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TABLE OF CONTENTS Frontlist Titles Backbeat Books ....................................................................2 Hal Leonard Books ..............................................................18 Amadeus Press ..................................................................40 Applause Books ...................................................................44 Limelight Editions ................................................................55 Centerstream Publications ...................................................61 Jawbone Press ....................................................................62 Vintage Guitar Books ...........................................................66 Mystic Publishing ................................................................67 Record Research .................................................................68 Meredith Music Publications................................................72 Modern Drummer Publications ............................................75 Open Mix .............................................................................76 River Books .........................................................................77 Legacy Learning Systems ....................................................78 Previously Announced .........................................................81 Songbooks ..........................................................................84 Selected Backlist Titles MUSIC .............................................................................93 Music Biographies ...............................................................93 History & Commentary ........................................................94 Music Business ...................................................................95 Songwriting .........................................................................96 Musical Instruments ............................................................97 Music Appreciation ..............................................................98 Classroom Materials ............................................................98 THEATER........................................................................99 Theatre/Acting .....................................................................99 Auditions, Scenes & Monologues .......................................100 Plays/Scripts......................................................................101 DANCE ..........................................................................101 FILM ...............................................................................102 Film/TV Biographies...........................................................102 History & Criticism .............................................................102 FULL BACKLIST .......................................................104 DISPLAYS ....................................................................140 NOTATION EXPLANATION ....................................141 ALPHABETICAL TITLE INDEX............................143 TERMS & POLICIES ..........................Front Inside Cover SALES REPRESENTATIVES ...........Back Inside Cover Disney characters and artwork © Disney Enterprises, Inc. FALL 2011 CATALOG 1 SEPTEMBER Queen The Complete Illustrated Lyrics foreword by Roger Taylor and Brian May Backbeat Books In commemoration with Queen’s 40th anniversary and straight from the band’s vault comes this visually dazzling tome of lyrics. In 2011, the world will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Queen—one of the most innovative, glamorous, and influ- ential bands in history. Over the course of the band’s career, they have grossed 170 million album sales worldwide, have written 18 number one hits, and performed 700 concerts. While some acts enjoy a forte of incredible showmanship, a virtuoso instrumentalist, a strong, charismatic leader, or prolific songwriters, Queen beholds all of these strengths. Although Freddie Mercury and Brian May are recognized as the prime songwriters, each of the members have penned number one hits, including classics such as “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Freddie MARKETING Mercury), “Another One Bites the Dust” (John Deacon), “A Kind of Magic” (Roger Taylor), and “We Will Rock You” (Brian May). • The first complete Queen lyric book The fates brought the four creative and cerebral youths together • In 2011, the first five albums in the Queen discography will be in London in 1971 (Mercury was by then an established fine re-released as deluxe editions and graphic artist, May was enveloped in the study of astro- • 40th anniversary activity includes a major London exhibition physics, Taylor was enrolled in dental school, and Deacon was (Stormtroopers in Stilettos) studying electronics.) Since then, they have made history with • A major motion picture starring Sacha Baron Cohen is being filmed in 2011; scriptwriter Peter Morgan (The Queen, their sophisticated fusion of operatic expression, theatrical Frost/Nixon) is working on the project, being produced by GK performance, symphonic melody, and raw rock-and-roll. Films, Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Productions, and Queen Films Beginning with their debut Queen in 1973 (EMI/Electra Records), the band took the UK by storm, then conquered the RELATED TITLES: Jimi Hendrix: The Lyrics (9780634049309); The United States along with rest of the world, serving as pioneers of Beatles Lyrics: The Songs of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr stadium rock and enjoying commercial success and momentum (9780793515370); Elton John and Bernie Taupin: The Complete well into the 1980s (marked by the famous Live Aid appearance Lyrics (9780786860579); Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of in 1985) through the early 1990s. The whirlwind took a startling the Crown Kings of Rock (9780760337196) pause when singer Freddie Mercury passed away from AIDS on November 24, 1991. The living members have forged ahead and remain great music makers until this day. The Complete Illustrated Lyrics is the first book of its kind. Never before has there been a complete Queen lyric book. The hundreds of images that accompany the songs range from MUSIC handwritten lyrics to never-before-seen photographs from the 9781617130137 BISAC: MUS035000 stage to the studio. Also included is a complete discography, 416 pages HL00333226 pairing each song with the album on which it was originally 8.5” x 10.62” US $35.00 released. Designed by the band’s longtime creative director, Richard Gray, the book is as true to the band as can be, carry- Paperback Original with French World Rights flaps ing with it the flamboyance, expression, and depth that Queen Color illustrations throughout embodies. If there is one book for a fan of the band to possess, this is the one. 2 HAL LEONARD PERFORMING ARTS PUBLISHING GROUP SEPTEMBER The Beach Boys FAQ All That’s Left to Know About America’s Band by Jon Stebbins FAQ Series Backbeat Books Packed with fascinating detail including the most obscure lore, this book is the last word on the world’s ultimate summer band. A half-century after their first single release, “Surfin’,” the Beach Boys continue to define California popular culture and the sunshine-infused sound that will forever be its living soundtrack. But beyond innocent harmonies touting the delights of catching waves and cruising to the drive-in, the Beach Boys are responsible for some of the most sophisticated pop/rock music ever made. Brian Wilson’s acclaimed production, the 1966 LP Pet Sounds, was both a creative triumph that inspired the Beatles’ best work, and a commercial disappointment that was widely misunderstood by the band’s U.S. fans. The Beach Boys followed that with perhaps the greatest three-minute rock single ever, “Good Vibrations,” which wowed the critics, was a worldwide number one hit, and ushered Brian Wilson down the path of substance abuse and mental illness. Brian then leapt MARKETING into the abstract madness of Smile, his epic psychedelic mas- • 50th anniversary of the band’s formation terpiece that was ultimately scrapped in a 1967 sea of paranoia • National print, online, and radio campaign that nearly drowned the Beach Boys as an act. • Print publicity including Billboard, Spin, Mojo, etc. As the 1970s dawned, the endless summer of nostalgia • Outreach to Beach Boys online community through social designated the Beach Boys as its favorite sons. They recorded networking a critically lauded string of albums even while coping with the knowledge that their creative leader, Brian Wilson, had become RELATED TITLES: Fab Four FAQ (9781423421382); Fab Four FAQ a semipermanent recluse and a casualty of his own excess. 2.0 (9780879309688); Pink Floyd FAQ (9780879309503); The Still, the Beach Boys continued through controversy, conflict, Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America’s Greatest Band on and death, rising again and again to find more popularity and Stage and in the Studio (9780879308186) more commercial peaks into the 1980s and beyond. As the new millennium unfolds, the Beach Boys are still here and continue to be a popular concert attraction and one of rock’s most compel- ling and important stories. In The Beach Boys FAQ, Jon Stebbins explains how the band impacted music and pop culture. This entertaining, fast-moving tome is accompanied by dozens of ROCK HISTORY rare images, making this volume a must-have for fans. 9780879309879 BISAC: BIO004000, MUS035000 JON STEBBINS (Los Osos, CA) is the author of Dennis 400 pages Wilson: The Real Beach Boy (ECW Press 2000) and The HL00332994 6” x 9”