Reviews (7)

Great book, but flawed
This book has several major flaws. For a start, there is no index. The only way to locate covers with your favorite stars or shows is to browse the pages year-by-year.
Fabulous
I was so happy to receive the TV Guide Official Collector's Guide, it is a great publication!!It has a lot more information than I expected - comments by stars over the years and much more!!It is very colorful and I will enjoy reading it for years to come.My 45 year old son has a collection of TV Guides and I know he will be interested in seeing the publication to see if the ones he has are valuable!Thank you

A TV GUIDE FAN'S DREAM BOOK!
The episode of Seinfeld where Frank Costanza was noted to be a collector of TV Guide pretty much cemented that publication's place in the lore of pop culture.Now, from Bangzoom publishers comes "TV Guide" the official Collector's Guide.A lot of collector's books claim to be the only book you'd ever need to own but this one truly fits the bill.With over 3700 pictures, and every national and regional TV Guide cover pictured from 4/10/1953 through 10/19/2005 this is truly the ultimate resource for not only collectors, but fans of the magazine as well.
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Subjects:  1. Americana    2. Antiques    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Catalogs    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Magazines & Newspapers    8. Performing Arts    9. Popular Culture    10. Reference - Price Guides    11. TV guide    12. Television - Guides & Reviews    13. Television Journalism   

Reviews (9)

Beautifully Manly
Wow what a great book. The artwork of these old pulps is exquisite. I loved paging through this volume and soaking in all the great images. I do wish they had included more excerpts from the text portion of the pulps, but the outrageous cover art was entertaining in itself. I highly recommend this book.

Glorious Despite Editorial Bent
Well-printed, hardbound, handsome collection of eye-popping cover art and illustrations from men's adventure mags of the 50s through the early 70s.Every kind of trashy, sleazy, paranoid Whitebread-American fantasy is presented here.Hunky guys in torn shirts being attacked by everything the editors could think of:giant ants, rabid weasels, Nazis, Japs, native savages, Leopard Women of the Congo, Commie dominatrixes, you name it.Then there are semi-nude damsels popping out of their tops while being threatened by a similar list of aggressors.Possibly the best one in terms of ridiculousness shows a chuckling Fidel Castro about to burn a tied-up blonde with his cigar.These pictures are so outrageous they go beyond offensive into a strange realm of ironic hilariousness.The only thing more amazing than the subject matter is the fine execution of these paintings.Every page took my breath away as I marveled at the masterful compositions, the deft use of color and lighting, the absolute mastery of anatomy and proportion.I doubt there are any illustrators working today who would be capable of producing work of this calibre, regardless of subject matter.
Defines "over the top"
These magazines were considered the absolute bottom of the barrel when they were published.To be truthful, they're still offensive today.But now they can be examined in terms of sociology and popular culture.If you don't pass judgemnt on their content, you can marvel at the sheer audacity of these publishers!Nothing was too outrageous to be published in these mags - they define the term "raw."Included is the magazine from which Frank Zappa cribbed his famous "weasels ripped my flesh" line.Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Magazines & Newspapers    3. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    4. Popular Culture - General    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. Women's Studies - General    8. Popular culture    9. Social Science / Popular Culture   

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Indispensible Resource for Christmas Music Buffs!
Goldmine's Neely has once again produced a gem of a book, this time focusing on the oft-neglected niche of Christmas music. Well documented, with lots of color glossy pages of rare album covers, this is a must-have for those of you addicted to holiday vinyl. The Ultimate Bible Of Christmas Music
Even during the off season I find myself thumbing through this book, it'sa great source of information on collecting rare, hard to find holidayrecords.Plenty of singles and albums are listed that are worth hundredsof dollars if they're in mint condition and have a picture sleeve cover. It is also fun to look up the names of favorite artists & groups to seewhat, if any, holiday tunes they may have recorded.So next time you'recleaning out your attic, basement or in back of your closet, if you comeacross an old box or bin of 45s and/or albums-poke through, you never knowif some hidden treasure is in there, and not just Christmas music either! Tim Neely has a few Goldmine Collectors guides out there and all are tops. Very highly recommended.

