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This book puts the pulse of the pop years 1980-1989 at your fingertips - week-by-week, chart-by-chart, positio-by-position, with each actual "Hot 100" chart reproduced exactly as it originally appeared in the pages of Billboard magazine. Hardcover.
Customer Reviews:
A MUST HAVE.......2007-05-19
This book is an amazing resource for any record collector, dj or fan of the eighties. A vast wealth of imformation. The charts are easy to read and the hardbound cover makes it very long lasting.
How the eighties is documented in music.......2007-03-28
As one who grew up listening to the music in the eighties, this book was the first in the series that I bought. The book itself contains not more than reproductions of weekly billboard HOT 100 charts from the first week of 1980 to the last of 1989. What makes the book interesting to me is that it brought back the good memories of the decade when I listened to practically each song ever made it to the chart, collected the records and stay tuned to the radio for weekly charts.
This book is probably enjoyable only for those who went through the decade in music.
80's Child.......2007-01-12
For those of you who grew up in the eighties and loved the music, this book covering the chart history of eighties music in America should be on your book shelf or on your coffee table. I was amazed at which songs didn't quite make the top 40, just shows how different music tastes are.
If you are made about music buy this book!!!
Great buy..worth the money !.......2007-01-09
Excellent book !! If you love 80's music, this is a must have. It has everything you can imagine. I bought it for my husband for christmas for his radio show and uses it almost daily !!
Expensive, but comprehensive.......2006-01-01
By the time the 80's rolled around, my Top 40 days had rolled elsewhere, but I still found the charts impossible to completely escape. I was still fascinated by the songs that may have recieved extensive airplay on non-Top 40 stations, but only managed to battle their way into the mid to lower reaches of the charts. Joel Whitburn's chart history books are a goldmine for anyone in my situation and also for anyone who just enjoys the trivialities of the music industry. The reason you don't often see these used is that those who buy them, keep them. Highly recommended.
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In this prime collection of first-hand interviews, 37 of the world's top record producers share their creative secrets and hit-making techniques - from the practical to the artistic. George Martin reveals the technical and musical challenges of working with The Beatles, while Phil Ramone, producer for such artists as Billy Joel, discusses studio wall treatments. Offering real-world advice on everything from mics to mixing to coaching a nervous singer, producers interviewed include Arif Mardin (Aretha Franklin), Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys), Alan Parsons (Pink Floyd) and more.
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Great resource for wanna be Producers & Engineers.......2007-03-09
This book is a collection of interviews by some of the best engineers and producers in the business. The content within the interviews reflect the personality of the person being interviewed, which makes for a great balance between those that love techspeak and those that need to understand the soft skills involved in capturing killer performances by artists. Topics covered include the differences between US based engineers and producers vs. their UK counterparts (the latter prefers to print effects to tape directly if things are working.) Another set of questions the interviewer regularly asks are related to project/home studios and the comparisons between the those environments vs high end studios. The responses are candid and enlightening.
If I could sum up best info in the book is that ALL of the interviewees restate the same thing- there are tons of variables but critical to great recording results falls mostly to good mics and the use of dedicated mic pre amps.
Other takeaways:
- Rooms obviously color the flavor of the recording
- Mic placement varies as much as the choices of mics
- Digital vs. analog debate still continues, but good recordings fundamentally result from choosing technologies that you believe are the magic sauce to laying good tracks and understanding their weaknesses to compensate accordingly
- Capturing a great performance is far more important than technically perfect recordings
This is another book that provides more fuel for your gas tank!
Get This Book.......2006-04-11
If you're interested in recording, if you have a project studio or have hopes of producing a music cd, you must get this book. It was more like talking with and getting great advice from over thirty producers, than reading a book. I couldn't put it down.
pure genius.......2006-01-30
I highly recommend that anyone in the music business read this book-- wether or not you are interested in making hits. it's full of really useful information, basically there is no one approach-- everyone has hits on their own terms.
all extremely talented and intelligent people are interviewed.
recommended for home-recordists especially.
