79 Best Records Books of All Time

We've ranked the best records books using expert recommendations, sales data, and millions of reader ratings. At Shortform, we know books. Our book guides are the best in the world. Learn why.

Scream With Me: The Enduring Legacy of the Misfits book cover1

Scream With Me: The Enduring Legacy of the Misfits

Tom Bejgrowicz

5.0
The ultimate visual history paying tribute to one of punk’s most iconic bands

Formed in 1977, the Misfits deeply influenced the genres of punk rock and metal alike by blending their music with horror film themes and imagery. This is their visual story as told through the original ephemera that helped define their legacy. Scream With Me spotlights the band’s iconic and influential album and single
Scholastic Book of World Records 2020 book cover2

Scholastic Book of World Records 2020

Scholastic

5.0
Incredible world records, social media sensations, and pop culture crazes from the past year! This best-selling annual covers everything from science, tech, sports, music, movies, animals, and more.
Discover all the amazing world records and all the latest and greatest pop culture crazes in this updated 2020 edition!

- Which video game has smashed all other streaming records?
- How many square feet i
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Booze & Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music and Mixed Drinks

André Darlington

5.0
The ultimate listening party guide, Booze and Vinyl shows you how to set the mood for 70 great records from the 1950s through the 2000s.

From modern craft cocktails to old standbys, prepare to shake, stir, and just plain pour your way through some of the best wax ever pressed. Wickedly designed and featuring photography throughout, Booze & Vinyl is organized by mood, from Rock to Chill, Dance, and
The Genesis Record: A Scientific and Devotional Commentary on the Book of Beginnings book cover4

The Genesis Record: A Scientific and Devotional Commentary on the Book of Beginnings

Henry M. Morris

4.9
Massive and scholarly, but written for scientific and theological lay persons, this book combines the findings of many disciplines.
Beef and Hay Agricultural Record Book: Small and Medium Scale Cow-Calf Operation and Grass-Hay Operation book cover5

Beef and Hay Agricultural Record Book: Small and Medium Scale Cow-Calf Operation and Grass-Hay Operation

Cheryl L. Bradley

4.9
This record book is farmer friendly and designed for field use with glossy cover, heavy weight, white pages, 8 1/2" x 11". Intended for ease of documenting farm income, expense, cattle, grass, hay and pasture records for the small or medium scale, modern day farm. Includes a Body Condition Scoring (BCS) Table and Cow Gestation Chart. This record book is intended to assist the farmer with a detaile
Snuff book cover6

Snuff

Chuck Palahniuk

4.9
From the master of literary mayhem and provocation, a full-frontal Triple X novel that goes where no American work of fiction has gone before

Cassie Wright, porn priestess, intends to cap her legendary career by breaking the world record for serial fornication. On camera. With six hundred men. Snuff unfolds from the perspectives of Mr. 72, Mr. 137, and Mr. 600, who await their turn on camera in a v
Beatles For Sale on Parlophone Records book cover7

Beatles For Sale on Parlophone Records

Bruce Spizer, Frank Daniels

4.9
Beatles For Sale on Parlophone Records covers all of the singles, albums and extended play discs issued by the Beatles in the U.K. from 1962 through 1970. Each record is given a separate chapter, which tells the stories behind how the songs appearing on the disc were written and recorded. The chapters also detail how the records were marketed and contain sales and chart information. The book has c
Spelling Power Notebook Green Grades 4 - 6 book cover8

Spelling Power Notebook Green Grades 4 - 6

Beverly L. Adams-Gordon

4.9
National Hockey League Official Guide Record Book 2018 book cover9

National Hockey League Official Guide Record Book 2018

National Hockey League

4.9
This updated record book ensures that devotees of puck-driven action are as well educated on the sport as they are loyal to it. The only official book of its kind and presented by the National Hockey League itself, this guide to all things hockey reflects the 2017–2018 season in an easy-to-understand format. The book is annually updated to feature new statistics, an index of every retired player s
The Acid Archives - The Second Edition book cover10

The Acid Archives - The Second Edition

Patrick Lundborg

4.9
How to Read the Akashic Records: Accessing the Archive of the Soul and Its Journey book cover11

How to Read the Akashic Records: Accessing the Archive of the Soul and Its Journey