The Best Guide For Collecting Christmas Music
If you are into collecting Christmas Music of every variety whethertraditional,pop,rock,etc.than this is the book for you! It lists everyartist who ever recorded Christmas songs and hymns,and it also gives alisting of the worth of the original vinyl record(according to thecondition of it,of course). A fun book to browse through even if you justwant to see what's out there & perhaps to make some additions to yourcollection. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Bibliographies & Indexes    5. Christmas music    6. Discography    7. Magazines & Newspapers    8. Prices    9. Records    10. Sound recordings    11. Antiques & Collectables    12. Christmas books    13. Contemporary popular music    14. Light orchestral, dance & big band music    15. Reference works   

Reviews (5)

POSITIVE REVIEW
Tim Neely is very clear in his Intro (or Disclaimer, if you will) that this book is a guide only and could not include many artist.His Intro addresses most of the negative reviews listed for this book.I liked the book and it proved useful to me.Yes, after almost 10 years it should be updated.Thank You.

We deserve better.
Lotsa errors, omissions and inaccuracies.There's about as much chance of finding some of the Misfits singles for the prices listed in this guide as there is for the Boulder police to ever solve the Jon Bennet Ramsey murder.

Many glaring ommissions and out-of-date prices!
I really was very dissapointed in the range of music that this book covers. I was hoping to get at least a decent discography of many of these bands, but this volume failed even that test. Having listened to this music in the 1970's and 80's into the 90's and beyond, I take offense to the many glaring ommissions that the author made either by choice or poor research. A few examples are: Psychic TV, Primus, the Muffs, amd Cyprus Hill are a few bands that did not make the cut at all. Steve Albini's original band Big Black is ommited but his 90's band Rapeman is represnted, go figure! (Probobly because by this time he had produced bands like Nirvana, even though Big Black is by far the more influential of his bands) Other bands have only a token mention with only one or two of their discs listed. Examples: Didjits, Naked Raygun, Fugazi, etc. Even more popular acts like Elvis Costello may have his LP's well listed but his Stiff records 45's are completely ignored, likewise Joy Division and the Specials also are poorly represented in the singles department. Especially frustrating to those who grew up with this music is the author's choice to include such modern pop-rock monstrosities as Hootie and the Blowfish and Blues Traveler and other such bands which might find a fine home on most adult contemporary radio stations but can not in any good conscience be considered 'Alternative'. Also if you go into any finer used record store you might be a bit surprised at some of the prices. While the vast majority of record prices have remained constant, he is well off on many of the rarer issues. In conclusion it seems that the author has a real shallow understanding of the heart and soul of the variety of musical forms that are collectively entitled 'Alternative', his viewpoint seems to be that of a contemporary mainstream rock station's music director, strong on the 90's rock but excedingly weak on the roots. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Magazines & Newspapers    5. Records    6. Rock   

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Victory
One of the most personal efforts ever produced by the Walt Disney Studios was not an animated movie for the masses, a big box office live action adventure, or even a theme park. It was the work they provided for the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of World War II.The studio animators under Walt's direction provided free of charge the design of over 1,000 original artistic logos for the armed forces. These were used on individual planes, tanks, and ships for their crews. They also helped design unit insignias for organized armoured units, air wings and squadrons, infantry units and others. These requests were sometimes funneled through the official military channels, but more often came in a letter sent from overseas signed by a bunch of American young men. Most often the boys would send in a rough sketch of what they had in mind, or asked to use a certain animated character they favored. Other times they let the studio come up with whatever they wanted, and the artists often created new characters on the spot. No request was too big or too small, the animators completed every job. These designs were incredible and inspiring works of art, not something dashed off in a hurry.
Disney Dons Dogtags showcases some of the best insignia art
A great book filled with dozens of pictures.Disney designed over 1,100 insignia during the war.This book pictures some of the best.Check out toonsatwar.com for more info on the Disney Studio's involvement in World War Two.

" OUTSTANDING"
I am a military insignias artist.I have been recreating military insignias on leather for over 18 years.The Disney artist have created some of the very best military art work in the world.This book has someof the many terrific designes creaded by the Disney artists.I havebeenfascinated with the Disney art work ever since I had lunch with Walt Disneyas a young boy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Americana    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques / Collectibles    5. Antiques/Collectibles    6. Armed Forces    7. Equipment and supplies    8. Graphic Satire And Humor    9. History    10. Insignia    11. Magazines & Newspapers    12. Military - General    13. United States    14. World War, 1939-1945   

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A Wonderful Book for the Beginner.
I found this book to be extremely informative, even though it may be missing many artists and albums in its price guide.The information pertaining to what to look for and what *not* to look for helped meimmensely when I decided that I wanted to become a collector of vinyl.