Interesting interviews with legendary engineers.......2005-02-08
This is an fine set of interviews with engineers who have worked with the legends of rock and roll. Most of the time is spent discussion mic positioning, filtering, and mixes. There is some coverage of analog versus digital, and some amusing anecdotes about the performers. It's a fun read for those looking to glean a bit more sage wisdom from the pros. There are no diagrams, detailed specifications or settings to impart. This is higher level, about the approach of sound design and how one works with tricky personalities.
Good Hands on-Nuts and Bolts(knobs and Mic's) Kind of stuff.......2005-01-19
The author asks a bunch of recurring questions to nearly all the subject producers. Any musician/composer with some time under his belt struggling to self produce at an objectively professional caliber will recognize the starkly relevant real world challenges underlying those questions. The fact that so many of the questions repeat from one interview to the next only makes the many varied answers all the more interesting. If you're a starry eyed wanna-be mesmerized by the supposed glamour of pop music making, look elsewhere. If you want to know how the grunts in the trenches actually make hit records, don't read this book once; read it repeatedly. I still am. As much to absorb the no bs, no excuses, no slacking, know your stuff, just get it done, mind-set common to these seasons pro's. (no young bucks here)
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Not such a good deal.........2007-09-13
If you are looking for a book to tell you, "..don't get discouraged..keep trying..look people in the eye..give a firm handshake..don't forget to say thank you..", and other various cliches and platitudes, then this might just be the book for you. It will even help you decide what fast food to eat. As for me, after the first hundred pages of fluff, I felt that I was seriously wasting my time.
If you are looking for solid, detailed business advice, you are sure to be disappointed. For example, when discussing whether to use ASCAP or BMI, you are advised to use whichever one you think will do the best for you. That is not advice. How about a real comparison between them? When should you join? What might be a possible negative against joining? What is the difference in their perspectives? What is the difference in their payment formula? You can get more information from a Google search than from this book.
I am suspicious when I see shallow books getting wall-papered with flowery five-star reviews. It is hard enough to select books online, without having to deal with all that glowing misrepresentation.
straight to the point book gets down to business independently!.......2007-02-10
i don't care if your a beginner or a veteran musician, this book will guide your way to being successful when taken with the right steps, hard work and timing. EVERYONE WHO LOVES PERFORMING MUSIC MUST HAVE THIS BOOK!
I have researched and read this book over and over within a very short time period and realized that anyone with a dream involved in music should not be intimidated by the harsh record labels that mostly care about money than music itself. you can still have a great fan base, a great tour and a great life living your dream in music.
AWESOME BOOK!
Good but not perfect.......2006-05-15
Most artist would want to get a fast result out of their work but in 99 percent of cases it isn't that way and you must know the dark secrets of the merciless music industry. This book reveals those secrets and explains those to the average struggling musician in an intuitive and easy way. In the search for guides like this i found a far better book, something that is superior in writing style, aspect, structure and ease of access "The Music Business: How You Can Make $500,000.00 (or More) a Year in the Music Industry by Doing It Yourself! Volume II" by Ty Cohen, the second book from the series features a lot more detailed information than this title, and is of superior quality.
The book of truth.......2006-02-01
Review from Liz sounds more like a personal vendetta than a truthful review. This book is the truth. How, might you ask, am I so confident of that? Well, because I'm in it. I am an indie artist, and I am successful. I have sold a fraction of what the major label artists are selling, and I'm running circles around them when it comes to my financial success. Read this book from front to back and remember that we indies cannot approach the music business like the majors. We must think outside the box, and take chances that the big boys won't. Never take no for an answer and make sure when you leave a show, they remember your name and where they can find you. And Liz, if you still don't think that a grassroots artist can make it, come visit me and see the house that my fans built. DLM
Must Read for Today's Independent Musician.......2005-12-11
For artists forging an independent path in this brave new world of IPods, ringtones, and struggling major labels, this book is truly a godsend. Filled with practical info and advice culled from numerous interviews with working musicians, Daylle peels back the mystique behind today's evolving music industry and advocates empowerment and independence from hoping for that major label "deal" that may never happen. Echoing the book's title, I remind myself regularly that "I Don't Need A Record Deal!" Highly recommended.