Linda Howe

4.8
“The Akashic Records contain everything that every soul has ever thought, said, and done over the course of its existence—as well as all its future possibilities. This valuable information can help you with any aspect of your life journey. And because the Records are also a dimension of consciousness, they are available anytime and everywhere.”—Linda Howe

The universe is alive—and it has a memory j
Spelling Power Student Record Book (Blue) book cover12

Spelling Power Student Record Book (Blue)

Beverly L. Adams-Gordon

4.8
The World Record Paper Airplane Book book cover13

The World Record Paper Airplane Book

Ken Blackburn and Jeff Lammers

4.8
It’s the classic, world’s bestselling paper airplane book, grounded in the aerodynamics of paper and abounding with fun. The World Record Paper Airplane Book raises paper airplane making to a unique, unexpected art. This new edition boasts four brand-new models: Stiletto, Spitfire, Galactica, and Sting Ray. Added to its hangar of proven fliers—including Valkyrie, Hammerhead, Vortex, Condor, Pterod
The Art of Sound Reproduction book cover14

The Art of Sound Reproduction

John Watkinson

4.8
Designed to make life a little easier by providing all the theoretical background necessary to understand sound reproduction, backed up with practical examples. Specialist terms - both musical and physical - are defined as they occur and plain English is used throughout. Analog and digital audio are considered as alternatives, and the advantages of both are stressed. Audio is only as good as the t
Psychedelia: 101 Iconic Underground Rock Albums 1966–1970 book cover15

Psychedelia: 101 Iconic Underground Rock Albums 1966–1970

Richard Morton Jack

4.8
The most colorful, detailed, and authoritative guide to the psychedelic albums of the 1960s ever published.
As the 1960s progressed, a socially conscious counterculture emerged—one defined by rock and roll. Artists began to explore trippy new sounds, musicianship reached unsurpassable levels, and for a brief, glorious moment, audiences embraced the genuinely experimental. Never before or since wer
Construction & Maintenance Daily Log Pocket Edition (4in. x 6.5in.) book cover16

Construction & Maintenance Daily Log Pocket Edition (4in. x 6.5in.)

Safety Meeting Outlines Inc

4.8
A Record of My Vinyl: A Collector's Catalog book cover17

A Record of My Vinyl: A Collector's Catalog

Potter Gift

4.8
Whether you're a casual collector or vinyl store junkie, this essential journal--with a high-quality cover that looks and feels like a record--includes:
-Space for cataloguing details and "liner notes" or memories about your vinyl
-Tips for cleaning discs and maintaining a serious collection
-Information on evaluating vinyl for resale from Goldmine's vetted rating system
-Perforated wish lists to t
Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer’s Edition book cover18

Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer’s Edition

Guinness World Records

4.8
It’s time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Guinness World Records: Gamer’s Edition! With over four million copies sold, this is the ultimate annual for every gaming fan. It’s bursting with the latest facts and stats on your favorite games from the futuristic soccer action of Rocket League to the psychedelic paint battles of Splatoon. And as Star Wars mania explodes once again, we explore e
High Fidelity book cover19

High Fidelity

Nick Hornby

4.8
Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups?

Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his latest ex. He's got his life back, you see. He can just do what he wants when he wants: like listen to whatever music he likes, look up the girls that are on his list, and generally behaves as if Laura never mattered. But Rob find
The Art of Mixing: A Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering, and Production book cover20

The Art of Mixing: A Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering, and Production

GIBSON

4.8

Get ready for an in-depth exploration into the aesthetics of what makes a great mix! David Gibson's unique approach to mixing gives you a visual representation of the dynamics of the sounds involved in creating a musical mix. Through this three-dimensional, colorful explanation, you are introduced to a framework that will help you understand everything that an engineer does— enabling you to not on

The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book: The Pioneering Design for the Record-Breaking Distance Plane, Plus 16 All-New Tear-Out Paper Airplanes to Fold and Fly book cover21

The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book: The Pioneering Design for the Record-Breaking Distance Plane, Plus 16 All-New Tear-Out Paper Airplanes to Fold and Fly

John M. Collins

4.8
A collection of easy-to-fold paper airplane designs and innovative theories of flight, including the author's Guinness World Record-breaking airplane. Features 16 tear-out model planes.

