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For sites related to published guidebooks covering recorded music of several different formats. Many of these sites used to have the partial or complete contents of their books available on the web, but few have continued to do so. Format-specific guidebooks may be found in the individual format categories.

Resources in This Category

• All Music Guide

  http://www.allmusic.com/
  A guide to recordings in every genre. Cross-indexed source of reviews, essays, and ratings; all available online, on in-store kiosks, and in print form. Uses submissions from readers.

• Joel Whitburn's Record Research Books

  http://www.recordresearch.com/
  Information from Billboard magazine's major charts with complete chart data on every recording ever charted. Short descriptions and sample pages from this large line of books.

• Krause Publications

  http://www.krausebooks.com/category/records
  Publisher of several record and CD collecting related books, including price guides.

• Osborne Enterprises and Jellyroll Productions

  http://www.jerryosborne.com/
  Producer of price guides (in the "Official Price Guide" series) and reference books for music collectibles. General descriptions of each volume.

• Trouser Press

  http://www.trouserpress.com/
  Official site of Trouser Press magazine (1974-1984) and the Trouser Press Record Guides. Reviews and discographies from five editions of the guidebook.

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