Sonic Boom : The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros Records from Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince

The roster of Warner Brothers Records and its subsidiary labels reads like the roster of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, Prince, Van Halen, Madonna, Tom Petty, R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, and dozens of others. But the most compelling figures in the Warner Bros. story are the sagacious Mo Ostin and the unlikely crew of hippies, eccentrics, and enlightened execs. Ostin and his staff transformed an out-of-touch company, revolutionised the industry, and, within just a few years, created the most successful record label in the history of the American music industry.

Their story is as raucous as it is inspiring - pure entertainment that also maps a route to that holy grail: love and money.

Includes black-and-white photographs