Rating: 5/5
Review:
An excellent resource
I have enjoyed and benefited from Mark Barry's excellent
reviews on Amazon for years so I thought I'd be in safe hands when I bought a
couple of his guides to music. I was
right; they are a really good resource as well as an enjoyable read.
Mark has worked in rare recordings for decades so he really knows what he's talking about, as well as having a genuine love of this music. It shows; each album gets a thorough analysis which is a pleasure to read and often an inspiration to go and listen. There is also detailed and really useful information about which reissue to buy and what is included/missing from various editions. I find it a pleasure to dip into, and it is threatening to do damage to my bank balance as I fail to resist the temptation to buy some great reissues.
The formatting is OK: there are no live links in the text, but you can access each article via the List of Contents in the Menu and I've got on pretty well.
Mark has worked in rare recordings for decades so he really knows what he's talking about, as well as having a genuine love of this music. It shows; each album gets a thorough analysis which is a pleasure to read and often an inspiration to go and listen. There is also detailed and really useful information about which reissue to buy and what is included/missing from various editions. I find it a pleasure to dip into, and it is threatening to do damage to my bank balance as I fail to resist the temptation to buy some great reissues.
The formatting is OK: there are no live links in the text, but you can access each article via the List of Contents in the Menu and I've got on pretty well.
This is a book to cherish for me. It is thorough, deeply knowledgeable and a very interesting read. Very warmly recommended.
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