The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book chronicles the creation of the new distance champion paper airplane and how it broke the world record. Collins's revolutionary approach to plane design is a departure from
My New Baby and Me book cover22

My New Baby and Me

Metropolitan Museum of Art and Marie Madel Franc-Nohain

4.8
Every page in this exciting, colorful book invites older brothers and sisters to become fully involved in their baby's first year. Children can draw pictures of baby, paste in a lock of hair, and record baby's major accomplishments throughout the year. Full-color illustrations are adapted from Le Journal de Bebe, published in Paris in 1914. (All ages)
My Body Passport book cover23

My Body Passport

Wendy Coulson Ph.D. and Laura Coulson M.D.

4.8
PERSONAL, PORTABLE, NON-HACKABLE Your body, your health history, your records. Like a passport. Take it with you, keep it safe.

My Body Passport is your personal medical record. This clear and simple booklet enables you to personally document all of your medical requirements, which can accurately assist doctors, paramedics and 1st responders in the event of a health related situation.

My Body Passpo
Healthy and Easy Rice Cooker Recipes: Best Whole Food Rice Cooker Recipe Cookbook and Instructions How to Use a Rice Cooker (+ Weight Loss Rice Recipe, 7 days Rice Diet Plan) book cover24

Healthy and Easy Rice Cooker Recipes: Best Whole Food Rice Cooker Recipe Cookbook and Instructions How to Use a Rice Cooker (+ Weight Loss Rice Recipe, 7 days Rice Diet Plan)

Henry Wilson

4.8
Goldmine 45 RPM Records Price Guide book cover25

Goldmine 45 RPM Records Price Guide

Dave Thompson

4.8
The Biggest Little Record!

The 45 RPM record was first introduced in 1949, but it wasn't until the advent of rock 'n' roll that they became part of the scene. Elvis and his Sun Records releases changed everything and when Beatlemania washed ashore in the 1960s the 45 was a part of almost every American home with a teenager, every radio station and every bar with a jukebox.

Today 45s ride a new wave
Goldmine Record Album Price Guide book cover26

Goldmine Record Album Price Guide

Dave Thompson

4.8
Dedicated to the one you love...

Just like you, Goldmine is passionate about vinyl. It rocks our world. So trust us when we say that the Goldmine Record Album Price Guide is a vinyl collector's best friend.

Inside these pages you'll find the latest pricing and identification information for rock, pop, alternative, jazz and country albums valued at $10 or more. And that's just for starters.

Goldmine R
The Beatles: A Private View book cover27

The Beatles: A Private View

Robert Freeman

4.8
Guinness World Records 2009 book cover28

Guinness World Records 2009

Craig Glenday

4.8
The 2009 edition of Guinness World Records features a revolutionary new design and is filled with more records than ever before. It includes two gatefold spreads and more than 20 pages of special records, all with 3-D photos which can be viewed with the enclosed 3-D glasses.
Tamales: Exquisite recipes from Mexico with Love book cover29

Tamales: Exquisite recipes from Mexico with Love

James Miller

4.8
Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions Per Minute book cover30

Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions Per Minute

Matthew Chojnacki

4.8
In the 1980s, music defined the moment: Video Killed The Radio Star ushered in MTV, Dont You (Forget About Me) ruled The Breakfast Club, and I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For became the anthem of a generation. The 1980s were also the most visually provocative era of the last millennium. Every new vinyl single hit the stands wrapped in eye-catching sleeves that reflected the latest trends. P
The Teacher's Lesson Planner and Record Book book cover31

The Teacher's Lesson Planner and Record Book

Stephanie Embrey

4.8
Extraordinary Records book cover32

Extraordinary Records

Giorgio Moroder

4.8
The visual of vinyls
The most daring of record designs

Now available as part of TASCHEN s Bibliotheca Universalis series, this dazzling catalog of vinyl brings new meaning to the album art. Produced in collaboration with Colors magazine, it brings together over 500 remarkable records from the collection of Alessandro Benedetti and Peter Bastine.

The book forms a junction between photography, music
For The Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records book cover33

For The Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records

Brian Slagel, Mark Eglinton, et al.