It's poor information and missing many imprtant singers.
I am very surprised about this issue missin manyimprtant singers and has alot of wrong information the 4th addition is much much better than this issue.

A great, readable book with a lot of good information
Umphred is pretty sharp and his book is too. There are loads of good pictures and a host of informative essays in the front. The one about the Beatles and about the Dylan rarities are notable, as well as his list of the 100 most valuable albums. My collection is not that big, but I love this book and bought it even though a friend had already lent it to me. Enjoy ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Discographies    6. Discography    7. Discography & Buyer's Guides    8. Magazines & Newspapers    9. Popular    10. Popular music    11. Prices    12. Records    13. Sound recordings    14. United States    15. Antiques & Collectables    16. Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies    17. Music recording & reproduction    18. Musical scores, lyrics & libretti   

Reviews (7)

ESSENTIAL
What a [great] set of volumes. I am a huge comic collector, owning every issue of Spider-Man ever printed, but I am also a great fan and collector of various other comics, and a comic-history buff. These books are a joy to just flip through, learning about Golden and Silver Age comics. The pictures are gorgeous, all in color on glossy paper. And there's 10's of thousands of them! Well worth the money and worth their weight in gold if you're a true comic fan and collector! Might be a bit much for just the casual comic enthusiast. These 2 books and the two volume Marvel set are the standard by which all other collecting resources should be held to!

The Blind Collector
I've always bought comic books for the cover art.But with tens-of-thousands of comics out there, it was almost impossible to know which ones to search for.Of course, if I remembered a comic from when I was a kid that was a start, but what of the thousands I'd never seen?I was a blind collector.Gerber's books cover almost every comic book published till about 1965!20,000+ photographs...fantastic!Even if I couldn't buy them all, I could at least see what was out there.The only weakness is that some later issues of the longer running titles are omitted. I would liked to have seen them all, but can understand the desire to wrap things up.For the price of one good 1950's era comic you can view just about ever cover published...a very good deal.

A Great Resource for the Comic collector/fan
What a [great] set of volumes.I am a huge comic collector, owning every issue of Spider-Man ever printed, but I am also a great fan and collector of various other comics, and a comic-history buff.These books are a joy to just flip through, learning about Golden and Silver Age comics.The pictures are gorgeous, all in color on glossy paper.And there's 10's of thousands of them!Well worth the money and worth their weight in gold if you're a true comic fan and collector!Might be a bit much for just the casual comic enthusiast.These 2 books and the two volume Marvel set are the standard by which all other collecting resources should be held to! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Collectors and collecting    3. Comic book covers    4. Comic books, strips, etc    5. Comic books, strips, etc.    6. Comics    7. Graphic Satire And Humor    8. Magazines & Newspapers    9. Reference    10. United States    11. Comics & Graphic Novels / General   

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One Of The Best Coca Cola Toy Truck Books Around !
Beautiful 240 page, hardbound library volume with laminated color covers.Contains more than 500 very large, full color, sharp life-like photos, each with the value (1995).Gorgeous photos of the trucks and in many cases,their original boxes.Major topics include Metalcraft, Smith-Miller, Buddy"L", Marx, North America, Europe, Japan and Asia, Modern Era /New Logo, Collectors' Editions, Racing Cars, Model Kits, Fantasy, Trainsand Trolleys, and more.Model years run from 1931 to the 1980s.You'llfind toy Coke trucks from all over the world.A very useful reference anda great volume to browse through. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Coca-Cola Company    5. Collectibles    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Magazines & Newspapers    8. Models    9. Toys    10. Trucks    11. Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models    12. Other manufacturing technologies   

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The definitive Star Wars price guide
The "Tomart Guide" is the only Star Wars price guide you'll ever need.It is comprehensive with just about every production Star Wars item known to exist in the world.Did you know that they made "Star WarsDog Chow" in Australia in the early 1980's?How about a ceramic tapedispenser where you pull tape from between C-3P0's legs?Or a Boba Fettcake pan...there's no better way to honor the most notorious bounty hunterin the galaxy than a frosted cake with his likeness. From tacky to thetimeless, it's all contained within the pages of the Tomart guide, withhundreds of photographs of many of the items listed in the book.No trueStar Wars collecting geek should go without it.This is the only Star Warsprice guide authorized by Lucasilm, and no other guide is as detailed andthorough as the Tomart guide.

GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
This is it - the only book you will ever need to find what you have been looking for in the STAR WARS universe! Valuable asset for the Star Wars collector!
Tomart's Price Guide to Worldwide Star Wars Collectibles is the most valuable book any Star Wars collector can own.Stephen Sansweet is the expert in the field of Star Wars collectibles and it definitely shows here.The layout is so easy to use and the book contains many photographs to aid you in your search for what each collectible is worth.This is the bible for Star Wars collectors! ... Read more

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A MUST FOR ANY FLINTSTONES FAN
This book is a must for any major fan of The Flintstones.Everything you want to know about the series is all here.Including"The Honeymooners"take off controversy.Plus all kind of colourful pictures of Fred,Wilma,Barney,Betty and the rest of their clan.Not to mention a complete episode guide of the original 1960s prime time series that started it all.
A satisfying bronto-burger, not a steak.
People who are already quite familiar with Hanna-Barbera and the genesis of The Flintstones will probably not find this book very interesting. However, aficionados and students of animation who have not already studied the cartoon will certainly find the book interesting, though perhaps a bit insubstantial. On a positive note, the book touches on every aspect of the show: conceptual development, character animation, background art, music, voice acting, producing issues, and all the major contributors (including reminiscences from several of them). Memorabilia collectors will like the second half of the book, which includes descriptions and color photos of an amazing volume of Flintstone kitsch. (It's hard to believe anyone would have bought some of these things when they originally hit the market - like the gruesome Fred and Wilma hand puppets or the Tiki-like statuettes of what are probably intended to be Fred and Barney.) And, happily for practicing animators and students, it includes a couple revealing reproductions of Ed Benedict's character animation notes; a number of illustrations that depict the evolution of the characters in pre-production; and a page of storyboard illustrations. However, there's really only enough technical material here to whet the curious reader's appetite for a meatier exploration of the character animation, music scoring and story writing, each of which, in my opinion, attained to a degree of brilliance. The book also suffers from a lack of critical analysis. The unfortunate introduction of the Gazoo character, for example, is not even addressed. (I'm sure I'm not alone among fans, writers and critics in viewing this development as a strategic error, a poor attempt to breathe more life into the show after the first season.) Finally, Betty Rubble gets a little well-deserved attention!
No matter who your favorite Flintstone character is (for me, it's Betty Rubble nee McBricker...but Baby Puss is underrated and underused, too!), you will find him/her in this wonderfully illustrated book---no Flintstones fan should be without it.A treasure for your collection and a tribute to the enduring appeal of the Hanna Barbera Bedrock denizens.Nostalgia never looked so good!And since you won't find it even in this book, here are the "unknown" lyrics to the SECOND verse of the FLINTSTONES theme song...hum the melody and give it a go!Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Flintstones (Television program)    3. Magazines & Newspapers    4. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    5. Television - General    6. Television Plays And Programs    7. Radio    8. Television   

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Jukeboxes, Slot Machines and More- Picture and Value Guide
This handy sized 5 1/4" x 8 1/4", 352 page book features more than 275 great black and white photos of every type of jukebox, gumball, trade-stimulator, and slot machine imaginable.There's plenty of history, investment advice, information on pitfalls, restoration and more, to whet the appetite of any coin-op machine collector.Illustrations are quite large, and the text provided is most interesting.Enthusiasts of these collectibles will find it of great interest and value by adding it to their library. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Collectors and collecting    3. Jukeboxes    4. Magazines & Newspapers    5. Slot machines    6. Stereo & Audio Equipment    7. Study Guides    8. United States   

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Childhood Cereal Box Memories!
What a wonderful book! Worth twice the price. Filled with color photos of some great cereal box pictorials. Looking through the book was like taking a happy walk through a phase of my childhood. I think some of the pictures on the boxes were far more interesting than the actual items they offered inside or through the mail. You will not regret purchasing this book for fun or reference. I have to give it five stars.

