BLOG | NOV. 22, 2025

Books on Music and Recording Part 2

I was recently in the incredible Elliott Bay Books here in Seattle, and as always, I found myself in the music section, (after the cooking section). I love the smell of a book store, and I love the colorful quilt all of the various book spines make. It also feels great to pick something up and flip through its pages. You may experience something similar with your copy of Tape Op! Anyway, I was inspired by many of the titles that caught my eye. Some new, some older, some image heavy coffee table offerings, and some for reading, but all inspiring just the same!

Here are a few that I wanted to put in my cart:

Burning Down The Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and The Fall of the Berlin Wall
By Tim Mohr

The Art of Sound: A Visual History for Audiophiles
by Terry Burrows

The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions
By Mark Lewisohn
Note: This has been out of print for a bit, so I was excited to see it available.

Silenced by Sound: The Music Meritocracy Myth
By Ian Brennan [Tape Op #116]

Visual Music
By Brian Eno [Tape Op #85]

The Beach Boys: By The Beach Boys
By Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, and Bruce Johnston

Listening To The Music The Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983
By Richard Evans

The First Collection of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic
by Jessica Hopper

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the '60s Girl Groups
By Laura Flam and Emily Liebowitz

Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J.Dilla, THe Hip-Hop Producer Who Invented Rhythm
By Dan Charnas

Sounding Latin Music, Hearing the Americas
By Jaird Moreno

Experiencing Sound: The Sensation of Being
by Lawrence Kramer

This Is What It Sounds Like: A Legendary Producer Turned Neuroscientist on Finding Yourself Through Music
By Susan Rogers [Tape Op #117]

Here Beside The Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening
By Jim Newton

Just a Minor Threat: The Minor Threat Photographs of Jim E. Friedman
By Jim E. Friendman



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