4.8
The story of Metal Blade Records is the story of Brian Slagel-a metal-obsessed Southern California kid who launched a fanzine and landed a record store job before cobbling together what he assumed would be a one-off compilation of fledgling bands from the L.A. scene. Released in 1982, the Metal Massacre LP included the debut recordings of local groups such as Steeler, Malice, Ratt, and Metallica.
Feel the Music book cover34

Feel the Music

Paul Major

4.7
"Paul Major has lived resolutely on the vanguard of musical culture for nearly a half-century; as a pioneering record collector turned eminent rock and roller, his influence is vast, far-reaching and woefully unsung—until now. Feel the Music traces Paul’s singular trajectory from his early days in the Midwest, through his years in the New York punk scene, and headlong into his trailblazing career
Personal Firearms Record Book book cover35

Personal Firearms Record Book

Brian Scott Bowers

4.7
A handy and very detailed Personal Firearms Record book. Use this to document your collection. In the event of theft or fire you will have all the information needed for insurance or police. Unlike other record books, this one gives more than enough space for all important information as well as room for full sized photos to be added. Anyone who owns firearms should have this book.
Sweary Skulls: A Spanish Swear Word Coloring Book book cover36

Sweary Skulls: A Spanish Swear Word Coloring Book

Honey Badger Coloring

4.7
Total Records: Photography and the Art of the Album Cover book cover37

Total Records: Photography and the Art of the Album Cover

Jacques Denis

4.7
Musicians and designers have also sifted through photography's rich history for powerful photographs to match and keep company with the music enclosed within: Anders Peterson's classic Caf� Leibnitz portrait of a man nestled into a partner, stands in for Tom Waits on the cover of Swordfishtrombones; Big Star and Alex Chilton push the listener into a corner with William Eggleston's Red Ceiling on t
No Half Steppin' (Hardcover): An Oral and Pictorial History of New York City Club the Latin Quarter and the Birth of Hip-Hop's Golden Era book cover38

No Half Steppin' (Hardcover): An Oral and Pictorial History of New York City Club the Latin Quarter and the Birth of Hip-Hop's Golden Era

Claude "Paradise" Gray

4.7
Author Claude "Paradise" Gray was raised in the South Bronx. He was cofounder of the X Clan, whose 1990 album To the East, Blackwards is an Afrocentric and socio-politically conscious Golden Era hip-hop classic. Prior to that, he was host and entertainment manager for the Manhattan nightclub the Latin Quarter where he was a key figure in transforming it into an historical hip-hop venue. Paradise i
Standard Catalog of American Records 1950-1990 book cover39

Standard Catalog of American Records 1950-1990

Dave Thompson

4.7
Take your love of music to the next level with The Standard Catalog of American Records, the world's most comprehensive and detailed guide to American-released vinyl records on the market.

Records in this encyclopedic, industry-leading reference are organized alphabetically by artist name. Each listing includes formats, labels, titles, release dates, current record value in Near-Mint Condition, and
Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide book cover40

Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide

Dave Thompson

4.7
All that Jazz--and more!

Backed with a rich history and appreciation for the genre, and featuring nearly 50,000 vinyl albums covering some 50 years of recorded music, Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide, 3rd Edition is the only identification and value guide on the market dedicated solely to collecting Jazz vinyl pressed in the United States.

Record collectors and enthusiasts will enjoy wide-ranging art
Yesterday's Children: The Antiques and History of Childcare book cover41

Yesterday's Children: The Antiques and History of Childcare

Sally Kevill-Davies

4.7
Describes changing trends in childcare throughout history. Just as the attitudes of society towards children and their upbringing have fluctuated violently with each generation, the everyday objects used by mothers and nurses have sharply reflected changing theories and practices.
Vehicle Maintenance Log Book: Repairs And Maintenance Record Book for Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles and Other Vehicles with Parts List and Mileage Log, ... x 9" (Vehicle Maintenance Logs) (Volume 52) book cover42

Vehicle Maintenance Log Book: Repairs And Maintenance Record Book for Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles and Other Vehicles with Parts List and Mileage Log, ... x 9" (Vehicle Maintenance Logs) (Volume 52)

Moito Publishing

4.7
Enjoy the Experience: Homemade Records, 1958-1992 book cover43

Enjoy the Experience: Homemade Records, 1958-1992

Gregg Turkington

4.7
Enjoy The Experience is the largest collection of American private press vinyl ever amassed and presented, featuring over one thousand cover reproductions from 1958-1992. It is the seventh major book release by Johan Kugelberg, the author and editor behind The Velvet Underground: New York Art, Born In The Bronx and Punk: An Aesthetic (Rizzoli), True Norwegian Black Metal (Vice), Brad Pitt’s Dog (Z
Vinyl Junkies: Adventures in Record Collecting book cover44

