Books that rock!

A catalogue of music books dedicated to iconic rock artists and records

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"The Stories Behind the Songs"

A series of reference books, on a song-by-song basis, dedicated to major artists and songwriters.

"Milestones"

A series dedicated to rock and pop classic albums,narrated in depth and accompanied by color images.

Other books

In addition to our series-based books, we have other books that do not fit into a specific series.

Latest release

Paul McCartney & Wings. Band on the Run. The Story of a Classic Album

Who we are

L.I.L.Y. Publishing was founded in 2013 and offers a catalogue of books dedicated to music, with a historical approach.

Its aim is to offer high-quality volumes for the enjoyment of music lovers, with in-depth research, exclusive interviews and rare information.

We're expanding our catalogue and we both welcome well-known authors and new authors. Please get in touch with us using the contact form below.

Catalogue

I Beatles dopo i Beatles

(September 2016) by Luca Perasi. Italian language

Amazon rating: 4.9★ (23)

"Un libro dalla ricerca rigorosa e dettagliata, con un approccio dal respiro internazionale." (Donato Zoppo, Rockerilla)

"Si candida a diventare un punto di riferimento per tutti coloro che sono interessati ai Beatles." (Franco Zanetti, Rockol.it)

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Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. Le storie dietro le canzoni (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

(May 2022) by Luca Perasi. Italian language

Amazon rating: 5.0★ (40)

"Un Niagara di notizie e di scoperte." (Francesco Coniglio, Classic Rock)

"Ogni canzone è raccontata con dovizia di aneddoti e documentazione." (Ernesto Assante, La Repubblica)

"Un'opera monumentale." (Franco Zanetti, Rockol.it)
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Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

(February 2023) by Luca Perasi. English language

Amazon rating: 4.9★ (83)

"An impressive achievement." (Paul du Noyer)

"There is an astonishing level of detail in these 525 pages." (Steve Matteo)

"One of the best Beatles-related references" (John Firehammer, Beatlefan magazine)
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Paul McCartney: Music is ideas. Le storie dietro le canzoni (Vol. 2) 1990-2022

(May 2023) by Luca Perasi. Italian language

Amazon rating: 4.9★ (21)

"Perasi ci fa il dono di vivere per un po’ insieme a McCartney. Giudicate voi se è poco." (Renzo Stefanel, Xtra Magazine)

"Un repertorio sviscerato nei minimi dettagli." (Alfredo Marziano, Classic Rock)

"Un Vangelo per gli estimatori del musicista di Liverpool." (Franco Zanetti, Rockol.it)
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Peter Gabriel. The Rhythm Has My Soul. The Stories Behind the Songs

(January 2024) by Alfredo Marziano and Luca Perasi. English language

Amazon rating: 4.8★ (37)

"The authors have assembled lots of information This is no mean feat. Memories of the people involved and some anecdotes bring the events to life and expand the book beyond the encyclopedic approach. The Rhythm Has My Soul closes a gap in the discussion of Peter Gabriel’s oeuvre." (Genesis News)
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Paul McCartney & Wings. Band on the Run. La storia, le canzoni, l'eredità.

(March 2024) by Luca Perasi. Italian language

Amazon rating: 5.0★ (6)

"Racconta nel dettaglio la storia di Band on the Run abbondando in informazioni ma senza dimenticare l'approccio divulgativo." (Franco Zanetti, Rockol.it)

"Il libro colma una lacuna e lo fa nella maniera migliore per precisione e completezza." (Vito Vita, Vinile)
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Paul McCartney & Wings. Band on the Run. The Story of a Classic Album

(April 2024) by Luca Perasi. English language

Amazon rating: 4.7★ (17)

"Luca Perasi, takes a new tack here: zeroing in on just one Macca project in a relatively compact book. The result is a great: A nice little companion piece to one of Paul's best and most popular LPs." (Beatlefan)
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