The SOUNDS GOOD Music Books Series...
BLUES, VOCAL GROUPS, RHYTHM & BLUES and ROCK & ROLL ON CD - Exceptional Remasters...
* Over 1600 E-pages of information consisting of 170+ in-depth reviews for CD reissues spanning 1990 to 2016
* Major Label Box Set Retrospectives from – EMI, Sony/Legacy, Universal and WEA
* Best Independent Reissue Labels highlighted... – Ace, Bear Family, Hip-O Select and others...
* Definitive CD Reissue Series like Bear Family's "Blowing The Fuse" (15 Volumes of R'n'B), Ace Records' "The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll" (12 Volumes of R'n'R & R'n'B) and Bear Family's "Street Corner Symphonies" (11 Volumes of Doo Wop and Vocal Groups)
* Technical data from the discs themselves (total playing times and more)
* Release Date, Catalogue No and Barcode to locate the correct issue
* Track lists and Details on Bonus material (if any)
* Vinyl Discographies referencing CD Box sets (track numbers to sequence singles and albums from the discs)
* UK and US catalogue numbers and release dates for original vinyl albums, 7” singles and EPs within each review
* Remaster/Tape Transfer Engineers highlighted
* Packaging descriptions, size of booklets, what’s contained within, who wrote the liner notes, repro artwork explained
* Reference to the Audio Quality of the CD - analysis of songs
* Guest Musicians highlighted – Cover Versions noted
Just some of the RECORD LABELS covered by the book include:
Abner, Aladdin, Apollo, Aristocrat, Atlantic, Black & White, Blue Horizon, Brunswick, Cadet, Capitol, CBS Records, Checker, Chess, Class, Columbia, Decca, DeLuxe, Dial, Dot, Duke, End, Epic, Exclusive, Federal, Flair, Fury, Gee, Herald, Hollywood, Imperial, Josie, Jubilee, Jukebox, King, London, Mascot, Mercury, MGM, Modern, Natural, National, Old Town, Pacific, Peacock, RCA Victor, Rama, Regal, RPM, Savoy, Spark, Specialty, Sue, Swing Time, Trumpet, United Artists, Vee-Jay and Vocalion
Having worked for RECKLESS RECORDS in London for over 20 years as one of their principal Vinyl and CD buyers (one of the best secondhand record shops in the West End) and having over 3300 posts (CDs, DVDs, BLU RAYs) - as you can imagine I come across a huge number of reissues - some far more worthy than others. To that end I've collated together these SOUNDS GOOD books as guides to Exceptional CD Remasters offering up in-depth reviews on a wide range of titles.
And it doesn’t have to cost the earth to Sound Good either – you just need to know which CD is the right issue to buy. Many entries in this large and unique book cost less than £10 while others are under a fiver. And even if some Box Sets/Deletions have acquired a price tag - because they’re the best I’ve included them along with artists/titles that deserve your attention…
Other titles in the SOUNDS GOOD Music Books Series include...
1. CLASSIC 1960s MUSIC ON CD - Exceptional Remasters...
2. CLASSIC 1970s ROCK ON CD - Exceptional Remasters...
3. 1960s and 1970s MUSIC ON CD - Exceptional Remasters Volume 1 of 3... - Rock and Pop, Underground, Blues Rock, Progressive, Psych, Kraut Rock and Avant Garde.
4. 1960s and 1970s MUSIC ON CD - Exceptional Remasters Volume 2 of 3... - Rock and Pop, Folk Rock and Acid Folk, Country Rock and Americana, Punk & New Wave and Reggae.
5. 1960s and 1970s MUSIC ON CD - Exceptional Remasters Volume 3 of 3... (no duplicates with Volumes 1 and 2
6. SOUL, FUNK and JAZZ FUSION on CD - Exceptional Remasters...
7. OVERLOOKED ALBUMS - 1955 to 1979... 363 Forgotten LPs and their Best CD counterparts
Hope you enjoy the reads – Mark Barry (2016)
