AUSTRALIAN MUSIC BOOK BIBLIOGRAPHY, PART 4: S-Z

Saintilan, Paul (Ed.) Musicians & Addiction (Music Australia, 2020)

​​Sanders, Tiffany Rick Springfield: A Lifetime in Music (US: Moonlight, 2003)

Sando, Jennifer Picture in a Frame (Infinitum, 2013)

Sandoval, Andrew The Bee Gees: The Day by Day Story, 1945-1972 (UK: Perfect Paperback, 2012)

Sangster, John Seeing the Rafters (Penguin, 1988)
 
San Miguel, Delores The Ballroom: The Melbourne Punk and Post-Punk Scene (Melbourne Books, 2011)
 
Scannell, John James Brown (UK: Equinox, 2012)
 
Scatena, Dino Kylie (Penguin, 1997)
Billy Thorpe: Keep Rockin’ (Viking, 2010)
​Footprints: The Inside Story of Australia's Best Loved Band, Powderfinger (Hachette, 2011)
 
Schuftan, Craig Culture Club: Modern Art, Rock’n’Roll and Other Things Your Parents Warned You About (ABC, 2007)
Hey! Nietzsche! Leave them Kids Alone (ABC, 2009)
Entertain Us: The Rise and Fall of Alternative Rock in the Nineties (ABC, 2012)

Schumann, John I Was Only Nineteen (Allen & Unwin, 2019)

Screamfeeder End of This Summer: A Photo Memoir (self, 2021)
 
Secich, Frank Circumstantial Evidence: Untold Stories of an Original Rock and Roller (High Voltage, 2016)
 
Sedergreen, Bob Hear Me Talking to Ya (Melbourne Books, 2007)
 
Sennett, Sean, and Simon Groth Off the Record: 25 Years of Music Street Press (UQP, 2010)

Serong, Jock, w. Mark Smith and Neil A. White (Eds.) Minds Went Walking: Paul Kelly's Songs Reimagined (Fremantle Press, 2022)
 
Seymour, Mark Thirteen Tonne Theory (Penguin, 2008)
 
Shadwick, Keith The Illustrated History of Jazz (US: Crescent, 1991)
The Gramophone Jazz Good CD Guide (UK: Gramophone Publications, 1995)
Jazz: Legends of Style (UK: Book Sales, 1998)
Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues (UK: Quintet, 2001)
Bill Evans: Everything Happens to Me (US: Backbeat, 2002)
Jimi Hendrix: Musician (US: Backbeat, 2003)
Blues, Keeping the Faith (Book Sales
Led Zeppelin: 1968-1980 (Backbeat, 2005, San Francisco)
 
Shand, John Jazz: The Australian Accent (UNSWP, 2008)
 
Sharpe, John Don’t Worry Baby, They’ll Swing Their Arses Off (ScreenSound, 2001)
Cool Capital: The Canberra Jazz Scene, 1925-2005 (John Sharpe, 2006)
(Ed.) I Wanted to be a Jazz Musician (John Sharpe, 2008)
 
Shaw, Barry (Ed.) Brisbane: Relaxation, Recreation and Rock’n’Roll (Brisbane History Group, 2001)
 
Sheather, Gaye Rock this City: Live Music in Newcastle, 19702-1980s (Hunter Press, 2016)
 
Sheedy, Justin Memoirs of a Go-Go Dancer (Port Campbell Press, 2014)
 
Sheridan, Simon The Complete Kylie (UK: Reynolds & Hearn, 2008)
 
Shipp, Daniel Future Classic (Future Classic, 2011)

Shorrock, Glenn Now, Where Was I? (New Holland, 2018)
 
Short, Bob Trash Can: Tales of Low Life Losers and Rock’n’Roll Sleaze (Guerilla Press, 2006)
Filth (Guerilla Press, 2010)
 
Shuker, Roy Wax Trash and Vinyl Treasures (UK: Ashgate, 2015)
 
Simpkin, Richard Michael in Pictures: A Celebration of the Life of Michael Hutchence (Booktopia, 2015)
 
Simpson, Graham Colours of My Life: The Judith Durham Story (Random House, 1994)
w. Christopher Patrick The Seekers: The 50 Year Recorded History of Australia’s First Supergroup (Melbourne Books, 2015)
 
Simpson, Shane Music: The Business and the Law (Law Book Company, 1986)

Skott, Jo Squeeze Box Kid: John St.Peeters' Story (Muso's, 2001)

​Sly, David Finnensims (Wakefield, 2024)
 
Sly, Leslie The Power and the Passion: A Guide to the Australian Music Industry (Warner Chappell, 1993)

Smith, Broderick Man Out of Time (Starman, 2018)

