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I ordered this book for my uncle who is a record fanatic he has his own stalls. He was over the moon with this book. It is jammed with information, solid book lots of up to date information. Excellent
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
As a seasoned collector and dealer my faith in this publication is waning for the following reasons ; Too much space is devoted to irrelevant entries - who cares how much a 'one off' is purported to be worth? especially when one considers that this can only be a notional value at best. This being at the expense of many established artistes who are being completely omitted, or at least drastically reduced, particularly in the rock 'n' roll field. Whilst it is apparent that this genre is presently declining in popularity and therefore value, total omission of artistes such as the Brook Brothers (Warpaint, Ain't gonna wash for a week, etc.) is baffling. There are also too many inconsistencies in the values given for records which, to any experienced collector, are obviously very different. To cite another R 'n' R example - the Everly Brothers' Should we tell him (Tri centre) is about right at £20, early and difficult to find, but to give a value of £5 for the Round centre version is bizarre. It is similarly difficult to find and in my estimation, £15 would be a more appropriate valuation. There are many more examples of this nature and I have only read from A to J so far. There are also a number of typos that shouldn't slip through. Off the top of my head - Del Amitri's album is called 'Some other suckers parade' (not paradise) and Charlie Gracie played 'live at the Stockton Globe' (not Stockholm) All in all, I believe this publication could be much more relevant if it were less sensationalist. It would be much more useful if the minimum values were lowered to include more commonly found records and the rogue high values for ultra rare items (which are impossible to accurately value) were omitted.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
i have the 2008 book which is great just the right size,the new book is to big,and the writing is so small in the new book you need glasses to read the writing and for me it was to heavy with the disability that i have got,i have vinyl records that go back to 1957,in singles also ep,s they total 450 records,and my lp,s are the same they go back to 1962 again i have got 450 album.also i could have got it alot cheaper as well,i have just checked the date you recieved the book back.it was on january 11th at 10.05am and was signed for
Verified purchase: No
A handy reference book but once again unrealistic prices for most of the Indie records in the real world. I wish I could get a mint copy of Definitely Maybe for that....!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Nicely laid out printing and nice size book although as expected it has many pages, so it is pretty thick, not something to pop into your bag for a short bus or train journey. Keep it handy at home as a fantastic and music reference book. The copy I received was around £6.50 and almost new so I am very happy with my purchase. There are lots of copy's available, the price should reflect the condition, be sure a copy is stated to be in very good condition.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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