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Books like The Wrecking Crew
Step behind the studio glass to discover the unsung musical geniuses who secretly built the soundtrack of the 1960s. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Wrecking Crew.
- nostalgic
- energetic
- revelatory
- 01
The Beatles
Bob Spitz · 2005
A sweeping, unvarnished backstage pass to the grit, genius, and chaos that forged the biggest cultural phenomenon of the twentieth century.
- 02
Little Girl Blue
Randy L. Schmidt
A deeply empathetic and heartbreaking look behind the velvet curtain of a flawless voice, revealing the suffocating pressures of family and fame.
- 03
Please kill me
Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
A raw, rapid-fire backstage pass to the birth of punk that feels like eavesdropping on the most dangerous, drug-fueled party of the 1970s.
- 04
John Lennon
Norman, Philip · 2008
An unflinching, deeply researched immersion into the brilliant, contradictory life of a rock legend.
- 05
I'm with the Band
Pamela Des Barres · 1987
A breathless, unapologetic backstage pass to the golden age of rock and roll, fueled by pure enthusiasm and radical freedom.
- 06
Searching for the Sound
Phil Lesh
An unvarnished, deeply personal backstage pass into the heart of America's most iconic improvisational rock band.
- 07
Love Is a Mix Tape
Rob Sheffield
A bittersweet, mixtape-guided tour through the giddy highs of young love and the devastating lows of sudden loss.
- 08
Riders on the storm
John Densmore
An earnest, deeply informed insider's reflection on the brief, brilliant, and turbulent life of a legendary rock band.
- 09
Perfecting Sound Forever
Greg Milner
A fascinating, century-spanning exploration of how technology has shaped the very nature of what we hear and believe to be real.
- 10
Careless Love
Peter Guralnick · 1998
A meticulously detailed, heartbreaking chronicle of an American icon's slow suffocation by his own myth.
- 11
Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid
An electric, documentary-style plunge into the glamorous, drug-fueled chaos of a legendary 1970s rock band.
- 12
Neon angel
Cherie Currie and Tony O'Neill
A gritty, backstage pass to the dizzying highs and devastating lows of teenage rock stardom.