Smith, David and Neal Peters Peter Allen: I Still Call Australia Home (Souvenir Press, 1983)

Smith, Graeme Singing Australian: A History of Folk and Country Music (Pluto, 2005)
 
Smith, Jazzer Book of Australian Country Music (Berghouse Floyd Tuckey, 1984)

​Smith, Michael What’s Been Did and What’s Been Hid (Rupert, 2019)
​What's Been Did and What's Been Hid, Volume 2 (Rupert, 2019)
​
Smith, Sean Kylie Confidential (UK: Pocket Books, 2002)

Smith, Wendy The Quiet Ones: Skyhooks, AC/DC and Me (self, 2023)
 
Snarski, Rob You’re Not Rob Snarski: Crumbs from the Cake (UWAP, 2017)
 
Snow, Mat (Ed.) Sinner Saint: The True Confessions, 30 Years of Essential Interviews (UK: Plexus, 2011)
 
Sparrow, Jeff No Way But This: In Search of Paul Robeson (Scribe, 2017)

Spence, Simon Staying Alive: The Disco Inferno of the Bee Gees (UK: Jawbone, 2017)
 
Spencer, Chris w. Zbig Nowara and Paul McHenry Who’s Who of Australian Rock (Five Mile Press, 1996 [4th edition])
 
Springfield, Rick Late, Late at Night (US: Touchstone, 2010)
 
Stafford, Andrew Pig City (UQP, 2004)
​Something to Believe In (UQP, 2019)

Stanley, Bob Children of the World (98, 2023)

Steiner, Adam Darker with the Dawn (Roman & Littlefield, 2023)

Stelhik, Tom Count Me In (Brolga, 2022)
 
Stevens, Kim The Bee Gees (Quick Fox, 1978)
 
Stewart, Betty Survivor in a Star-Spangled World (Betty Stewart, 2000)

Stewart, Briony Accidentally Kelly Street (Affirm Press, 2022)

Stewart, Jo That’s So 90s (Simon & Schuster, 2019)

Stewart, Paulie All the Rage (Melbourne Books, 2022)

St.John, Ed (Ed.) The Big Australian Rock Book (Megabooks, 1985)
Burn: The Life and Times of Michael Hutchence and INXS (Transworld, 1998)
 
St.John, Graham (Ed.) FreeNRG: Notes from the Edge of the Dancefloor (Common Ground Press, 2001)
 
St.John, Jeff The Inside Outsider (Starman, 2016)
 
Stanley-Clarke, Jenny, and Nigel Goodall Kylie Naked (UK: Ebury Press, 2002)

Stone, Aug Nick Cave's Bar (self, 2020)
 
Stone, Sasha Kylie Minogue: The Superstar Next Door (Omnibus, 1990)
 
Stratton, Jon The Young Ones (Black Swan Press, 1992)
Australian Rock: Essays on Popular Music (API Network Books, 2007)
(Co-Ed) w Nabeel Zuberi Black Popular Music in Britain Since 1945 (Ashgate, 2014)
(Co-Ed) w Jon Dale, plus Tony Mitchell Anthology of Australian Albums (Bloomsbury, 2020)
 
Street, Andrew P. The Long and Winding Way to the Top (Allen & Unwin, 2017)
 
Strong, Catherine Grunge: Music and Memory (UK: Ashgate, 2011)
w. Barbara Lebrun (Eds.) Death and the Rock Star (UK: Ashgate, 2015)
 
Stubington, Jill Singing the Land (Currency House, 2007)
 
Sturma, Michael Australian Rock’n’Roll: The First Wave (Kangaroo Press, 1991)
 
Summers, Ronnie, w. Helen Gee Ronnie: Tasmanian Songman (Magabala, 2009)
 
Sutcliffe, Phil AC/DC: High Voltage Rock’n’Roll (Voyageur Press, 2010)

Sutton, Chris On Track: AC/DC (Sonicbond, 2024)
 
Sylvester, Darren Compass Point (M.33, 2012)

Tancred, Remy (Ed.) Bluesfest: 25 Year Anniversary (Bluesfest, 2014)
 
Tait, John Vanda & Young (New South, 2010)
Tait’s Modern Guide to Record Collecting (Melbourne Books, 2016)
w. Catherine Fleming Captain Matchbox and Beyond: The Music and Madness of Mic and Jim Conway (Melbourne Books, 2015)
 
Talbot, Colin Colin Talbot’s Greatest Hits (Wild & Woolley, 1977)
w. David Pepperell 100 Greatest Australian Singles of the 60s (Melbourne Books, 2015)
 
Tarling, Lowell (Ed.) The Galilee Story (Galilee, 2014)
w. Martin Sharpe 1967: This is It! (Generation, 1990)
 
Taylor, Alison Rock Chicks (Rockpool, 2007)
 
