Omnibus Press imprint: 314 books

Freddie Mercury was rock’s most dazzling showman, a legendary entertainer who in 1991, at the age of just forty-five, became the first major music star to die of AIDS. Mercury’s soaring four-octave voice was a defining element in Queen’s unique sound, crucial to the success of the band’s fifteen...

Dexys Midnight Runners were one of the most misunderstood and overlooked groups of the 1980s. At the centre of it all, their front man and originator, Kevin Rowland, had a reputation for maintaining control and domination over Dexys at all costs. In the first comprehensive history of the band,...

The Ramones were the hard-hitting New York punk band that erupted in nervy 1974 when a serial killer terrorised the city and civic bankruptcy loomed. From their beginnings in Queens and the burgeoning punk scene at CBGB’s, through the excitement of their first album, a brush with Phil Spector...

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, in the enormous diversity of his activities, is arguably the most complete musician of all time. Not only does he have a remarkable 300 commissioned concert works to his credit, which have established him among the leading British twentieth-century composers, yet at the...

Formed in the 1960s, progressive rock band Procol Harum are best known for their multimillion-selling single "A Whiter Shade of Pale" which is the most played record by a British artist of the last 70 years.This book features exclusive interviews with band members as well as with Led Zeppelin's...

Coming ten years after the group's first appearance, Whatever People Say They Are...That's What They're Not is the first comprehensive biography of Arctic Monkeys, the greatest British group of the internet age. This is the story of a talented group of hip-hop loving school friends from Sheffield,...

From the creators of The Sex Pistols Graphic Novel, Godspeed: The Kurt Cobain Graphic Novel and Eminem: In My Skin comes an explosive new graphic novel about the King of Pop. Neverland features stunning drawings of iconic periods from Michael Jackson's life and career, from his early success...

There was never a band like The Smiths. Formed at the coalface of a depressed England in 1982, their mix of wit, realism and a wry self-awareness would take them to heights young Morrissey could only dream of from the confines of his dull education, a brutal Manchester upbringing, and the horror of...

Wake Up and Live is a bold graphic novel depicting the life of Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and musician Bob Marley. As a committed Rastafari, he became a symbol of Jamaican culture and identity, a harbinger of peace and truth who resonated with audiences worldwide. Diagnosed with cancer...

Party-girl supreme and queen of street fashion, supermodel and millionairess, Kate Moss is as familiar in headlines as on the catwalk as the twin narratives of lurid tabloid stories and continuing adulation of the fashion industry demonstrates to all the paradox of fame. Whether she’s partying,...

In this biography, Robert Walker skilfully blends the fascinating story of Rachmaninoff's life with the historical background of his times. The author shows, too, how outside influences- the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, the Great War, the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression- very much affected...

Lavishly illustrated throughout, this fascinating biography sets Debussy's musical revolution in the context of his times. It will be invaluable to musicians and concert-goers alike.

Between 1968 - 1980 Led Zeppelin performed over 500 concerts in every corner of the world, establishing themselves as the most popular live rock attraction of their era. This book explores in great detail the in-concert history of one of the most successful bands of all time.

No matter how much you think you know about classical music, you’ll find plenty of baffling questions and surprising answers inside — all carefully compiled by Richard Baker OBE. Challenge your friends! Try to answer questions round by round…or read it just for fun! You’ll have hours of enjoyment with the ultimate Classical Music questions and answers book.