(Winner, Best Political Band of 2005 - Rock City News)
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nyone can put out a CD. Its easy and affordable to do, but to support the product, entrepreneurs need great distribution, effective promotion, and a bit of business savvy. Label Launch is the tool that will guide young record impresarios and fledgling bands who want to distribute their own product. Kalmars information comes from the best sourcesuccessful indie label owners, including those that almost went belly up while mastering the intricacies of the music industry. Readers will learn all aspects of running an indie label, such as: Maneuvering the legal maze Funding a label Picking and signing bands Touring Promoting and publicizing bands Selling product off and online Avoiding the most common pitfalls of a new label. Best of all, Kalmar writes in the language of her readeryoung, smart, fast, and fun. Label Launch is a must-have reference tool for anyone in a band, making music, or navigating the record industry scene.
Customer Reviews:
A good basic overview.......2007-09-11
This book is a good basic overview of the industry from the journalist's perspective. Covers such issues as licenses and trademarks, business plan and contracts, releases and promotion. The intro seems a little long-winded, but one could skip over that. Roni does answer one question clearly, though: "For most indies, BMI proves the preferable performing rights organization since it monitors college and public radio stations which are more apt to play indie records." Read the book, but don't buy it - check it out from the library.
it helps.......2006-09-14
its ok it help with so things any things you read on this biz can help
Medium Good.......2006-05-14
Them music industry is a complicate and harsh environment and it is easy to fail at starting your own business. Fortunately there are books around that can help you reach your goal faster and with much more ease, and this is one of them. It covers a lot of the aspects, twists and turns in the music industry but it misses out on some very crucial points which are presented in "Ty Cohen's Secrets to Making Money in the Music Industry (3-Piece Mega Audio CD Set)" by Ty Cohen " , a better and more detailed book about the subject, and an easier one too.
Close to medium!.......2006-04-21
Could have been much better but ill get it some credit that i did learn a pionter or two. I highly recommend books purchased from Musicbrains.net entitled the Indie label Kit on Amazon, Music business 101, Future of music and Guide to releasing an independent record by Tim Sweeney.
Superficial.......2004-01-13
Let me start out by pointing out the good things about the book. It is well written and covers every aspect critical to the successful launch of a record label.
Unfortunately, the book is not very thorough. In fact, the book is barely more than just a superficial laundry list just listing all the things that you need to be aware of. But at all times, the author completely fails to provide a well-researched, indepth treatment of any subject that it covers.
For example, it mentions that you need a music attorney to make sure nobody steals your copyright and negotiates your contracts. Well, that's common sense, I don't need to spend money on a book to tell me such basic things. I wanted to find out how to go about launching a label. Well, the authors recommends that I incorporate and think about the difference of LLC. and C-Corporation. She wastes 2 pages (= 1% of this very thin book) on basic knowledge that many other brilliantly written books about business law cover at much greater depth. Why did she even bother? She wastes another 20 pages on such generalities and topics that are mostly common sense.
Will she get to the good stuff? How do I promote a record? How do I go about approaching a DJ, a radio station, a music reviewer? Her answer: hire a good promoter. Duh. Come on, this book is cheap, but I did pay money for information. Why not explain how radio promotion works? That's one of the critical subjects of them all...In short, the book is too superficial and basic to be of any value to anyone serious about starting a label. Avoid and check out the many other wonderful books here on Amazon.com instead.