Taylor, Ken Rock Generation (Sun, 1970)
 
Taylor, Paul Impresario: Malcolm McLaren and the British New Wave (US: MIT Press, 1988)
 
Taylor, Tadgh Top Fellas (Surefire, 2004)

Terry, Glenn, with Johan Kugelberg and Jon Savage God Save Sex Pistols (Rizzoli, 2016)
 
Thomas, Helen Pay to Play (Penguin, 1986)
 
Thomas, Mick These are the Days: Stories and Songs (Melbourne Books, 2017)
w. Angelo Madrid Coldwater Chronicles (2019)

Thorn, Tracey My Rock'n'Roll Friend (Canongate, 2021)
 
Thorpe, Billy Sex and Thugs and Rock’n’Roll (Pan Macmillan, 1996)
Most People I Know (Pan Macmillan, 1998)
 
Tilbrook, Peter A Masters Apprentice Living in the Sixties (Peter Tilbrook, 2015)

Tinson, Mark Too Much Rock'n'Roll (Newey, 2018)

​Tjhung, Jensen Old Fashioned Superstition (Hex Enduction, 2021)
 
Trask, Diana Whatever Happened to Diana Trask? (Melbourne Books, 2010)
 
Trussell, Kent, and Don Duffus Toowoomba’s Wonder Years: Popular Culture 1960-1975 (Trussell & Duffus, 2014)
 
Tschmuck, Peter, w. Philip Pearce and Steven Campbell (Eds.) Music Business and the Experience Economy: The Australasian Case (UK: Springer, 2013)

Turner, Graeme John Farnham's Whispering Jack (33.3/Bloomsbury, 2022)
 
Tycho, Tommy Music, Maestro Please: The Tommy Tycho Story (Brolga, 1995)

Valentino, Bianca Conversations with Punk: A Spiritual Dialogue (2024)

Valentish, Jenny A Woman of Substances (Black Inc, 2017)
[See also Fiction]
 
Van Dam, Rick Days of Lovers and Rock’n’Roll (Trafford, 2006)

Vatov, Sasha, w. Bronwyn Jones and Kerry Klinner Rave: Sydney Rave Flyers 1990-1995
(Sydney Rave Flyers, 2015)
 
Veitch, Alan Rhuburb! Rhuubarb! The Frankie Davidson Story (Horwtiz, 1978)
 
Volkman, Kim The Devil Won’t Take Charity (Pauline Bayley, 2017)

Walden, Geoff It Was Only Rock’n’Roll But They Loved It: The Early Days of Rock’n’Roll in Brisbane (Oracle Press, 2004)
 
Walding, Murray, w. Nick Vukovic Plastered: The Poster Art of Australian Popular Music (Miegunyah, 2005)

Waldren, Murray The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa (HarperCollins, 2009)
 
Walker, Clinton 
(Ed.) Inner City Sound (Wild & Woolley, 1982)
(Ed.) The Next Thing (Kangaroo Press, 1984)
Highway to Hell (Pan Macmillan, 1994)
Stranded (Pan Macmillan, 1996)
Buried Country (Pluto Press, 2001)
History is Made at Night (Currency House, 2012)
Deadly Woman Blues (New South, 2018) WITHDRAWN
Suburban Songbook (GoldenTone, 2021)
 
Walker, Don Shots (Black Inc, 2009)
​Songs (Black Inc, 2019)
 
Walker, Jason God’s Own Singer (Helter Skelter, 2002)
Billy Thorpe’s Time on Earth (Allen & Unwin, 2009)
 
Walker, Mark (Ed.) The Court of King Rolf (Random, 2000)
 
Ward, Mat Real Talk: Aboriginal Rappers Talk About Music and Country (Shorthand, 2015)
 
Ward, M. Darling Singing the Country (Davina McIntosh, c.1994)

​Warhurst, Myf Time of My Life (Hachette, 2022)

Wark, McKenzie Raving (Duke University Press, 2023)
 
Warner, Dave 25 Years of Mushroom Records (HarperCollins, 1998, Sydney)
Countdown: The Wonder Years, 1974-87 (ABC, 2006, Sydney)
[See also Fiction]
 
Watson, Eric Country Music in Australia (Rodeo Press, 1975)
Country Music in Australia, Volume 2 (Cornstalk, 1983)
 
Watt, Andrew Welcome to the Jungle: Navigating the Music Business in Australia (Raven’s Nest, 2014)
 
Webber, Graeme Australian Rock Folio: Music Industry Photographs by Graeme Webber (Pentacle Press, 1976)
 
Welch, Chris (Ed.) AC/DC: HM Photo Book (UK: Omnibus, 1983)

