Records

Goldmine Record Album Price Guide

Access up-to-date listings for nearly 60 years of vinyl albums.

Explore the most comprehensive collection of record album details anywhere.

The ability to accurately identify and assess vinyl can make the difference between paying too much and selling albums for far too little; and the one guide helping to empower you with these abilities is Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. The best-selling record price guide on the market, this new edition contains listings and collector pricing for 70,000 vinyl albums recorded between 1948 and the present. With up-to-date collector values and basic descriptions, this guide covers most genres of record collecting, including rock `n' roll, country, surf, punk, jazz, classical and more.

The Official Price Guide to Records 18th Edition (Official Price Guide to Records)

From flea markets to hip vintage stores, records remain a hot collectible item. And The Official Price Guide to Records is the only book that encompasses the full scope of vinyl, with price listings dating back to 1902, and covers every genre of music -- from swing to new wave, rock to R&B, country to classical. This fully updated edition, indexed by artist for ease of use, includes:
• Values for more than ONE MILLION records
• Listings of singles and albums by more than 40,000 artists
• Invaluable information on records of every speed, size, and format
• A color showcase of album covers

Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records (Goldmine Price Guide to 45 Rpm Records)

*The only book dedicated to the little black record with the big whole in the middle - an ambassador of the rock music revolution

*Vintage 45s like doo-wop classic "In the Still of the Night" by The Five Satins range in value from $900-$2,000, while Elvis Presley's Sun Record 45s are worth $2,000 - $4,000 in mint condition

From identifying turntable treasures stored in the family attic, to determining the value of a preserved 45-rpm featuring the legendary Johnny Cash, you'll find all your collecting needs are met in Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records. In this expanded new edition you will find listings for 80,000 American records, 475+ detailed photos, picture sleeves and extended play singles, plus pricing for three grades of condition for 45s issued between1949 and the present.

Vinyl Junkies: Adventures in Record Collecting

Warman's American Records: Identification and Price Guide, 2nd Edition

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.

1000 Record Covers (Taschen 25)

A fascinating survey of cover art (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) Record covers are a sign of our life and times. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion, and rebellion. For music fans the covers are the expression of a period, of a particular time in their lives. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand for?Andy Warhol's covers, for example, including the banana he designed for The Velvet Underground. This special edition of Record Covers presents a selection of the best 60s to 90s rock album covers from music archivist, disc jockey, journalist, and ex-record publicity executive Michael Ochs's enormous private collection. Both a trip down memory lane and a study in the evolution of cover art, this is a sweeping look at an under-appreciated art form.

Doing Cultural Studies: The Story of the Sony Walkman (Culture, Media & Identities, Vol. 1) (Culture, Media and Identities series)

This book introduces the substantive and theoretical strands of contemporary cultural studies through the medium of a particular case study: that of the Sony Walkman. Through the Walkman example, Doing Cultural Studies shows how and why cultural practices and institutions have come to play such a crucial part in our lives, and introduces the central ideas, concepts, and methods of analysis involved in doing cultural studies. The authors of this unique work show how the Walkman is a typical cultural artifact and medium of modern culture, and studies how the key cultural processes are discerned. Examining the Walkman culturally leads to exploration of how it is represented, what social identities are associated with it, how it is produced and consumed, and what mechanisms regulate its distribution and use. This unique book offers students insights not only into the basic approaches of cultural studies, but also into how cultural studies can be used to understand the way culture works in the context of our everyday lives.

American Premium Record Guide 1900-1965 (American Premium Record Guide)

This is the ultimate collector's guide to vintage records covering more than 7,500 artists from all music genres, including big band, blues, jazz, country/western and rock, from 1900 to 1965. This comprehensive identification and value guide features more than 30,000 record values, including listings for 78s, 45s and LPs.

This guide is very easy to use with discographies categorized by label, catalog number and value.

-Completely updated and expanded text
-More than 7,500 recording artists featured

Understanding and Crafting the Mix, Second Edition: The Art of Recording

Understanding and Crafting the Mix gives you clear and systematic methods for identifying, evaluating, and shaping the artistic elements in music and audio recording. The exercises throughout help you to develop critical listening and evaluating skills and gain greater control over the quality of your recordings.
William Moylan takes an inside look into a range of popular music, including recordings by The Beatles, offering you insights into making meaningful sound judgements during recording. Sample production sequences and descriptions of the recordists roles as composer, conductor and performer provides you with a clear view of the entire recording process.
The foreword has graciously been provided by industry legend Rupert Neve.
The book also includes an audio CD featuring exercises, reference materials, examples of mixes and sound qualities, and tracks and instructions for setting up and evaluating playback systems.

* Unique in its focus on the aesthetics of recording and mixing and how to apply these to the mixing desk
* Improve your critical listening skills with the series of exercises
* Real life examples and popular music used throughout - also includes FREE CD-ROM with audio clips and demos

Digital Home Recording: Tips, Techniques, and Tools for Home Studio Production

This how-to guide is ideal for musicians who are new to the complexities of digital recording, as well as for those who want to keep up with the fast-changing technology. Providing detailed guidance on using hard disk and DAT technologies, stand-alone workstations, computer-based DAWs, surround sound 5.1 and more, plus related hardware and software-based tools such as Softsynths, plug-ins and software samplers, this book also surveys two-track audio recorders/editors, host-based audio/MIDI programs and CD mastering. Its analysis of emerging technology helps readers make informed decisions for creating and operating a cost-effective, professional-level digital studio at home.