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Summary: A Goldmine
Review: It was fascinating to go throught this book chart by chart and almost relive the 60s by following the rise and fall of singles. With this book, and the music samples available on Amazon for most of the CD's it sells, I have been able to go on a magical journey of discovery. I have been able to listen to the vast majority of the singles that hit the top 40 in the 60s after the British Invasion. The book is well worth the rather exorbitant price. That being said, for a book this expensive, one would think it would have been prepared with more care. The reduction in size from that of Billboard Magazine makes the charts hard to read at best. Worse, many of the charts were reproduced in a shoddy fashion, making the group names almost illegible at times. And there is no interpretive material. For instance, it would have been interesting to read essays on the history of Top 100 chart, how it was compiled, its importance to the recording and radio industries, and on how successful a single had to be to get on the chart (how many singles were issued at any one time -- 200?, 500? 1,000?).
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Summary: Great Reference Book
Review: This book was a dream for me. I constantly refer to this book while doing research on The Rolling Stones chart positions in the Sixties. Of course it can be used for just general research, or for a particular artist. It tracks the Top 100 singles and how they charted week by week. The charts eventually expanded beyond the Top 100 during the decade. You see how each song climbs to its peak position and then declines off the charts. I felt like I was going back in time and watching the weekly charts myself during a decade which I was way too young to remember. A great book I highly recommend.
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Summary: Great Reference Book
Review: This book was a dream for me. I constantly refer to this book while doing research on The Rolling Stones chart positions in the Sixties. Of course it can be used for just general research, or for a particular artist. It tracks the Top 100 singles and how they charted week by week. The charts eventually expanded beyond the Top 100 during the decade. You see how each song climbs to its peak position and then declines off the charts. I felt like I was going back in time and watching the weekly charts myself during a decade which I was way too young to remember. A great book I highly recommend.
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