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- Quite good actually
- a *great* resource; needs a new edition
- Spin Alternative Record Guide
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The Trouser Press Guide to 90's Rock (Trouser Press Record Guide)
ASIN: 0679755748
Release Date: 1995-10-10 |
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A guide to the world of alternative music in all its variety and weirdness, from the earliest influences to the latest bands. Provides in-depth and informative record reviews and discussions of such phenomena as the New Zealand sound, alternative hip-hop, and the secret history of women in punk. The book also includes a sure-to-be controversial listing of what they consider to be the top 100 alternative albums of all time, and top-ten lists from such artists as Joey Ramone and Kurt Bloch. Despite some questionable additions (Cindi Lauper?) and glaring omissions (where is Game Theory?), it remains an indispensable guide.
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America's premiere alternative music magazine presents a book of outrageously opinionated reviews of the essential albums of punk, new wave, indie rock, grunge, and rap. National ads/media.
Customer Reviews:
Quite good actually.......2006-10-19
Ok this came out a while ago. Ok it is incomplete but at least teh reviews are quite complete and tend to be well written. It actually speaks well for the magazine that was not that good that they could provide such a tome as this. OK some bands have been omitted but the overall quuality of the writing allows you to get a good idea of alternative music 10 years ago.
a *great* resource; needs a new edition.......2001-11-27
This book is a wonderful guide to bands and artists deemed "alternative" by the editors of Spin magazine--The book's forward provides the best definition I've read/heard of the alternative genre, and it includes such diverse acts as Abba and Kronos Quartet. My high school library had a copy of it, and I think I had it checked out for the majority of my four years there. The library at my college doesn't have it, and I've considered buying it, but it's already become pretty dated since its publication in 1995. There is no mention of Tricky, Portishead, or Radiohead; Debut is the only one of Bjork's solo albums in the book; they even say something like "What will Natalie Merchant be doing now that 10,000 Maniacs have broken up?" It's a wonderful authority on musicians like Neil Young and David Bowie, whose discographies can be intimidating to a relative young 'un like me. There's also a great piece on PJ Harvey, whom I will consider underrated until there are VH1 tribute concerts in her honor. Anyway, if you're interested, check out the Northfield High School library.
Spin Alternative Record Guide.......2000-12-29
Probably the best and quickest way to become a record trainspotter. brilliant book only let down by its (massive) american bias: singles going steady by the buzzcocks at number 17 in its top 100 albums of all time is the hirest ranked british record and the sex pistols are at number 100 - will this bitter jealousy ever end?
Good Resource of Obscure Material.......2000-12-23
I found the book to be informative in listing a majority of artists and bands whose songs you will never hear on "commercial" radio. These include the Modern Lovers, Pere Ubu, Replacements, the Shaggs, and much much more. Without this book, I would not have known about them.
One thing I found unnecessary was that the book included AC/DC, ABBA, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath and the Police; They were hardly alternative in my view. In spite of that, a majority of obscure bands grace the pages of the book, so it's not a total disappointment.
Despite most of the critics' snootiness and know-it-all style of writing, some lists songs as they critique the albums of the bands. The listing of the songs was really helpful and allowed me to listen to each band's unique musical style. After all, you are your own critic.
If you can bypass the faux literal pretensions of the critics, you will find the book to be a good guide to "alternative"/non-commercial music.
Well..........2000-12-09
Well I WAS going to give this book a really good chance, but after reading what they said about Weezer in the Kiss reviews I just threw the damn thing in the fireplace.
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- got me through middle school
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got me through middle school.......2004-06-09
I was in middle school from late '95 to 98. it was a weird time as i was getting sick of all the modern rock music on the radio and the changing format. so i bought a Sonic Youth record on a whim, loved it, and looked at the sleeves to see all these band posters. i had no idea who most were, so i went to the Orange County Library in Florida seeking education and found this book, this edition...
the writing on it was very well done with great reviews (especially from Ira Robbins and Jack Rabid). and i got into so many incredible, obscure bands that captured the era (and since then, not often mentioned) like Saccharine Trust, Volcano Suns, Squirrel Bait, Die Kreuzen, Contortions, etc. as well as all the important bands on SST, Dischord, Alternative Tentacles, etc.
i haven't seen it in the library lately, but it has been digitized at www.trouserpress.com for great nostalgia. even though allmusic has pretty much taken the lead when it comes to music review devices, Trouser Press is still filled with great reviews.
