was a false dawn, and except for a few publicappearances, the duo have not played together since. Stephen Lambe's book guides the readerthrough the band's early history, dealing with all seven Focus albums from theera song by song, plus the eponymous 1985 comeback. It is an important pottedhistory of the band and an insight into the tensions which led to such acreative - if short-lived – peak. But the book also acts as an essential guideto the astonishing music the two men made together – and sometimes apart -while at the apex of their powers.
Citizens of Hope and Glory
The Story of Progressive Rock
AvStephen Lambe
E-bok
Engelska, 2011
183 kr
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Created in the late 1960s, fashionable in the early 1970s and hated in the 1980s, Progressive Rock has a colourful and eventful story. Many of the genre''s main protagonists, including Genesis, Yes, King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, remain as popular as ever, while lesser-known names like Camel, Caravan, Renaissance, Van der Graaf Generator and Gentle Giant retain cult status. In this completely revised and updated edition, Stephen Lambe guides the reader through the early years as the music developed out of the British Progressive Music boom of the late 1960s into its own genre, and reached full maturity in the early 1970s. He also discusses how the music was received and developed outside the UK, particularly in the USA and Europe. Received wisdom has it that punk swept Progressive Rock away in the late 1970s, yet the genre never died. An early 1980s revival, spearheaded by major label signings Marillion, IQ and Pallas, burned brightly but fell away sharply later in the decade. However, in the early 1990s, the movement began to re-establish itself, largely below the radar, led by Swedish band The Flower Kings and American group Spock''s Beard. The rise of the internet and the decline of the worldwide pop industry allowed niche music - as Progressive Rock had now become - to flourish once again in the new millennium. Stephen Lambe has been co-promoter of the Summer''s End Progressive Rock festival since 2006. He helps promote Welsh band Magenta, and is Secretary of the Classic Rock Society, whose patrons include Steve Hackett and Roger Hodgson. He writes regularly for the magazine Rock Society.
Citizens of Hope and Glory
The Story of Progressive Rock
AvStephen Lambe
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
187 kr
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Created in the late 1960s, fashionable in the early 1970s and hated in the 1980s, Progressive Rock has a colourful and eventful story. Many of the genre's main protagonists, including Genesis, Yes, King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, remain as popular as ever, while lesser-known names like Camel, Caravan, Renaissance, Van der Graaf Generator and Gentle Giant retain cult status. In this completely revised and updated edition, Stephen Lambe guides the reader through the early years as the music developed out of the British Progressive Music boom of the late 1960s into its own genre, and reached full maturity in the early 1970s. He also discusses how the music was received and developed outside the UK, particularly in the USA and Europe. Received wisdom has it that punk swept Progressive Rock away in the late 1970s, yet the genre never died. An early 1980s revival, spearheaded by major label signings Marillion, IQ and Pallas, burned brightly but fell away sharply later in the decade. However, in the early 1990s, the movement began to re-establish itself, largely below the radar, led by Swedish band The Flower Kings and American group Spock's Beard. The rise of the internet and the decline of the worldwide pop industry allowed niche music - as Progressive Rock had now become - to flourish once again in the new millennium. Stephen Lambe has been co-promoter of the Summer's End Progressive Rock festival since 2006. He helps promote Welsh band Magenta, and is Secretary of the Classic Rock Society, whose patrons include Steve Hackett and Roger Hodgson. He writes regularly for the magazine Rock Society.
Yes 90125
AvStephen Lambe
E-bok
Engelska, 2024
77 kr
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90125, released towards the end of 1983, was Yes’ best-selling album. A combination of commercial necessity and luck saw an album by a new band called Cinema – featuring Yes stalwarts Chris Squire, Alan White and Tony Kaye alongside talented multi-instrumentalist Trevor Rabin – become Yes, following the last-minute recruitment of vocalist Jon Anderson. A US number one hit single, ‘Owner Of A Lonely Heart,’ led to a triple platinum record and a massive world tour, giving this band a new lease of life into the 1980s.Featuring new interviews with Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Tony Kaye, current Yes bassist Billy Sherwood and Atlantic executive Phil Carson, this book traces the story of the album from its roots in Rabin’s garage in 1981, via Trevor Horn’s turbulent production, up to the end of the world tour in early 1985. 90125 is reviewed in full, and the book also includes a detailed look at the somewhat complex and contrived process that created it, as well as the videos that promoted it. The book also discusses the album’s legacy and the remarkable afterlife of its innovative number-one single.The 90125 story is possibly the most astonishing in this legendary group’s nearly six-decade history. This is how it happened.
Stephen Lambe is a publisher, festival promoter and freelance writer. A former chairman of The Classic Rock Society, he now owns Sonicbond Publishing. His piece about 90125 for Prog magazine was the inspiration for this, his eleventh book. The other ten include two other books about Yes, and the best-selling Citizens Of Hope And Glory – The Story Of Progressive Rock for Amberley in 2011. He has also written several volumes of local history. He lives in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, UK.
Yes
Every Album, Every Song
AvStephen Lambe
E-bok
Engelska, 2021
122 kr
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This is a new edition, bringing the Yes story up to date for 2020 and specifically including a brand new section on the 2019 album ‘From A Page’.