Vinyl Junkies: Adventures in Record Collecting

Brett Milano

4.7
Not too far away from the flea markets, dusty attics, cluttered used record stores and Ebay is the world of the vinyl junkies. Brett Milano dives deep into the piles of old vinyl to uncover the subculture of record collecting. A vinyl junkie is not the person who has a few old 45s shoved in the cuboard from their days in high school. Vinyl Junkies are the people who will travel over 3,000 miles to
Instrumentals: The Number One Instrumental Recordings from 1950-Present book cover45

Instrumentals: The Number One Instrumental Recordings from 1950-Present

Scott Paulson

4.7
Goldmine Record Album Price Guide book cover46

Goldmine Record Album Price Guide

Martin Popoff

4.7
Whether you're cleaning out a closet, basement or attic full of records, or you're searching for hidden gems to build your collection, you can depend on "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide" to help you accurately identify and appraise your records in order to get the best price.


Knowledge is power, so power-up with Goldmine!
70,000 vinyl LPs from 1948 to present
Hundreds of new artists
Detailed listing
Running Records for Classroom Teachers, Second Edition book cover47

Running Records for Classroom Teachers, Second Edition

Marie Clay

4.7
Guinness World Records 2005 book cover48

Guinness World Records 2005

Guinness World Records

4.7
Guinness World Records 2005: Special 50th Anniversary Edition
SPELLING WORKOUT LEVEL D PUPIL EDITION book cover49

SPELLING WORKOUT LEVEL D PUPIL EDITION

MODERN CURRICULUM PRESS

4.7
Opening the Akashic Records: Meet Your Record Keepers and Discover Your Soul’s Purpose book cover50

Opening the Akashic Records: Meet Your Record Keepers and Discover Your Soul’s Purpose

Maureen J. St. Germain

4.7
A clear and simple manual of precise instructions for accessing the Akashic Records and confirming the accuracy of the information you receive

• Details exercises, tools, and techniques to clear the energies blocking your access and tune to your Akashic Record Keepers

• Explains the specific markers that allow you to recognize your Record Keepers and to validate the information you receive, rather
Rip It Up: The Specialty Records Story book cover51

Rip It Up: The Specialty Records Story

Billy Vera and Art Rupe

4.7
Launched by legendary music industry executive Art Rupe in the mid-1940s, the Los Angeles-based Specialty Records emerged as one of the most important independent labels for African-American music in the twentieth century. Recognizing that competing with major record companies was a losing battle, Rupe headed to Central Avenue, the center of L.A.’s black community, where he spent $200 on what were
The Complete Homeschool Planner and Journal: A 180-Day Record Book for Homeschoolers and Involved Parents book cover52

The Complete Homeschool Planner and Journal: A 180-Day Record Book for Homeschoolers and Involved Parents

Larry Zafran

4.7
Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music book cover53

Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music

Kyle Devine

4.7
The hidden material histories of music.

Music is seen as the most immaterial of the arts, and recorded music as a progress of dematerialization--an evolution from physical discs to invisible digits. In Decomposed, Kyle Devine offers another perspective. He shows that recorded music has always been a significant exploiter of both natural and human resources, and that its reliance on these resources
Doing Cultural Studies: The Story of the Sony Walkman book cover54

Doing Cultural Studies: The Story of the Sony Walkman

Paul du Gay

4.7
In recent years culture' has become a central concern in a wide range of fields and disciplines. This book introduces the main substantive and theoretical strands of this turn to culture' through the medium of a particular case study: that of the Sony Walkman. Using the example of the Walkman, the book indicates how and why cultural practices and institutions have come to play such a crucial part
Goldmine's Price Guide to Collectible Record Albums book cover55

Goldmine's Price Guide to Collectible Record Albums

Neal Umphred

4.6
A goldmine of values in two grades for more than 30,000 record albums, from the Beatles to Sinatra, from the '50s through the '80s. More than double the illustrations from the last edition, plus an expanded record label directory.
Goldmine's Essential Guide to Record Collecting book cover56

