Rock Stars/Pop Stars - (Music Reference Collection) Annotated by Brady J Leyser & Pol Gosset (Hardcover)

About the Book

With a listing of over 3,600 books about individual artists and groups, this is the most accurate and comprehensive bibliography available on Rock/Pop stars. It is the most authoritative source for English-language titles, which are listed in the main directory under an A-Z presentation of artists. For easy access, information is cross-referenced through the use of author, title, and subject indexes. A down-to-the-wire supplement completes the book in a timely fashion. Collectors will be pleased with entries for privately published and/or limited editions, of which many are very rare.

Book Synopsis

With a listing of over 3,600 books about individual artists and groups, this is the most accurate and comprehensive bibliography available on Rock/Pop stars. It is the most authoritative source for English-language titles, which are listed in the main directory under an A-Z presentation of artists. For easy access, information is cross-referenced through the use of author, title, and subject indexes. A down-to-the-wire supplement completes the book in a timely fashion. Collectors will be pleased with entries for privately published and/or limited editions, of which many are very rare.

Review Quotes

.,."[F]ascinating....Librarians should sieze [this] study with glee. This magnificent resource should be on every rock reader's shelf."-Popular Music and Society

?...[F]ascinating....Librarians should sieze [this] study with glee. This magnificent resource should be on every rock reader's shelf.?-Popular Music and Society

?Its purpose and organization could not be more straightforward or user-friendly. This bibliography's value lies in its identification of many books that would otherwise be fugitive writings.?-Wilson Library Bulletin

?Rock Stars is a good work, particularly for smaller groups and "shooting stars." Should be considered by public libraries with strong contemporary music collections and by music libraries.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?The compiler includes an excellent introduction to using the bibliography. Recommended for all public and academic music reference collections.?-Choice

?This bibliography is an easy-to-use comprehensive guide to books that concern rock and pop stars, and should be useful as a reference guide to collectors and anyone else interested in the subject.?-Music

..."ÝF¨ascinating....Librarians should sieze Ýthis¨ study with glee. This magnificent resource should be on every rock reader's shelf."-Popular Music and Society

..."[F]ascinating....Librarians should sieze [this] study with glee. This magnificent resource should be on every rock reader's shelf."-Popular Music and Society

"Its purpose and organization could not be more straightforward or user-friendly. This bibliography's value lies in its identification of many books that would otherwise be fugitive writings."-Wilson Library Bulletin

"The compiler includes an excellent introduction to using the bibliography. Recommended for all public and academic music reference collections."-Choice

"This bibliography is an easy-to-use comprehensive guide to books that concern rock and pop stars, and should be useful as a reference guide to collectors and anyone else interested in the subject."-Music

"Rock Stars is a good work, particularly for smaller groups and "shooting stars." Should be considered by public libraries with strong contemporary music collections and by music libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

About the Author

BRADY J. LEYSER is the Canadian Manager of Information Resources for one of the world's largest advertising agencies. He has been collecting Rock/Pop music books, magazines, records, CDs, and memorabilia for over 20 years. He is the editor of the Special Libraries Association, Advertising and Marketing Division publication What's New in Advertising and Marketing and the Ontario Association of Library Technicians Newsletter. Mr. Leyser lives in Toronto and is currently preparing Canadian Advertising and Marketing: An Annotated Guide to Information Sources.

POL GOSSET lives in Paris, has managed a record store, and started a Rock/Pop music information mail club. He has been a collector of music books, magazines, records, and CDs for 25 years and is currently preparing a comprehensive bibliography of Rock/Pop music books written in French. He is also compiling a database of books in English about general subject Rock/Pop books.