In Yes On Track, Stephen Lambe provides a thorough assessment of the career and output of one of the most important Progressive bands of all time.
Lambe authoritatively examines each of the band’s twenty-one studio albums, chronicling the many high points and the rarer missteps, as well as dissecting the changes in band dynamics, which led to some eclectic - but always interesting - music over fifty years of recording.
Lambe also discusses the band’s many live recordings and provides a brief guide to the band’s performances on DVD and video.
Featuring coverage of the 50th anniversary celebrations, this is a comprehensive guide to the band’s music and should be essential reading for the band’s many devoted fans.
Stephen Lambe is an author, publisher and record label owner. He is an acknowledged expert on progressive rock, having written the best-selling Citizens of Hope and Glory - the history of Progressive Rock in 2011 - and has discussed the subject on BBC Radio.
Lambe has co-hosted the Summer''s End Progressive Rock Festival since 2005, and is a former Chairman of the Classic Rock Society. His first live concert - of many hundreds - was Yes at Wembley Arena in 1978.
Walking Around Tewkesbury
20 Circular walks between 2 and 11 miles
AvStephen Lambe
Häftad, Engelska, 2027
113 kr
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Tewkesbury is one of the most fascinating towns in the England. It is known to have been settled as early as the 7th Century, but the site really came into its own during the medieval period, with the establishment of its famous Norman Abbey. Following the Battle of Tewkesbury, which ended the first phase of the Wars of the Roses in 1471, the Town continued to thrive into the Tudor period and beyond. Today it remains a busy market town, loved by its residents and much visited during the spring and summer. The rivers Avon and Severn converge near the town, while three long-distance footpaths - the Avon, Severn and Gloucestershire ways - pass through the Town.Stephen Lambe's meticulously-crafted book is the product of many months treading the footpaths around the Town. It features walks to suit all ages and abilities. Most of the walks are accessible from Tewkesbury Town Centre, while several others require a short journey to local villages, such as Bredon, Forthampton, Twyning or Apperley. Each walk is described in detail, with colour photos and maps to guide the reader through every twist and turn.Whether you are a local resident or a visitor to the Town, this is the perfect way to spend some time in and around this delightful Gloucestershire Town.
Yes In The 1980s
AvStephen Lambe,David Watkinson
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
215 kr
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When Yes ran into problems recording their tenth album in Paris at the end of 1979, it was almost the end. Yet in the 80s, the band rallied, firstly as part of an unlikely collaboration with new wave duo The Buggles, then with 90125, the most successful album of their career, which spawned a number one hit in the USA with 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'. The band failed to capitalise on this success, however, lingering too long over its successor Big Generator and by the end of the decade, Yes had effectively split into two versions of the same group.With most authors concentrating on the group's 1970s career, Yes in the 1980s looks in forensic detail at this relatively underexamined era of the band's history, featuring rarely seen photos researched by author David Watkinson. The book follows the careers of all nine significant members of the group during a turbulent decade which saw huge highs but also many lows. Not only does it consider the three albums the band itself made across the decade, but also the solo careers and other groups - including Asia, XYZ, The Buggles, Jon and Vangelis and GTR - formed by those musicians as the decade wound towards a reunion of sorts in the early 1990s
Yes 90125
Rock Classics
AvStephen Lambe
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
144 kr
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Against the odds, 90125, released towards the end of 1983, was Yes' best-selling album. Yet it was never intended to be a recording by one of the 1970s rock dinosaurs, but a combination of commercial expediency and luck saw an album by a new band called Cinema – featuring Yes stalwarts Chris Squire, Alan White and Tony Kaye alongside talented multi-instrumentalist Trevor Rabin – become Yes following the last-minute recruitment of vocalist Jon Anderson. A US number one hit single, 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart,' led to a triple platinum record and a massive world tour, giving this band a new lease of life in the 1980s.Featuring new interviews with several of the main protagonists, including Jon Anderson and Trevor Rabin, this book traces the story of the album from its rudimentary demos in 1981, right up to the end of the world tour in early 1985. 90125 is reviewed in full, and the book also includes a detailed look at the somewhat complex and contrived process that created it, followed by an examination of the album's legacy and remarkable afterlife.The 90125 story is possibly the most astonishing in this legendary group's nearly six-decade history. This is how it happened.
Seinfeld
An Episode Guide
AvStephen Lambe
E-bok
Engelska, 2025
16 kr
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When the final episode of Seinfeld aired on 14 May 1998, an amazing 76.3 million Americans tuned in, making it the most popular situation comedy is US television history. Co-created by Larry David, this ''comedy about nothing'' made celebrities of its four stars: stand up comedian Jerry Seinfeld; comedian and actor Michael Richards who played eccentric neighbour Kramer; Julia Louis-Dreyfus who played Jerry’s former girlfriend, Elaine and Jason Alexander as his volatile, insecure best friend George. Unique in its outlook and execution, the success of the series lay in its early years, able to develop its own style below the radar as a minor network hit, before reaching a mass public with its fourth season in 1992. Classic episodes discussed here include: ‘The Junior Mint’, ‘The Chinese Restaurant’, ‘The Puffy Shirt’ and the ground-breaking ‘The Contest’.

