Top Pop Singles 1955-2015
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Topic: Top Pop Singles 1955-2015
Posted By: Paul Haney
Subject: Top Pop Singles 1955-2015
Date Posted: 31 March 2016 at 12:17pm
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We've just announced our latest edition of Top Pop Singles:
https://www.recordresearch.com/pop/top_pop_singles_1955_2015 .php If you're on our e-mail list, check for a special promo code and get an extra $5 off! |
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Posted By: Robert
Date Posted: 31 March 2016 at 3:40pm
| That's great news, Paul. I've been trying to find out if it will be available in e-book, which is my vastly preferred format. Can you enlighten? And if it is not, can you help me lobby to change that? After my last e-book, I can't see myself lugging around a big clunky heavy book ever again. |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 01 April 2016 at 3:02am
We don't have any firm plans for an e-book version at this time. The company that we deal with is upgrading their system in the next few months, so there may be one later this year. Stay tuned... |
Robert wrote:Posted By: Chartman
Date Posted: 02 April 2016 at 10:48am
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I'm sure I'm not alone on this forum, but I first bought the 2nd edition and have purchased every one since - including this one. Additionally I have a bookcase of your other publications - the wife says I spent a small fortune!
A request: how about publishing a Chart Collection book for Music Vendor/Record World? Billboard has been covered (plus complete magazines are available on-line), two decades of Cashbox have been covered (plus Randy Price has an outstanding on-line collection and I believe he is working on Country and R&B) but there is nothing on Record World. A few libraries have some years but not much. I'm sure music historians would love to have these charts and Joel seems to be the only who has them. How about sharing for the common good? A lasting legacy? Hopefully other forum members will chime in and support me. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 02 April 2016 at 1:20pm
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I thought there was a Record World book, no? ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: 80smusicfreak
Date Posted: 02 April 2016 at 5:44pm
aaronk: What you're thinking of is Hit Records 1954-1982, which lists the magazine's chart songs by artist, alphabetically (and I see you've now bumped the old thread here on the chat board for that book). However, I believe what Chartman is describing is that he would like a series of Music Vendor/Record World books whose pages show actual reproductions of the publication's weekly pop chart by decade, as RR did long ago for every decade in Billboard, and has also recently done for both the '60s & '70s in Cash Box (and I'd assume that the '50s, '80s, & '90s will be coming soon, but I'll let Paul Haney correct me if I'm wrong there). Sample pages from the Cash Box '70s book: https://www.recordresearch.com/PDF/Cash_Box_Top_100_1970s.pdf - Cash Box Top 100 Charts: The Seventies |
Posted By: Chartman
Date Posted: 02 April 2016 at 6:26pm
Yes 80smusicfreak that's exactly what I mean. Figured maybe if enough forum members request it, RR would respond. It's sad to see that little Music Vendor/Record World issues exist. It was important magazine and should be preserved and shared with the public. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 03 April 2016 at 7:14am
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Ah, my mistake. Carry on... ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 03 April 2016 at 1:16pm
| I'd also like to see a Record World chart book! All I can say right now is that it's on our radar and perhaps we'll see it in the near future. Stay tuned... |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 29 June 2016 at 3:57am
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The books just arrived this past Monday (6/27). All the back orders are being shipped this week! The sale price extends through the end of July.
Thanks to everybody here that ordered a copy! |
Posted By: Chartman
Date Posted: 29 June 2016 at 12:09pm
Now that you have finished the flagship book - time for me to make my plea to publish a Record World/Music Vendor chart book. If not possible, maybe consider having googlebooks digitize the entire magazine - or the William & Mary library (like they are doing with Cash Box) or have some library microfilm them. Such a valuable resource to us chart enthusiasts yet so unavailable... |
Posted By: Robert
Date Posted: 30 June 2016 at 4:29pm
| Waiting for the e-book edition. Printed version too heavy to lug around. |
Posted By: Underground Dub
Date Posted: 30 June 2016 at 11:25pm
| Congrats, Paul! I'm excited to pore over my copy. :) |