Wellington, Tony Freak Out: How a Musical Revolution Rocked the World in the Sixties (Monash University Press, 2021)
 
Wells, Jeff Dylan’s Pilgrim (Dolphin Press, 2007)
 
Wells, Roger Levin’s God (FACP, 2004)

​Wesley, Preston 5 Seconds of Summer: Confidential (BES, 2015)
 
Westlake, Donald From Me To You: The Life and Times of Clive Amadio (Bowerbird Press, 1999)
 
Wheatley, Glenn Paper Paradise: Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Survivor (Bantam, 1999)
Facing the Music (Hardie Grant, 2010)
 
Whitaker, Robert Mick Jagger is Ned Kelly (Corgi, 1970)
The Unseen Beatles (Harper Collins, 1991)
w. Marcus Hearn Eight Days a Week (Reynolds & Hearn, 1999)
w. Pete Brown, Cream: The Last Scottish Tour (Repertoire Books, 2006)
 
Whiteoak, John Playing Ad Lib: Improvisatory Music in Australia 1836-1970 (Currency Press, 1999)

Whiticker, Alan J. Classic Albums (New Holland, 2015)
(Ed.) British Pop Invasion (New Holland, 2019)
 
Wide, Steve, w. Libby Vanderploeg Bowie A-Z (Smith Street Books, 2016)
w. Alice Oehr Prince A-Z (Smith Street Books, 2017)
w. Babeth Lafron Grace Jones A to Z (Smith Street Books, 2018)
w. Paul Borchers Freddie Mercury A to Z (Smith Street Books, 2019)
w. Chantal de Sousa Beatles A-Z (Smith Street Books, 2019)
A Field Guide to Punk (Smith Street Books, 2020)
A Field Guide to Post-Punk and New Wave (Smith Street Books, 2020)
​A Field Guide to Britpop (Smith Street Books, 2020)

Wilcken, Hugo David Bowie’s Low (33.3/Bloomsbury, 2005)

Wilcox, Felicity (Ed.) Women's Music for the Screen (Routledge, 2021)
 
Williams, G. Generation Zed: No Other Radio Like This (Underwood, c.2000)
 
Williams, Mike The Australian Jazz Explosion (Angus & Robertson, 1981)
​[See also Fiction]

Williamson, John True Blue: Stories and Songs of Australia (Angus & Robertson, 1995)
True Blue Two: More Stories and Songs of Australia (Harper Collins, 2003)

Willis, Rod Ringside (Allen & Unwin, 2023)

Willsteed, John, with Sebastien Darchen and Damien Charrieras (Eds.) Electronic Cities (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)
 
Wilmoth, Peter Glad All Over: The Countdown Years (Allen & Unwin, 1993)
 
Wilson, Pee Wee Come a Little Bit Closer: Harmony, Disorder and the Delltones (Affirm Press, 2013)
 
Wincensten, Edward The Olivia Newton-John Companion (US: Wynn, 2001)

Witheford, Michael The Very Worst of the Beatles (Vivid, 2014)
 
Woodley, Bruce Behind the Curtain (Melbourne Books, 2015)

Woods, Steve For the Record: Australian Popular Culture, 1964-2017 (Bang the Drum, 2018)
For the Record, Volume 2: Classic Hits and Urban Myths (Bang the Drum, 2018)
 
Woodward, Melynda Punk: A Photographic Journey (2010)

Wright, Phil Music History of Rockhampton (self, c.1990)
 
Wulff, Alana Totally Cody Simpson: The Unofficial Guide (Random House, 2011)
Decoding Hayley Williams: The Unofficial Guide (Random House, 2011)
Forever Young: The Story of Troye Sivan (Nero, 2016)
 
Yates, Bob, w. Rick and John Brewster The Angels (Penguin, 2017)

​Yau, Danny Just Ace (self, 2024)
 
Yorke, Ritchie Lowdown on the English Pop Scene (Scripts, 1967)
Axes, Chops & Hot Licks: The Canadian Rock Music Scene (Canada: M. G. Hurtig, 1971)
Van Morrison: Into the Music (Charisma, 1975)
The History of Rock’n’Roll (Methuen, 1976, New York)
The Led Zeppelin Biography (Routledge, 1976, New York)
Christ, You Know it Ain’t Easy (Ritchie Yorke, 2015)

John Paul Young JPY: The Autobiography (New Holland, 2019)
 
Young, Miranda Justin Beiber: Welcome to My World (Wilkinson, 2011)
Miley Cyrus: Untamed (Wilkinson, 2010)
w. Jeff Jenkins Kylie: Can’t Beat the Feeling (Wilkinson, 2010)

Zoates, Toby Vagabond Freak (Toby Zoates, 2017)
Punk Outsider (Toby Zoates, 2021)
 
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