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Off the top of my head-
Rip It Up and Start Again, SImon Reynold's take on post-punk is an interesting read.
England's Dreaming, Jon Savage - essential reading.
The House that Trane Built, the history of Impulse Records, Ashley Khan. Not a great fan of his wrting style but he manages to unearth lots of interesting facts and stories (he has also written books on the recordings of Jazz at Massey Hall and Kind of Blue).
The Peel autobiography was a joy to read - it just brought back lots of memories.
I remember Tape Delay by Charles Neal about 80's underground music was an essential read at the time. We Owe You Nothing a collection of interviews from Punk Planet magazine (?) I remember had some interesting stuff.
Two favourites are Charles Mingus' autobiography/story Beneath the Underdog - a classic, and Val Wilmer's As Serious as Your Life, her recollection of the free jazz/fire music scene in the late 60's.
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