Goldmine's Essential Guide to Record Collecting

Dave Thompson

4.6
Your Vinyl Answer

Goldmine's Essential Guide to Record Collecting celebrates some of the finest vinyl ever pressed by music's greatest artists. You'll find the royalty of Rock (Elvis, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones), the pioneers of Punk (The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones), Motown's movers and shakers (Berry Gordy, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight), Jazz kings (Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Dexte
Brambly Hedge Collectors Book book cover57

Brambly Hedge Collectors Book

Louise Irvine

4.6
Hedge miniatures are featured along with a price guide.
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Notebook: Rocket space rocketship spacecraft navigation space station earth space solar system

Wild Pages Press

4.6
-Notebook measurements 5" x 8"(12.7cm x 20.32cm)-Heaps of Space with 150 Ruled Pages-Perfect distance between lines allowing plenty of room to write-Stunning softcovers, sturdy enough for everyday use -Wild Pages Press are creators of unique notebooks, journals, composition books, school exercise books, college pads, university lecture pads, memo books and travel journals. -Our range of over 18,00
The Complete Photo Guide to Framing and Displaying Artwork: 500 Full-Color How-to Photos book cover59

The Complete Photo Guide to Framing and Displaying Artwork: 500 Full-Color How-to Photos

Vivian Carli Kistler

4.6
Step-by-step color photos for all areas of matting and framing; the information is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. This book includes top-notch instructions for archival framing—the correct methods and materials for preserving photos and artwork for posterity. The author also provides inspiration and helpful examples to show people how to display their artwork using basic design principles in
The Complete Book of Doo-Wop Rhythm and Blues book cover60

The Complete Book of Doo-Wop Rhythm and Blues

Anthony Gribin

4.6
For those who were teenagers in the 1950s and early 1960s, doo-wop music conjures up memories of first romances, first dances and hanging out with friends. This is an extensive history of doo-wop, with prices for 1000 top doo-wop records.
Guinness World Records 2000: Millennium Edition book cover61

Guinness World Records 2000: Millennium Edition

Guinness World Records

4.6
Filled with incredible feats, records, and events, the ultimate authority on every record in the world has been completely updated and revised for 2000, for a total of 4,000 entries in 200 categories.
Illuminated Manuscripts: Treasures of the Pierpont Morgan Library New York book cover62

Illuminated Manuscripts: Treasures of the Pierpont Morgan Library New York

William M. Voelkle

4.6
Glorious works of art as well as documents of bygone eras, painted an illuminated manuscripts supply perhaps the greatest and by far the best-preserved evidence of daily life during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. This Tiny Folio draws on one of the greatest collections in the world to illustrate the angels, demons, and everyday denizens of the medieval world.
Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records, 7th Edition book cover63

Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records, 7th Edition

Martin Popoff

4.6
Blood on Black Wax: Horror Soundtracks on Vinyl book cover64

Blood on Black Wax: Horror Soundtracks on Vinyl

Aaron Lupton

4.6
Get in the Groove: A Beginner's Guide to Vinyl in the 21st Century book cover65

Get in the Groove: A Beginner's Guide to Vinyl in the 21st Century

Michael Waehner

4.6
Vinyl is back, leading many digital natives to start up analog collections. If you're new to vinyl or returning after a long absence, then this concise but thorough guide is for you. In it, you'll learn how to pick the right turntable, build the best sound system for you, clean your records, and make your records last as long as they should. No collector should go uneducated. Treat your vinyl righ
Telegraph Avenue book cover66

Telegraph Avenue

Michael Chabon

4.6
As the summer of 2004 draws to a close, Archy Stallings and Nat Jaffe are still hanging in there - longtime friends, bandmates, and co-regents of Brokeland Records, a kingdom of used vinyl located in the borderlands of Berkeley and Oakland. Their wives, Gwen Shanks and Aviva Roth-Jaffe, are the Berkeley Birth Partners, two semi-legendary midwives who have welcomed more than a thousand newly minted
Vinyl Manual: How to get the best from your vinyl records and kit book cover67

