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Books : The Penguin Price Guide for Record and CD Collectors (Penguin Reference Books)

by: Nick Hamlyn


Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 782 EAN: 9780141012001 ISBN: 0141012005 Label: Penguin Manufacturer: Penguin Number Of Pages: 1232 Publication Date: June 26, 2003 Publisher: Penguin Sales Rank: 44058 Studio: Penguin	Average Rating: List Price: £25.00 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £16.25 You Save: £8.75 (35%) Prices subject to change.
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- A thick book... with little in it
Save yourself the bother of buying this book, it has glaring ommissions, and is just frustrating to use. Here`s how it works, if you have an LP record in mint condition it`s worth a tenner, In very good condition £4 or £5

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- The best Price Guide on the market!
When I wanted to value my record collection, I used Nick Hamlyn's Penguin Price Guide and found it really easy and reliable to use. With the records listed alphabetically, it is simple to find the titles - unlike other guides I have seen where for each artist the records are listed in chronological order under a number of different format headings - very confusing if you're not an anorak! The book also has a number of useful rarity charts and is filled with fascinating pieces of extra biographical ... Read More

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- Not very good - a guide for people who don't collect records
This guide simply does not have the detail (or accuracy, but thats a perennial problem with all guides) that record collectors need. Quotes £150 for "With the Beatles" yellow and black parlophone stereo. There are at least 4 different variations of this item - the prices of which vary considerably. Therefore, pretty useless.

Setting the all records out in by song title rather than type (CD, LP, EP, single, promo etc) is also annoying. There is a real opportunity to offer an alternative ... Read More

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- A good Guide but has some big ommisions
This guide has a fundamental problem in having only one author. While Nick Hamlyn's knowledge is huge, no dealer can know everything. It's strengths are in 60s and 70s Jazz and rock, it is very lacking on modern releases. A look at The Manic Street Preachers listing shows some titles listed at 10% of their current market value. He also has a tendency to overvalue records he likes, particularly prog rock, a good guide to this is that he has inserted little comments on some bands. If he sings their praise, ... Read More

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