650 Great music location worthy of pilgrimage in Britain & Ireland.  OUT NOW. Price £19.99

* A book of more than 650 great music locations throughout the UK and Ireland and the stories behind them.
* Featuring landmark album cover locations, gravestones, plaques, recording locations, statues and sites of famous and infamous gigs.
* Covering artists as diverse as The Beatles, Stones, The Who, Bowie, Bolan, New Order, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Queen, AC/DC, Michael Jackson, Sex Pistols, The Stranglers, Depeche Mode, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Kaiser Chiefs and Mumford & Sons.
* Hundreds of rare and unseen pics including The Beatles, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, The Beach Boys, The Grateful Dead and many more!
* Works on two levels:
1 A great book of short, amusing, ironic, insightful and entertaining stories.
2 A guide for those who want to seek out the spiritual experience of visiting rock’s seminal sites including Elvis’s one-hour stop on British soil, the real Penny Lane or the statue of Jimi Hendrix and any number of iconic album cover shoot locations.

Author and compiler David Roberts was formerly managing editor of the Guinness range of music books including British Hit Singles, Rockopedia and The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. His pop knowledge expanded hugely during his lengthy spell at Guinness where he had the good fortune to  work alongside Tim Rice, Jo Rice and Paul Gambaccini. He authors and contributes to music books and recently acted as writer for the British Music Experience visitor attraction at London’s O2

Below: three sample spreads from Rock Atlas