He's the one who started it all.......1999-05-26
Seminal work capturing the less main stream of music before Spin could even think that it would have a 17 year in heart underwear on their cover.
Robbins provides susinct reviews, useful info, discographies and band "family" trees.
I relied on Ira to make me smart more than a few times, even won the complete RHINO collection of New wave hits because I knew the name of Mitch Easter's bass player on some album. Thanks IRA.
Book Description
A tour-de-force history of Jews, blues, and the birth of a new industry.
On the south side of Chicago in the late 1940s, two immigrants—one a Jew born in Russia, the other a black blues singer from Mississippi—met and changed the course of musical history. Muddy Waters electrified the blues, and Leonard Chess recorded it. Soon Bo Diddly and Chuck Berry added a dose of pulsating rhythm, and Chess Records captured that, too. Rock & roll had arrived, and an industry was born.
In a book as vibrantly and exuberantly written as the music and people it portrays, Rich Cohen tells the engrossing story of how Leonard Chess, with the other record men, made this new sound into a multi-billion-dollar business—aggressively acquiring artists, hard-selling distributors, riding the crest of a wave that would crash over a whole generation. Full of absorbing lore and animated by a deep love for popular music, Machers and Rockers is a smash hit. 12 illustrations.
About the series: W. W. Norton and Atlas Books announce the launch of a dynamic new series:
ENTERPRISE pairs distinguished writers with stories of the economic forces that have shaped the modern world—the institutions, the entrepreneurs, the ideas.
Enterprise introduces a new genre—the business book as literature.
Customer Reviews:
Tries to write poetry, succeeds in slobbering.......2007-01-04
What looks like a history of Chess records is a bloated, unwieldy tome that deeply disappoints. While you hope to hear about Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley and other Chess greats, you get Cohen's slobbering rambling.
Here's a typical sentence (speaking of a piece of art in the Metropolitan Museum, surely a necessary comparison for a book about a roots-oriented blues-and-rock record label in Chicago): "This man, as Avedon portrays him, is rough and angry, unsociable, clear-eyed, ancient and folkloric, a relic from another age, genetically no different than those who came later, yet touched by the residue of a great evil." HUH?
Fully half of the book is history of Chicago going as far back as the Civil War. This is a startlingly bad history that pretends to be about records and instead is a palette for palaver.
Author a fan, but not too accurate.......2006-03-24
Rich Cohen's heart is in the right place here, but he needs to get some facts straight, e.g., the band is J. Geils, not Jay Geils. I liked his previous effort, "Cooler by the Lake", but this needs some serious editing.
How Leonard Chess built one of America's truly great indie labels.......2005-07-13
These "record men" were a special breed. Men like Herman Lubsinky at Savoy in New Jersey, Sam Phillips at Sun in Memphis, Syd Nathan of King Records in Cincinnati and one Leonard Chess were the driving force in the evolution of the music we now call rock and roll. "Machers and Rockers" concentrates on Leonard Chess and tells the remarkable story of Chess Records. In the span of 20 years beginning in 1948, the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil, would build Chess records into the second largest independent record company in America. No small achievement! More importantly, it was Leonard Chess who played a pivotal role in bringing the blues out of the fields and into America's cities. It was this development, perhaps more than any other, that would ultimately result in the emergence of what we now call rock & roll in the mid 1950's.
How did these guys do it? Why did these men succeed when so many others tried and failed? As author Rich Cohen points out there was really nothing terribly mysterious about it.
