[78-L] Revised American Dance Band Discography

[Malcolm Rockwell]

I agree. Figure between $75 & $125 per volume, depending on publisher, 
etc., and we're looking at somewhere between $450 & $750 for the set. Wow!
I'll still want 'em, though.
Mal

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soundthink at aol.com wrote:
> With a discography this size, and with the inevitable "corrections/addendums," don't you think this certainly warrants a CD-R edition? Or is that already in the works? Cost aside, I literally don't have room on my shelves for another massive discography.
>
> Cary Ginell
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven C. Barr <stevenc at interlinks.net>
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> Sent: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:26 pm
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Revised American Dance Band Discography
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
>   
>> Had a phone call from Richard Johnson this evening to say that he, and 
>> his co-author Bernard Shirley, had completed this work and it was now 
>> with the publisher.
>>
>> It will run to a tad under 5000 pages, with artist and tune indices. It 
>> will be in 5 volumes, each the size of a Rust volume. It will include 
>> transcriptions where, at least, part of the session has been issued 
>> commercially. The same with films. Dubs will be noted.
>>
>> No idea of cost as yet.
>>
>> Apparently it has taken 34 years to complete!
>>
>>     
> 1) ADBD I cost, IIRC, US$35 when released...?!
>
> 2) The idea of a five-volume set, each the size of Ohio (give or
> take) suggests a VERY scary "list price!!"
>
> 3) One not only needs to be Rockefeller-level-wealthy to BUY
> 78's these days...but also the necessary reference works to find
> out wotinell one OWNS...?!
>
> 4) Given good luck (and a favourable tail-wind), my two or
> three thousand duplicate 78's will soon be worth AMAZING
> prices...even my extra copies of "Doggie In the Window!!"?
>
> eBxx, here ah comeses...?!
>
> ...stevenc
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