A Real Winner For 50's Cereal Box Collectors
This 216 page softbound volume features over 500 very large, very sharp, full color photos that you'll love.The book provides a good background for this collectible.It covers boxes, premiums, mail-in offers and more. Everything is arranged by year.I especially liked all of the offers thatthe cereal companies provided in the 50's.Brought back many memories.Iwish I still had some of the goodies shown that I had at that time. A realmemory jogger.A true bonanza worth adding to your collection. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advertising specialties    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Cereals, Prepared    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Magazines & Newspapers    8. Packaging    9. Premiums (Retail trade)    10. Reference - General    11. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    12. United States   

Subjects:  1. American periodicals    2. Antiques    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques / Collectibles    5. Antiques/Collectibles    6. Collectors and collecting    7. General    8. Handbooks, manuals, etc    9. Magazines & Newspapers    10. Periodicals    11. Prices    12. Reference - Price Guides    13. Antiques & Collectibles / Magazines & Newspapers   

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Mostly for collectors of Disney Vinyl
This book is for hard core collectors of Walt Disney records on vinyl and in that respect it is indespensible.There is plenty of material for the Disney amateur historians too. The real treat for all the rest of us is 250 plus color photos of album covers and recordings. It's enough to give anyone the collecting bug. A very complete guide hat lists all of the Walt Disney record even on other labels. Lists picture discs, Little Golden Books, soundtracks to movies and TV shows, storybooks, and material from Disneyland. Includes EP's, 33 1/3 LPs, 45's, and 78's including alll records from 1933 to 1988. Functional table of contents and index help to locate items in the book. Very useful material on accurate grading the condition of records. A short history on the history of Disney records is in the book, an animated film filmography, and the music composers for all of Disney on film is very useful. Softbound covers, no dust jacket, 256 pages in length.
Disney Record Price Guide
I enjoy this book alot - it's complete and chock-full of useful information concerning the collection of Disney Records.Of course the prices are something to behold too (I figure I have about $50,000 (hyperbole) in my collection).The guide is very well organized and the individual entries usually consist of a picture, record number, brief description (at least enough to identify a particular cover version) and price.The guide even goes so far as to identify non-Disney labels issuing Disney material.
An Outstanding Walt Disney Recordings Reference !
This softbound 256 page book is a handy 6 x 9" making it convenient to take with you as you antique.It contains more than 250 full color, sharp photos of album covers and recordings.This is the first comprehensive price guide and discography covering the complete output ofDisney recorded music on both Disney and other labels.It covers the years1933 to 1988 and is very complete.There is a useful table of contents andindex making it easy to locate items.A history and condition guide isprovided.Topics range from LPs, 45's, 78's to Little Golden Records.Youcan't collect items of this topic without this guide. Add it to yourlibrary. ... Read more

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From the Publisher
"This book of postcards pictures extraordinary radios of the thirties, forties, and fifties. Philip Collins's superb collection of the colorful gizmos includes many that are drop-dead beautiful and not a few that are deeply peculiar.
Incredibly beautiful antique radios to lust over!
If you have one of the antique radios shown in this book, you will want to display it open next to your radio.The photos are absolutely stunning.The book also provides some help in identifying rarely seen radios and how they should look if you have one that's not in good condition.Read more

Subjects:  1. History    2. Magazines & Newspapers    3. Photo Essays    4. Pictorial works    5. Radio    6. Radio Engineering    7. Radios & Televisions    8. Receivers and reception    9. Sale Adult - Antiques / Collectables    10. Technology    11. United States    12. Antiques & Collectibles / Radios & Radio-Related   

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What's In Your Attic? I Found Erte!
When we moved into our 1920's home,we found boxes left in the attic filled with old fashion magazines. My husband was ready to trash the lot, butbeing of the pack rat variety I found a home for them in my office.
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Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Magazines & Newspapers    7. Posters   

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SLICK PACKAGE WITH A FEW FLAWS
Old Magazines Identification and Price Guide is written by Richard Clear and advised by David T. Alexander, two long time dealers with decades of experience in the field of collecting magazines and pulps.The first thing that stands out about this book is its attractive look.It's magazine-sized, printed in full color on thick, glossy stock.Three vintage magazine covers are printed per page and at 288 pages (NOT 224 as Amazon states In the listing) you get almost 900 color cover reproductions.To me that alone is worth the price of the book.So many very rare magazine covers are included...from popular things like Life, The Shadow, and Mad, to obscure titles like Camera Craft, Electrical Review, Gun Molls, Jolly Joker, and Peep Show.
Picturing periodicals
I bought this book because it has nine hundred covers, printed on glossy paper, three to a page (mostly two and a half inches deep) and best of all, in color. The listing is alphabetical with the magazine title, publisher and prices relating to the life of the title.This arrangement makes for some odd visual surprises Jungle Stories (1954) is facing Kimball's Dairy Farmer (1917) or Everbody's Poultry Magazine (1916) facing Exciting Detective (1940).
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Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Comics    5. Graphic Satire And Humor    6. Magazines & Newspapers    7. Comics & Graphic Novels / General