Leonard Chess was a savvy businessman who was determined to succeed in the record business. And God knows, he was not afraid of hard work. Successful "record men" would do whatever it took. Leonard Chess was actively involved in nearly every aspect of his business. He beat the bushes in search of talent. He signed the artists and produced the records. Then he would stuff thousands of records into the trunk of his car and hustle them all over the Midwest. For the indies like Chess there was little margin for error. A major miscalculation could doom a small record company.
"Machers and Rockers" is a revealing look into the underbelly of the recording industry in 1950's America. However, as other reviewers have pointed out there are several glaring errors in this book. Some pretty sloppy research if you ask me. The best I can muster is a lukewarm recommendation. Since there are a number of books devoted to the subject of Chess records you might want to check out one of those.
What A Mess.......2005-03-26
I've read a couple of Cohen's books and enjoyed his tough prose style...
In "Machers and Rockers", he lets the style get away from him. Reading like an out of control Nick Tosches or a less violent James Elroy, Cohen uses his tough guy style loose on a number of unrelated tangents that immediately doom this book.
Even worse for a book about Chess Records, Cohen commits a number of horrific blunders about the artists and their music. This suggests either a lack of familiarity with his subject matter, a lack of editing and/or fact checking at the publishers, or a lack of caring.
When the lyrics to Muddy Waters' seminal "Hoochie Coochie Man" are badly mangled near the start of the book, it sets a dagerous precedent. (Note - Cohen badly messes up the third line of the song) If he can't even get a simple lyric right, why should we believe anything else that he wants to tell us?
To use a yiddishism to describe this book - "feh"...
An excellent survey .......2005-01-04
Avid followers of popular music will readily understand the importance of Chess Records in the early to modern business of rock and roll production, and won't want to miss Rich Cohen's Machers And Rockers: Chess Records And The Business Of Rock & Roll, an excellent survey of the two immigrants who changed the course of musical history by recording such artists as Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry. Cohen's lively coverage tells how Chess rose to become a multi-billion-dollar business, aggressively marketing artists and riding the rock and roll wave.
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Michael Jackson first entered a recording studio in November 1967, just three months after his ninth birthday. Two years later he and his older brothers scored their first hit, 'I Want You Back' - and, despite set-backs that would have ended the career of a lesser man, Michael's legion of fans remain as loyal today as they have ever been. This is the story of the man and his music...
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the michael Jackson Music Book Bible.......2007-03-28
i want to give a soulful Salute&warm Applause to the Greatness that is Chris Cadman&Craig HalStead. this Book is the truth. very in depth on MJ's work in the studio all the way back to 1967. this Book highlights pre Motown, Motown,CBS and then which became Sony Music. highlights MJ's work with the Jackson five, solo as a child&then at CBS as the Jacksons then Solo at Epic.very incredible and detailed. this is the Best Musical Book Written on the King of Pop to date period. I also would like to personally thank the writers for acknowledging myself&given me a thank you. i feel this is the Ultimate Book for the MJ fan around the world. fantastic&so insightful.
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Memphis, Tennessee. The early 1950s. The Mississippi rolls by, and there's a train in the night. Down on Beale Street there's hard-edged blues, on the outskirts of town they're pickin' hillbilly boogie.At Sam Phillips' Sun Records studio on Union Avenue, there's something different going on. "Shake it, baby, shake it!" "Go, cat, go!" "We're gonna rock...."This is where rock 'n' roll was born-the record company that launched Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. The label that brought the world, "Blue Suede Shoes," "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "Breathless," "I Walk the Line," "Mystery Train," "Baby, Let's Play House,' "Good Rockin' Tonight." Good Rockin Tonight is the history, in words and over 240 photographs, of Sam Phillips' legendary storefront studio, from the early days with primal blues artists like Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King to the long nights in the studio with Elvis and Jerry Lee. As colorful and energetic as the music itself, it's a one-of-a-kind book for anyone who wants to know where it all started.
