Reviews (9)

cd-r/dvd disk recording demystified
made a difficult subject for me to understand much easier.very well written.

This is a good guide to making CD-ROMs and DVDs
There are enough books available concerning disc recording and CD-ROM production. Lee Purcell's book is indeed a good one! I found the CD-ROM authoring techniques and specific case studies to be particularly enjoyable. There is also valuable information concerning art preparation (including templates) and packaging considerations. Covers a lot, but some
The book has sections devoted to interviewing folks that have authored DVDs.Some of the questions are really bad and have no need to be in this book (like asking a DVD expert who has better food - Texas or California).Read more

Subjects:  1. Acoustics & Sound    2. CD-Rs    3. Computer storage devices    4. DVD-ROMs    5. Digital Audio Technology    6. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    7. Recording and reproducing    8. Records    9. Reference    10. Sound    11. Technology    12. Technology & Industrial Arts    13. Television & Video    14. Videotape Recording    15. Audio processing    16. Image processing: video    17. Television technology   

Reviews (5)

WEIRD AL
i bought this cause i like weird al but it is a geat book buy this before it goes to $100 like everthing on amazon!!!!!

Very good overview
What this book lacks as a reference it makes up for in structure. By stylistically grouping the vinyl entries and providing a well written preamble for each section, Chuck Miller does a great service for the vinyl collector who may not be an expert in every musical genre. If you need a good general vinyl primer or are new to vinyl collecting, this is it. If you need a reference book, get Tim Neely's volumes.

A FIRST RATE AND FAR-RANGING MUSIC INFORMATION GUIDE!
This is a terrific book that not only fits the needs of anyone seriously interested in music, but will also hold the interest of the more casual music fan.It is filled with fascinating

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Bibliographies & Indexes    5. Discography    6. Discography & Buyer's Guides    7. Popular music    8. Prices    9. Records    10. Reference - Price Guides    11. Sound recordings    12. United States    13. Antiques & Collectables    14. Rock & pop    15. USA   

Reviews (6)

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

Subjects:  1. Americana    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Bibliographies & Indexes    6. Discography    7. Magazines & Newspapers    8. Motion picture music    9. Popular music    10. Records    11. Television music   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Records    6. Sound recordings    7. Antiques & Collectables    8. Antiques & Collectibles / Records    9. Contemporary popular music    10. Music recording & reproduction   

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Discography    3. Popular music    4. Prices    5. Records    6. Reference    7. Sound recordings    8. United States   

Subjects:  1. Acoustics & Sound    2. Recording & Reproduction    3. Recording and reproducing    4. Records    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Sound    7. Sound Systems Engineering    8. Stereo & Audio Equipment    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Music / Recording & Reproduction    12. Music recording & reproduction    13. Radio technology   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Bibliographies & Indexes    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Discography    7. Popular music    8. Prices    9. Records    10. Sound recordings    11. Antiques & Collectables    12. Antiques & Collectibles / Records    13. Music   

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Rock on Record Collectors
This is an awesome reference guide. Let me first say that I am not a hard core record collector. I have about 600 albums and a few 45s. I found Goldmine Record & Prices the perfect reference book to help me identify and price my collection. It's easy to use and compact so that I can carry it with me when I go looking for records to add to my collection. And the price is great when you consider that there are almost 30,000 records listed. Plain and simple: It's the best value out there.

Rock and roll and Frank Sinatra
Goldmine magazine officially recognizes two forms of popular music: rock and roll and Frank Sinatra.On occasion, it grudgingly concedes the existence of other things, like R&B, country, and rock and roll.Oh, wait--I already mentioned rock and roll.So, it's no surprise that this price guide avoids most of the "adult pop" people who sold tons of vinyl from the late 50s through the early 1970s--folks like Johnny Mathis, Ray Conniff, Vicki Carr, Mantovani, and Percy Faith.The premier denouncer of rock among pop singers, Frank Sinatra, is included, however, though Perry Como, who had many times more hits, is nowhere to be found.The Beatles are mentioned any number of times in the introduction, because, naturally, anyone consulting a record price guide will want to know about all things Beatles.Cliche City, U.S.A.Well laid-out, anyway, and useful for cross-indexing years of release for albums and 45s not listed herein.Goldmine's anti-"pop" bias, though, is a problem. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Bibliographies & Indexes    5. Discography    6. Discography & Buyer's Guides    7. Popular music    8. Prices    9. Records    10. Reference - Price Guides    11. Sound recordings    12. United States    13. Antiques & Collectables    14. Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies   