Much analyzed during its time on screen, the show has not been re-evaluated for many years. Now, over twenty years since the series finished, Stephen Lambe''s timely and superbly-crafted new book examines Seinfeld''s first five seasons episode by episode, tracing the development of every character, catchphrase and quirk, from the series'' embryonic pilot episode in 1989, to its status as an Emmy award-winning show by the time that season five wrapped in 1994. While the series was a huge success in the USA, it was also a cult hit across the globe, and its legacy continues into the new millennium.

Stephen Lambe is an author and publisher. He first became addicted to Seinfeld watching late-night re-runs on British television in the 1990s. An American Studies graduate, he has since seen every episode many times. His books include an analysis of the British ''Carry On'' series published by Sonicbond in 2019. He lives in Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, UK.
Yes In The 1980s
AvStephen Lambe
E-bok
Engelska, 2025
77 kr
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When Yes ran into problems recording their tenth album in Paris at the end of 1979, it was almost the end. Yet in the 80s, the band rallied, firstly as part of an unlikely collaboration with new wave duo The Buggles, then with 90125, the most successful album of their career, which spawned a number one hit in the USA with 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'. The band failed to capitalise on this success, however, lingering too long over its successor Big Generator and by the end of the decade, Yes had effectively split into two versions of the same group. With most authors concentrating on the group's 1970s career, Yes in the 1980s looks in detail at this relatively underexamined era of the band's history, featuring rarely-seen photos courtesy of author David Watkinson. The book follows the careers of all nine significant members of the group during a turbulent decade which saw massive highs but also many lows. Not only does it consider the three albums the band itself made across the decade, but also its member's the solo careers and the other groups - including Asia, XYZ, The Buggles, Jon and Vangelis and GTR - formed by those musicians as the decade wound towards a reunion of sorts in the early 1990s.Stephen Lambe is an author, publisher and festival promoter. His ten books include the best-selling Citizens Of Hope And Glory The Story Of Progressive Rock (Amberley, 2011) and Yes On Track (Sonicbond, 2018). He lives in Tewkesbury, UK.David Watkinson is an author and collector, with a specific interest in Yes. His books include Yes Perpetual Change (Plexus, 2001) and Jon Anderson And The Warriors The Road To Yes (Sonicbond, 2018). He lives in Sussex, UK.
Story Of Jesus Christ Superstar
AvStephen Lambe
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
187 kr
Kommande
Jesus Christ Superstar, a through-sung rock opera written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice is a worldwide phenomenon. Originally a best selling concept album in 1970, it went on to successful, if sometimes controversial, stage runs all over the world. It became a film in 1973 and has since been revived many times in stage and concert versions. It has also been regularly re-recorded via cast albums and other re-imaginings whether official or unofficial.Stephen Lambe's book traces the history of its early iterations, placing Rice's bold story within its historical and religious context. He discusses Andrew Lloyd Webber's imaginative and varied score, which expanded as the stage productions developed. He goes on to discuss the movie directed by Norman Jewison which set up its star Ted Neeley for an entire career as the archetypal Jesus. Many of the revivals, especially around the 20th and 25th anniversaries, are covered as are many of the recordings both in audio and video versions. As well as the conventional productions, there have been some bold and sometimes bizarre reworkings over the years, and the book digs into many of these with a forensic eye, making this hugely comprehensive guide a must have for all JCS fans.
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Carry On Watching
A Guide to Britain's Best Loved Comedy Films
AvStephen Lambe
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
192 kr