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Early R and R.......2007-01-03
This Book is especially interesting if you were listening to the radio, as I was, in the time period described. Though, Unlike Sam Phillips, I didn't abandon the early R& B artists when Elvis came on the scene. Always felt that Elvis's music was inferior the early R& Bers. There are details, that I didn't know, of the unraveling of Jerry Lee Lewis's first career, when he married his 13 year old cousin. Also mention is made of the relationship between "The Killer" and Jimmy Swaggart. Interesting ancedote about how Johnny Cash came down for the Historic "Million Dollaer quartet" photo, then left immediately. 4 Stars is a little high for this review, but three stars would be a little low.
For the true to heart and those new to great music!.......2000-04-05
Coming from an age group that barely remembers the days of Sun Studio's most talented performers and songwriters, this book drives home the importance and impact of the many talents that emerged from this Memphis-based shrine.
This is a must read for anone who loves rock-n-roll, blues, jazz, or just wants to learn more about the hardships, the triumphs and the many lessons learned in the music industry.
Many top idols are present, but what makes the book such a worthwhile reading are the writings on those less known. My hats off to a true tribute for the sounds and artists of the south!
The definitive history of the definitive indie label........1998-07-02
Have you heard the news? Good Rockin' Tonight is the encyclopedia for all fans of Sam C. Phillips' groundbreaking Memphis Recording Service and Sun/Phillips International labels. Colin Escott and Martin Hawkins, whose expert commentaries appear in the liner notes of many Sun CD reissue packages, deliver thorough accounts of the players and events in the Sun story. Full chapters are devoted to Sun's best-known players (Sam Phillips, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley) and the landmark events (the recording of Rocket 88, the arrival of Howlin' Wolf, and the birth of Rockabilly), but the real highlight is the attention to the lesser-known players like Joe Hill Louis, Scotty Moore, Sonny Burgess, Billy Riley, and Roland Janes. They didn't top the charts, but were as important to the creation of the "Sun Sound" as Perkins, Lewis, Cash and Presley were to its export outside the Memphis city limits, and in Good Rockin' Tonight they receive the recognition they deserve. Escott and Hawkins round out the Sun story with a complete discography of all the Sun and Phillips International singles, EPs and LPs released while both labels were active.
Sun was the first powerhouse independent record label of Rock & Roll music. It's catalogue, performed by rough-edged musicians who turned out consistently innovative material and a Top Ten hit here and there, has been exhaustively reissued over the past ten years, much to the delight of Sun connoisseurs. Sadly, the same can't be said of material written about Sun: most of the books (several also written by Escott and Hawkins) are now out of print. Good Rockin' Tonight stands alone as the most comprehensive work dedicated to Sam Phillips and the record label whose influence on popular culture deserves much more.
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This updated edition of the authoritative Warman's vinyl reference now features full color! New chapters on psychedelic rock and children's records are included, as well as new sections on artists like Bob Dylan. The latest pricing information is a must for serious collectors, and it's all included in this handy reference.
Collectors and vinyl enthusiasts will enjoy this broad view of the collectible records field, which features categories in rock 'n' roll, country, blues, jazz, doo-wop, soul, funk, disco, heavy metal and much, much more. A special section on record care provides important advice on maintaining a collection. The book also features an easy-to-use index for tracking down any listing in seconds.
Features over 12,000 updated price listings for records from the 1920s to 2004. Now in full-color, including a "Million Dollar Page." Foreword by country superstar Brad Paisley.
Customer Reviews:
The only book you need if you collect American records.......2005-07-20
The author clearly put great personal effort and care into crafting this book, which is a refreshing concept after seeing so many price guides that were obviously slapped together for a quick buck. I've read Miller's writing in several magazines. He's excellent. I also think he's right on the money with the prices, which reflects the fact that he is, himself, a record collector. This book is worth every penny.
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