The Great Rock Discography; Fully Revised and Expanded 5th Edition

Martin C. Strong

ISBN 10: 1841950173 / ISBN 13: 9781841950174

Published by MOJO Books, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2000

About this Item

MOJO Books, Edinburgh, Scotland. 2000. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 5th Edition/2nd Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light edge bumping from shelving. No DJ as Issued. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 1109 pp 4to. This book has over 1100 crammed pages of biographies (with updates), revised discographies, etc., of around 1000 top Rock artists(plus 1000 sub-entries) that graced our turntables, CD-players and whatever throughout the 20th Century (the cutoff for releases being the 31st of December 1999). Comprehensive Band Histories, Line-Up Changes, Career Milestones, Catalog Numbers, UK and US Chart Positions for Every Release, recommendations of must have recordings and essential listening. A clean very presentable copy. No international shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Rock Discography; Fully Revised and Expanded 5th Edition
• Publisher: MOJO Books, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841950173
• ISBN 13: 9781841950174
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Horse, Harry
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music, Bands
  • Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television

About this title

Synopsis

Now in its fifth edition, this fully revised and expanded tome is simply the greatest music reference book around and, with over 150,000 copies already in print, The Great Rock Discography has established itself as THE music Bible for record collectors. Produced in collaboration with MOJO magazine--U.K.'s leading rock monthly--the book is organized alphabetically and covers more than 1,000 bands. This massive labor of love has it all-from Abba to ZZ Top, B. B. King to Queen, James Brown to Pink Floyd, Radiohead to Television. In short it contains everything you need to know about everyone you need to know about. Each band entry features complete discographies that detail every record released, full track listings for each album, B-sides for each single, expanded biographies and band histories, catalogue ordering numbers, top U.S. and U.K. chart positions, and recommendations of must-have recordings and essential listening.

Reviews

Amply covering both the British and American rock scenes, Strong's fifth updating of his very successful reference work will find a warm reception. Although its wealth of data is presented in eyestrain-inducing small print, this book is still fun and worthwhile to read. Record collectors will especially delight in the myriad facts that Strong, an English rock writer, has unearthed. You may think, for instance, that you know everything about Aerosmith until you read the entry. The work's major feature and the main reason to buy it lies in its extensive chronological discographical listings in each entry. These can get complicated, what with the international coverage and various formats and other permutations that Strong does not shy away from covering. It's essential to read the short "How To Read the Book" section that follows the introduction. As in the past, a straight A-Z format serves as the massive tome's layout, with Strong having tucked in 250 new entries since the 1998 edition. Any library fielding rock music questions, particularly of the discographical bent, will find this a useful title to have on the shelf. David M. Turkalo, Suffolk Univ. Law Sch. Lib., Boston
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