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Faber Greatest Hits Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Faber Greatest Hits books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Faber Greatest Hits series? Start with "The Dark Stuff (By: Nick Kent)" (1994) and follow publication order through all 17 books.
The complete Faber Greatest Hits reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Dark Stuff (By: Nick Kent)
1994
In the Country of Country (By: Nicholas Dawidoff)
1997
Coltrane (By: Ben Ratliff)
2008
Rip it Up and Start Again (By: Simon Reynolds)
2009
Lowside of the Road (By: Barney Hoskyns)
2009
Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head (By: Rob Chapman)
2010
Re-make/Re-model (By: Michael Bracewell)
2011
Electric Eden (By: Rob Young)
2011
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys (By: Viv Albertine)
2014
Girl in a Band
2015
Turn the Beat Around (By: Peter Shapiro)
2015
Art Sex Music (By: Cosey Fanni Tutti)
2017
It's So You: 35 Women Write about Personal Expression Through Fashion & Style
2007
Sonic Youth: Sensational Fix
2009
My Ideal Bookshelf
2012
This Woman's Work
2022
Following this, Gordon collaborated with Sinéad Gleeson on This Woman’s Work: Essays on Music
2022
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