The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting by Dave Thompson

The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting by Dave Thompson

From tips for evaluating recordings to lively discussions of bootlegs and piracy to the history of recording formats to collectible artists and more ÊThe Music Lover's Guide to Record CollectingÊ covers all the tracks. Designed for anyone who collects records for pleasure or profit at garage sales or on eBay this guide is both informative and entertaining. If offers a wealth of detail and informed opinion ä unique in a field dominated by stodgy price guides. Engaging entries and essays explore the development of all recording mediums from 78s to MP3; the distinctive character of imports; most collected artists from The Beatles to Nirvana; collectible labels such as Sun Chess and Motown; original packaging that enhances collectability; and much more.

Dave Thompson is a regular columnist for Goldmine, America's leading publication in the field of record collecting, and has written at length for the UK's equivalent, Record Collector. Thompson has also contributed to Discoveries, Live! Music Review, Spiral Scratch, Record Mart, and similar magazines in Poland, Germany, Japan, Canada, and Australia. His work has appeared in such key music magazines as Rolling Stone, Alternative Press, Mojo, Q and Melody Maker, and he has written liner notes for such major artists as Lou Reed and Pink Floyd. Thompson's books - now numbering over 70 - include the best-selling Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Story and Third Ear guides Alternative Rock, Funk, and Reggae and Caribbean Music.

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ISBN 13	9780879307134
ISBN 10	0879307137
Titre	The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting
Auteur	Dave Thompson
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Hal Leonard Corporation
Année de publication	2002-09-01
Nombre de pages	326
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