Vinyl Manual: How to get the best from your vinyl records and kit

Matt Anniss

4.6
How to get the best from your vinyl records and kit.
The Vinyl Manual is the 21st century companion for anyone who is bringing their vinyl music collection back to life or discovering the joys of vinyl for the first time.
With chapters on turntables and audio kit, it is a step-by-step guide to getting the most from your vinyl collection and understanding the technology behind it. We explain how vi
Inside the Yellow Submarine: The Making of the Beatles' Animated Classic book cover68

Inside the Yellow Submarine: The Making of the Beatles' Animated Classic

Robert R. Hieronimus, Laura Cortner

4.5
A work suitable for those who are interested in the clash between the gentle citizens of 'Pepperland' and the hated 'Blue Meanies' who threatened to rob the world of its color and music.
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Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies

Jeff Strong

4.5
Build a home studio to fit any budget

Explore equipment and techniques for making top-notch recordings at home

You've picked a perfect time to start recording! From PC-based to studio-in-a-box, today's equipment lets you put together a professional quality CD right at home, if you know how to use it. This guide covers everything from microphone placement to multitracking and mastering, helping you
The New Lesson Assignment and Practice Record Book book cover70

The New Lesson Assignment and Practice Record Book

David Carr Glover

4.5
A useful little workbook that contains a log for lesson assignments, blank staves, a diagram of the circle of Major Minor keys, and a music dictionary.
Narcissist: The Most Complete Blueprint to Understand How to Recover from Narcissistic Abuse and Relationships with Narcissistic Personality Disorder Partners (NPD Recovery 2.0) book cover71

Narcissist: The Most Complete Blueprint to Understand How to Recover from Narcissistic Abuse and Relationships with Narcissistic Personality Disorder Partners (NPD Recovery 2.0)

Glenn Cummings

4.5
How To Analyze People: The Shortest Way to Learn the Latest Techniques of Facial Profiling, Behavioral Science, Body Language Analysis and Personality Types for Your Immediate Personal Success book cover72

How To Analyze People: The Shortest Way to Learn the Latest Techniques of Facial Profiling, Behavioral Science, Body Language Analysis and Personality Types for Your Immediate Personal Success

Phillip Damian Johnson

4.5
Goldmine's Price Guide to Collectible Record Albums, 1949-1989 book cover73

Goldmine's Price Guide to Collectible Record Albums, 1949-1989

Neal Umphred

4.5
A goldmine of values in two grades for more than 30,000 record albums, from the Beatles to Sinatra, from the '50s through the '80s. More than double the illustrations from the last edition, and includes an expanded record label directory, and thousands of albums valued at $4-$20 for the first time!
Digital Audio Workstation book cover74

Digital Audio Workstation

Colby N. Leider

4.5
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.


A digital audio workstation (DAW) is a PC or Macintosh equipped with sound cards and software for editing and processing digital audio. A properly outfitted computer can now function like a sophisticated recordin
Vinyl's Resurrection: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide on How to Get Started with Vinyl Records book cover75

Vinyl's Resurrection: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide on How to Get Started with Vinyl Records

Oscar Cordes

4.5
NAPOLEON QUOTES ON VICTORY, LEADERSHIP AND THE ART OF WAR: Selected and Edited by Mete Aksoy book cover76

NAPOLEON QUOTES ON VICTORY, LEADERSHIP AND THE ART OF WAR: Selected and Edited by Mete Aksoy

Napoleon Bonaparte

4.5
Miller's Pottery and Porcelain Marks (Miller's Pocket Fact File) book cover77

Miller's Pottery and Porcelain Marks (Miller's Pocket Fact File)

Gordon Lang

4.4

A handy and easy-to-use guide containing more than 3,000 commonly found marks for all types of pottery and porcelain, with information on the makers, factories and artists they represent for on-the-spot reference. Line drawings illustrate the different styles and patterns. Everyone from the novice to the expert collector—and auctioneers too—will want to own this.

Warman's Barbie Doll Field Guide: Values and Identification book cover78

Warman's Barbie Doll Field Guide: Values and Identification

Sharon Verbeten

4.4
This fun, affordable and fact-filled guide allows you to bask in the beauty of Barbie, while providing details to help you identify and assess the value of the dolls in your collection, or those you dream about owning. The perfect size to use at shops, garage sales, and during online auctions, this guide contains fashion sets and nearly 50 years of the most valuable and collectible Barbie dolls.
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Planet Wax: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Soundtracks on Vinyl

Aaron Lupton

4.4