Dave Thompson

The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From tips for evaluating recordings, to lively discussions of bootlegs and piracy, to the history of recording formats, to collectible artists and more, The Music Lover''s Guide to Record Collecting 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 - 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781617744921
• Artikelnr.: 55112473

Autorenporträt

Dave Thompson is the author of over 150 books, including cowritten autobiographies with Motown songwriting legends Eddie and Brian Holland, rock photographer Bob Gruen, and New York punk heroes Sylvain Sylvain and Walter Lure, among others. He has also written biographies of James Taylor, Paul Simon, and the Pogues. He is the editor of Goldmine's industry standard record price guides. He lives in Newark, Delaware.