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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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