New Rock Record

By Terry Hounsome and Terry Housome

Book Overview

Book by Hounsome, Terry This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871967707
• ISBN13: 9780871967701
• Release Date: September 1983
• Publisher: Facts on File
• Length: 719 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Rock Record by Terry Hounsome

My Rock Record book which was purchased in the 80's is worn, torn, kept in a ziplock bag and still used on a regular basis. Time for a new, old copy. Great book, thanks Terry.

A unique reference which deserves a second edition.

"Rock Record" retains a spot on my music reference shelf after 16 years, because no one has duplicated or improved upon Hounsome's approach. The editor uses the standard alphabetical format for listing artists with their album chronologies, but adds a comprehensive list of musicians -- both band members and session players. Each individual is coded according to which record(s) he/she appeared on. A musician index in the rear of the volume makes it a unique cross-reference for tracking career progressions, too.There are two shortcomings. 1)It was not a high-cost production. Its pages look as though they were typewritten at home and, as one would expect, it needs to be proofread. 2)Its usefulness is limited to fans and/or collectors of pre-1983 records. That fact is fine by me, but this volume truly deserves to be updated.

Great Reference Book

This Book is a great reference/cross reference of Rock music groups, Albums they produced listed by year released, with actual musicians listed by which album they played on. Cross reference lists which groups musicians played with. Good for determining which albums must be added to your collection to fill in gaps and to trace the migration of specific musicians between music groups. No reviews of actual album contents/quality. Very comprehensive for years covered. I wish it was available with current data.