Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1900-1940... Thoughts?
Jan 12, 2016 17:20:21 GMT -5
Post by WolfSpear on Jan 12, 2016 17:20:21 GMT -5
Does anybody have a copy of this book yet?
I know it's a revamp of the old Pop Memories 1890-1954 book, but I was wondering what the overall thoughts were to the update. Just how well was the pre-1900 material handled in the book, and what kind of detail/synopsis do we get in the "50 Most Important Records, 1890-1899" section? I'm sure the chart positions have been dropped for the pre-1900 records, but do we get a list of songs with popular renditions attached to it (ala "Honor Roll of Hits") or is the main focusly solely the song?
Was somewhat disappointed that they didn't add an annual
Obviously, it would have easier for those who create playlists to look at an annual rather than skim through various artists' chart logs, but surely there's an improvement throughout the book. I'm also guessing that numerous references were eliminated for accuracy.
I know it's a revamp of the old Pop Memories 1890-1954 book, but I was wondering what the overall thoughts were to the update. Just how well was the pre-1900 material handled in the book, and what kind of detail/synopsis do we get in the "50 Most Important Records, 1890-1899" section? I'm sure the chart positions have been dropped for the pre-1900 records, but do we get a list of songs with popular renditions attached to it (ala "Honor Roll of Hits") or is the main focusly solely the song?
Was somewhat disappointed that they didn't add an annual
Obviously, it would have easier for those who create playlists to look at an annual rather than skim through various artists' chart logs, but surely there's an improvement throughout the book. I'm also guessing that numerous references were eliminated for accuracy.