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Discography    6. Popular music    7. Prices    8. Records    9. Reference - Price Guides    10. Sound Recording And Recordings    11. Sound recordings    12. Antiques & Collectables    13. Contemporary popular music   

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Excellent Basic Book
Clear concise explanations with a complete overview of the basics of the technology. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Compact disc players    2. Digital Audio Technology    3. Electronics - General    4. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    5. Maintenance and repair    6. Records    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Stereo & Audio Equipment    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Communications engineering / telecommunications    12. Electrician skills    13. Music recording & reproduction    14. Technology / Electronics / General   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Ceramic Arts And Crafts    5. Marks    6. Porcelain    7. Porcelain & China    8. Potters    9. Pottery    10. Pottery & Ceramics    11. Records    12. Registers    13. Antiques & Collectibles / Pottery & Ceramics    14. Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass    15. Ceramics    16. LITERATURE - LIT CLASSICS TRD PB    17. Reference works   

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Beautiful book.
I purchased this as a gift for a friend, and I was excited to see how beautiful it was. I am a Beatles fan as well and I was very tempted to keep it for myself. :)
Overdone photo "memoir" book
Freeman really doesn;t have a lot to say about either the Beatles or the photos he took of them...no professional insights on photography and no intriguing thoughts on the Beatles in the context of the British pop culture scene in the 1960's. Photos are nothing new beyond the album covers, nothing we haven't scene in Hoffman's, Gunther's, Benson's and even Beatle Biographies from Davies, Schaffner and Norman, etc. AND MAY I INTRODUCE TO YOU...MEET THE BEATLES!
This book is a treat anybody would love.There are a plethora of delightful photographs that will make readers, from the inveterate fans to those just becoming familiar with the Fab 4 feel as if they are "meeting" the Beatles.Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Beatles    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Composers & Musicians - Rock    6. England    7. Genres & Styles - Rock    8. Performing Arts    9. Pictorial works    10. Records    11. Rock music    12. Subjects & Themes - Portraits    13. Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts    14. Music    15. Rock    16. Photography    17. Individual Photographer    18. Subjects & Themes - General    19. Album covers   

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The book about female groups that rocked, well, rocks.
Simply the best thing written on girl groups, ever.

As Good As It Gets
This is as close to a definitive book on the Girl Group genre as you are likely to find... unless John Clemente decides to write a sequel, including the groups he had to leave out due to space limitations. The Book Still Remains To Be Written
Yes, this was a welcomed book, with the rare photos of obscure and not-so-obscure groups, the interviews with the players, the histories of the groups, and the discographies.Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Bio-bibliography    4. Biography    5. Discography & Buyer's Guides    6. Genres & Styles - Rock    7. Girl groups (Musical groups)    8. History & Criticism - General    9. Music    10. Music/Songbooks    11. Popular music    12. Prices    13. Records    14. Rock    15. Sound recordings    16. United States    17. Women's Studies - History    18. Blues    19. Rock & pop   

Subjects:  1. Communication Engineering    2. General    3. Magnetic recorders and recordi    4. Records    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Communications engineering / telecommunications   

Reviews (3)

Excellent book
An excellent book for a musician in desperate need but with no possibility of going into a professional recording studio. All the basic controls are explained, the book deals with recording and post processing in an easy and understandable manner using graphs and photographs. A great book for those that want to produce good music from home, but if you want to get noticed and step away from your home recording studio you should also read "How To Make A Fortune In The Music Industry By Doing It Yourself: Your Personal Step-By-Step Guide To Having A Successful Career In The Music Business. ... To Sell Music, Book Shows And Get Noticed!" By Ty Cohen, a great book to get you started in the music business .

SO SO Recording book
Gives explanations on equipment,such as effects signal routing,basic mixer functions,tells what mics to buy for what job,covers effects to some extent.But far as hands on recording...this book fails miserably

Good book for beginners and veteran musicians.
Gives well explained information on all aspects of recording.Useful pictures and graphs.Explains the use of certain equipment well.A good, well rounded book for home recording. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Handbooks, manuals, etc    3. Instruction & Study - Techniques    4. Music    5. Performing Arts    6. Recording & Reproduction    7. Recording and reproducing    8. Records    9. Reference    10. Sound    11. Sound Recording And Recordings    12. Sound studios    13. Music recording & reproduction   

