Goldmine Record Album Price Guide CD by Dave Thompson

by Dave Thompson

Music Matters!With its rich history of appreciation for the format and featuring more than 110,000 albums covering 60 years, Goldmine Record Album Price Guide, 9th Edition , is the best and most trusted resource for buying, selling or simply enjoying a vinyl album collection.This completely vetted and massive reference Whether you're new to the scene or an experienced collector, Goldmine Record Album Price Guide is here to help.

Genres: Music, Reference

CD-ROM

First published May 22, 2013

About the author

English author Dave Thompson has spent his entire working life writing biographies of other people, but is notoriously reluctant to write one for himself. Unlike the subjects of some of his best known books, he was neither raised by ferrets nor stolen from gypsies. He has never appeared on reality TV (although he did reach the semi finals of a UK pop quiz when he was sixteen), plays no musical instruments and he can’t dance, either.

However, he has written well over one hundred books in a career that is almost as old as U2’s… whom he saw in a club when they first moved to London, and memorably described as “okay, but they’ll never get any place.” Similar pronouncements published on the future prospects of Simply Red, Pearl Jam and Wang Chung (oh, and Curiosity Killed The Cat as well) probably explain why he has never been anointed a Pop Culture Nostradamus. Although the fact that he was around to pronounce gloomily on them in the first place might determine why he was recently described as “a veteran music journalist.”

Raised on rock, powered by punk, and still convinced that “American Pie” was written by Fanny Farmer and is best played with Meatloaf, Thompson lists his five favorite artists as old and obscure; his favorite album is whispered quietly and he would like to see Richard and Linda Thompson’s “I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight” installed as the go-to song for the sad, sappy ending for every medical drama on TV.

Kurt Cobain, Phil Collins, Alice Cooper, Joan Jett, David Bowie, John Travolta, Eric Clapton, Jackson Browne, Bob Marley, Roger Waters and the guy who sang that song in the jelly commercial are numbered among the myriad artists about whom Thompson has written books; he has contributed to the magazines Rolling Stone, Alternative Press, Mojo and Melody Maker; and he makes regular guest appearances on WXPN’s Highs in the Seventies show.

Reviews

[Diane Hernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

With over 110,000 albums listed, the Goldmine Record Album Price Guide is the most comprehensive listing on the market.

This guide lists all albums that are worth at least $15 in near mint condition. In addition, it lists promo and dj copies when available. There is a section describing how to determine the condition of an album. There are very clear descriptions of how to tell the $250 copy from the $15 copy using color or changes in the album photo in addition to the catalog number. There are rock, folk, pop, jazz, country, soundtracks, and compilation albums included. Despite being 800 pages in length, it is very easy to find a particular album as they are alphabetized by artist or group name.

It is interesting to go through and see how much the albums from your youth are worth now. For example, Prince is worth more than both Madonna and Michael Jackson. Most of the pop and rock albums are only worth $15, which with inflation is probably what you paid for them. Not only that but trying to reach the near mint condition required to get the $15 basically means that you can’t have played the record much as even bent corners on the sleeve will downgrade the album. It appears that you will have better luck searching for 1960s jazz albums in thrift stores or pawn shops if you are hoping to find a profitable album. My only complaint is that I would like to see more pictures of the album covers in the listings. At most there are only a few per page. But that is a minor complaint. Overall, if you are interested in albums from the 1950s through the 1990s, the Goldmine Record Album Price Guide is the best choice out there. 4 stars!

Thanks to Krause Publications and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

[patrick Lorelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have an older version of the record guide by Goldmine. This one was an ARC sent digitally. The biggest difference between the two is this one focused on the price of an album in very good or near mint condition. It is harder and harder to find those these days. Yes, you can buy one over the internet or even a record store, but the fun was always searching for the one you wanted to find. Nowadays that is just not the case and most people who don’t collect albums think every old album is worth really more than what it is. The real find of this book if you should look for it. Is when you do find a popular group says the “Beatles” magical mystery tour album the first pressing has what would become the hit songs on side “B” Strawberry fields forever, Hello Goodbye, Penny Lane. The second pressing and other pressings after that have those songs on side “A”. That is just one example. When you get to the older labels Imperial, Parkway and other older labels you can find which ones are first, second, third pressings by the different color of the label that is what makes up one part of the price. If you’re a true collector one of the older books would be better. For the average person a good look at the older albums and the history. I received this book from Netgalley.com I gave it 4 stars Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com

[Theediscerning · Rating 5 out of 5]

This took me right back to the days of reading Record Collector here in the UK, and seeing what goodies existed I would never manage to afford. From pages of Elvis albums right along to "The Simpsons Sing the Blues", this covers pretty much any vinyl album ever to see American printing presses. Mint valuations, annotated comments ("this album has been bootlegged" or some such comment for a rare AC/DC set, and so on), this is a definitive reference. And yes, so too could the Internet be, but all the same.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very large book with the values of vinyl record in dollars. Handy to look up to see what the value of your own record collection could be worth and if you might have a rare record.

Not many pictures of album covers throughout the book, its lists of album titles, sorted by artist and their values. Sometimes there is a little note underneath if there is something such as counterfeit copies or extras that would have come with it.

I had fun looking up the various albums we have to see what they are worth.

I received this book from netgalley in return for a honest review.

[Jan Goodard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great guideline if you are like me and have old vinyls from your teen years. I was able to find my early Beatle vinyls and their worth. Handy if you are in the market to sell your collection or need to insure it.

[Janice Lombardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A super guide that I find very helpful !!! A lot of information for all types of music !
Thanks to both the publisher and NetGalley!