He is the author of many influential books, including "The Sociology of Rock" (Constable, 1978), "Sound Effects: Youth, Leisure and the Politics of Rock 'n' Roll" (Pantheon, 1981), "Art into Pop" (Methuen, 1987 - written with Howard Horne), "Music for Pleasure: Essays on the Sociology of Pop" (Cambridge University Press, 1988), and" Performing Rites: On the Value of Popular Music" (Oxford University Press, 1996).