Product Description

The record collecting community has been clamoring for a book such as this for more than two decades, and at last, it’s here. The most comprehensive collector’s guide to post-World War II rhythm & blues records ever.

Focusing on classic R&B from 1946-71, the Goldmine™ Standard Catalog of® Rhythm & Blues Records contains more than 40,000 entries in all record formats—78s, 45s, extended plays, albums, and 12-inch singles. More recent releases are also featured. Pricing is included for each listing in up to three grades of condition. More than 100 photos of rarely seen and popular R&B records adorn the pages of this groundbreaking volume.

Author and record expert Tim Neely is a regular contributor to Goldmine™ magazine. This is his 17th record price guide.

• First readily available price guide to R&B records in more than 20 years

• The most comprehensive price guide to post-World War II R&B and related musical forms ever

• Written by record expert Tim Neely, author of the best-selling Goldmine™ Standard Catalog of® American Records series

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #911612 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 488 pages

Customer Reviews

very detailed
Goldmine is to Music like what sports Card Magazines are to there Sports.very detail&tell you what to look for&how certain covers or records are more valuable than others.I've always dug Goldmine&this along with other collections from them is a must have.

a quick word
being that there are no other books of this type out there to choose from, this book is essential for the discography information. gripes: 1st: there's too much recent muck listed in with the good stuff . 2nd: as usual, some of the prices these guys come up with are extremely debatable - but then, these guides are SUPPOSED to be a rough "guideline" to appraise lp's . 3rd: didn't find much on the rare soul and funk 45's & lp's i bought this book for. 4th: got a question: why are EXTENSIVE elvis presley and beatles discographies in every one of these price [...]guide books? geez! get over it already! both of those artists ALREADY HAVE THEIR OWN PRICE GUIDES and tons of books out there already covering every thought in their drug addled brains. i would have rather seen reproductions of some rare or unusual picture sleeves or lp covers. thank you. p.s. wouldn't all the price guide books be excellent if they were just music discography books instead of [...]price guides? yes, they would.

ok..at least a newer subject!
finally a book thats afordable about soul and real r&b recvords?
welp..almost.
not quite enough though because somhow towards the end of the listings it makes disco and hip hop rhythm and blues thereby scarring any well meaning attempt to show wonderfull people like ray charles,the robins and maybe even the hollywood flames respect.
no real r&b artist deserves to be scraped into a book with all that crap.
but neely did aGREAT!!! job on the early and scarcer records.
unlike the kreiter guide which is nearly impossible to find and usually trashed,this bbook is more afordable and gives good insite to the music.(untill like i said..disco hits home).
but its a good start.thanks tim!