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The Essential Rock Discography: v. 1 Book

It took Strong 10 years to compile this discography, and the rock music world is in his debt. More accurate and comprehensive than other books attempting to accomplish the same ends, more readable and better organized, The Great Rock Discography title may toot its own horn, while Strong calls his opus "the ultimate rock book of all time," but it's entirely merited. It starts at A with ABBA and spends over a page on them (and these are rather large pages, with very small print), describing the history of the band and their albums, then compulsively listing their every recorded musical output from October '73 until October '96, including a jungle of code notations (you can refer back to the formats-and-abbreviations page whenever needed) with catalog number and recording label, whether the A- or B-sides differ in their U.K. and U.S. versions, which are essential to your collection, and whether the vinyl was a long player, a double-long player, a colored long player, or a mini-long player. Covering Adam & the Ants, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Tom Petty, Linda Rondstadt, and Muddy Waters on up through the Zombies and ZZ Top, Strong lists every track by more than 1,000 groups. --Stephanie GoldRead More

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  • Product Description

    "The Essential Rock Discography Vol 1" is the ultimate concise reference guide to the biographical titbits, evolving bad lineups, anecdotes and track listings of modern pop and rock bands. Updating and encapsulating all the crucial information from the formidable "The Great Rock Discography", this new tome retains a wide spectrum of facts perfect for the ardent music lover, pub-quiz devotee and general pop fan. Music lovers everywhere already regard Martin C. Strong as a god - his established fans eagerly await "The Essential Rock Discography Vol 1".

  • 1841958271
  • 9781841958279
  • Martin C. Strong
  • 12 October 2006
  • Canongate Books Ltd
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 1250
  • illustrated edition
  • Illustrated
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