Subjects:  1. Album covers    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Commercial - General    5. Design - General    6. Design - Product    7. Graphic Arts - General    8. Sound recordings    9. 21st century    10. Antiques & Collectibles / Records    11. Europe    12. Graphic design    13. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles    14. Illustration & commercial art    15. Japan    16. Music    17. Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000    18. Second World War, 1939-1945    19. USA   

Reviews (12)

a must have for do-woppers
this book is a must if your a doo wop lover.you can learn about group harmony , the evolution of doo wop from rockabilly,r& b , and a great many idiosyncrasies of the music itself.plus there is a songography that lists almost every group you can think of & the records(flips too)they recorded,dates,label & often the lead singers name.i've yet to find the ONE book that gives me all the information i want. but i've gotta say the combination of this and "the encyclopedia of rhythm & blues and doo wop vocal groups" by m.rosalsky come VERY close.worth every penny folks,both books are "must haves".

One of the Best
I've been collecting records for many years. My teenage years were in the 50s. As I got older, and collected more records, I decided I wanted to record them onto cassettes in chronological order. For this I needed reference books. Throughout the years I've collected many helpful reference books, and this book is at the top of my list. I still use it a lot because I am currently adding my records and tapes to my computer, and this reference book has helped in the way I list the groups. One of the best things is that they separate groups with the same names, or the same group with different lead singers, etc. The only complaint I have with this book is that it doesn't have the songs listed alphabetically. That would help so much if I have a song, and don't know what group it comes from.
a must have ref. book of doo wop music
an upgrade of "doo wop the forgotten 3rd". many entries of long forgotten groups & songs.one of the few to correctly list "glory of love" by the imperials as a SEPERATE group from the little anthony group.tons of good information,song titles, release year,artist & lable(s).plus info on various subjects such as ,doo-wogeography,idiosyncrasies of doo-wopgroup her-mony(the 20 best doo wop songs with female leads, and much more.if you don't have this book YOUR missing out. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Discography    3. Discography & Buyer's Guides    4. Doo-wop (Music)    5. Genres & Styles - Rock    6. Genres & Styles - Soul & R&B    7. History & Criticism - General    8. History and criticism    9. Music    10. Music/Songbooks    11. Records    12. Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000    13. Rock & pop    14. Social history   

Subjects:  1. Acoustics & Sound    2. Electronics - General    3. Heads    4. Magnetic recorders and recordi    5. Magnetic recorders and recording    6. Records    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Sound Systems Engineering    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Audio processing: music & sound effects    12. Electronics & Communications Engineering    13. Music recording & reproduction    14. Technology / Electronics / General   

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Discographies    6. Discography & Buyer's Guides    7. Records    8. Reference - Price Guides    9. Antiques & Collectables    10. Contemporary popular music    11. Reference works    12. USA    13. c 1945 to c 1960    14. c 1960 to c 1970    15. c 1970 to c 1980    16. c 1980 to c 1990   

Reviews (9)

Introduction to Psychedelic Music for 10 year olds!!
As an introductory book to psychedelic music this is a less than satisfactory book and it is definitely not the tome it pretends to be.The book focuses on fifty of the most important psychedelic groups, has some colour reprints of some classic albums and includes a list of the best psychedelic albums and singles.However, it is written in a very poor way, its overall presentation is shoddy and, very often, merely states the obvious without adding anythingnew. The writer's tendency to refer to his own record collection is, to say the least, annoying.For a really in depth analysis of psychedelia, I would recommend THE ACID TRIP (V.Joynson), FUZZ ACID & FLOWERS (V.Joynson) or even UNKNOWN LEGENDS OF ROCK AND ROLL (R.Unterberger).

Very Informative
This is an informative and fun read for any fan of the music from the Psychedelic Sixties. The book opens with a history of psychedelics and the roots of the music and what it was like to be alive in the late Sixties. Belmo then gives a history of the top 50 groups of the era and includes lots of little known facts and a helpful discography for each group. Very cool. There are 12 pages of color photos of the psychedelic album art work. At the end of the book are lists for the top 100 albums, top 200 songs and the most collectable psychedelic albums. Thanks to this book I have now begun my search in earnest for some of the far out albums Belmo writes about. A must have book!

Belmo's Books
I already have all of Bemo's other books and I think they're all great.My fave is THE BEATLES-NOT FOR SALE.Very detailed.PSYCHEDELIA isa great look at an era/genre of music created when the world was changing and one of the main reasons for this change was the music. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Genres & Styles - Rock    3. History & Criticism - General    4. History and criticism    5. Music    6. Psychedelic rock music    7. Records    8. Rock Music    9. Popular culture    10. Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000    11. Reference works    12. Rock & pop