The Official Price Guide to Records, Edition #17

by OSBORNE, JERRY

• ISBN13: 9780375720796
• ISBN10: 0375720790
• Edition: 17th
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: House of Collectibles

Summary

Featuring current prices for more than one million records, this is the only source collectors will need. The most up-to-date and accurate price guide to vinyl on the market today, The Official Price Guide to Records, 17th Edition covers every genre of music, including rock & roll, country & western, soul, pop, jazz, blues, easy listening, new wave, punk, alternative, R&B, and more. This guide is packed with valuable information on singles and albums by more than 50,000 artists released since 1902. Special sections on: First pressing identification. Record grading. Promotional issues. Tips on: How to grade a record and cover. How to care for your collection. The best sources for the best record buys.

Author Biography

Syndicated music columnist, avid record collector, and author <b>Jerry Osborne </b>has been writing record price guides and reference books since 1975. His published works on music now number over 40 titles and have been featured on <i>Good Morning America,</i> CNN, and <i>Today.</i> He has been cited by such publications as <i>Reader’s Digest, </i>the<i> Wall Street Journal, USA Today, </i>and<i> Billboard. </i>He lives in Port Townsend, Washington.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Sample Listing	2	(1)
Introduction	3	(1)
Soul Sales Still Sizzling	3	(1)
How Prices Are Determined	4	(1)
About the Format	4	(1)
Grading and the Price Range	5	(1)
The 10-Point Grading System	6	(1)
The Bottom Line	6	(1)
Record Types Defined	6	(1)
Cross-Referencing and Multiple Artists' Recordings	7	(1)
Promotional Issues	7	(1)
Colored Vinyl Pressings	8	(1)
Foreign Releases	8	(1)
Bootlegs and Counterfeits	8	(1)
Group Names and Personnel	8	(1)
Parenthetical Notes	9	(1)
Using This Guide: Some Additional Points	9	(1)
Guidelines for Pricing Records Not in This Edition	10	(1)
What to Expect When Selling Your Records to a Dealer	11	(1)
Concluding Thoughts	12	(1)
Records Listings: A -- Z	13	(650)
Buyers and Sellers Directory	663	(17)
Directory of Advertisers	680