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"When Carry On Sergeant became a big hit in British cinemas in 1958, not even the most optimistic of its cast or crew believed that it would become the first of a 31-film franchise. But the series went on to become one of the most successful and well-loved in British cinema. Beginning as relatively gentle comedies, the humour broadened in the late 60s, taking on an end-of-the-pier quality that, at its best, was as hilarious as it was risqué. Sid James, Barbara Winsor, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Jim Dale and Charles Hawtrey: these were just some of a superb repertory company of performers whose careers have often been defined by their appearances in the Carry On Series.Lifelong fan Stephen Lambe discusses each film in depth, celebrating the team's greatest moments, while also examining in equal detail some of the series' lesser-known or less successful editions. He also celebrates many of the unsung performers who made the Carry Ons such a success and, with a critical eye, re-examines the series in light of shifting social trends. With plenty to excite both casual and diehard fans, Carry On Watching is the perfect reference guide to this remarkable series of films. "
Yes On Track 1968 -1991
Every Album, Every Song
AvStephen Lambe
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
187 kr
Kommande
Yesare the archetypal 1970s progressive rock group. Playing powerful andadventurous music when it was briefly part of the mainstream, the band thrilledmillions with their iconic albums and epic live shows. Records like Fragile and CloseTo The Edge helped define an era, and although the band dissolved atthe end of the decade, Yes emerged once again with 90125, a streamlined, modern sound in the 1980s and aUS number one hit single in ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’. Now in their sixthdecade, the band continues to release albums and play live into the newmillennium, despite numerous, sometimes controversial, lineup changes.Revised andexpanded from the author's single-volume edition first published in 2018, thisfirst of two books examines each of Yes’s studio albums between their debut in1968 and the controversial Union albumand tour, highlighting the many high points and the rarer missteps, andfocusing on the changes in band dynamics that led to varied – but alwaysinteresting – music. As well as acomplete re-examination of those seminal early albums, It includes a moredetailed examination of the live recordings released during this period, makingthis the most comprehensive examination of the music created during those 23years yet written.
Yes 1994 Onward On Track – Expanded and Updated
Every Album, Every Song
AvStephen Lambe
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
187 kr
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Yes ended their eight-man Union tour at the beginning of 1992, and the question on everyone’s lips was – what next? The answer came via long-time Yes collaborator Phil Carson and his new Victory label, which financed the Talk album, one of the first albums to be recorded to hard disc, which saw the band slim down to the 90125 line-up. However, the 1990s and early 2000s saw Yes continue to change personnel with Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman rejoining, although the quality of the new music remained high, even if live performance gradually replaced album sales as the band’s chief source of income.Three huge tours between 2001 and 2004 led to another hiatus, culminating in a serious illness to Jon Anderson, which saw him replaced by Canadian Benoit David and then by Californian Jon Davison. However, the band ploughed on into its sixth decade, and despite the untimely deaths of both Chris Squire and Alan White, continues to this day. A flurry of activity post-COVID saw three new albums released up to 2026, not to mention a late-career, Yes-inspired renaissance for former vocalist Jon Anderson.Stephen Lambe picks apart the last 30 years or so, when the band gradually freed themselves from the rigours of record label pressure and embraced their glorious heritage while still, astonishingly, creating some superb new music.

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Stephen Lambe – författare

Focus 1969 to 1985 On Track Short

Citizens of Hope and Glory

Citizens of Hope and Glory

Yes 90125

Yes

Walking Around Tewkesbury

Yes In The 1980s

Yes 90125

Seinfeld

Yes In The 1980s

Story Of Jesus Christ Superstar

Carry On Watching

Yes On Track 1968 -1991

Yes 1994 Onward On Track – Expanded and Updated

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