Penguin Price Guide for Record and CD Collectors (Penguin Reference Books) [Paperback]

Nick Hamlyn (Author)

Book Description

Series: Penguin Reference Books | Publication Date: June 26, 2003

This is the guide for record and CD collectors. Updated for its fifth edition to reflect current market prices, "The Penguin Price Guide for Record and CD Collectors" lists more than 140,000 valuations and offers an advice on adding to your collection. Coverage of imports and information about specialist areas such as psychedelia make this the most useful guide available.

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About the Author

Nick Hamlyn is the co-owner of Pied Piper Records in Northampton. He is a record dealer and collector and a music journalist, contributing regularly to 'Record Mart and Buyer' magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1232 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books; 6th edition (June 26, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141012005
• ISBN-13: 978-0141012001
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,025,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable but frustrating, July 20, 2009

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This review is from: Penguin Price Guide for Record and CD Collectors (Penguin Reference Books) (Paperback)

Over the years I have owned at least one previous edition of this volume that I have thrown away, with regrets. It is good to see that this book which is kind of unique has been re-edited. However as it has been more biased towards CDs and less towards LPs, it does not have the historic scope that such a book usually has. There have been other guides that are now out of print but this one is more extensive. It also does feature very (very) little text on any of the entries, except the more important ones and then it concerns more the collecting value of some ultra-rare records. This makes it a difficult read if you are not a serious collector. However almost any music book collection needs it, so...