銀座・イエナ書店で、"The New Rolling Stone Record Guide" (1983)を購入した。
前の版は1979年度版で、こちらもよく斜め読みしたものが本棚に収まっている。
Dave Marsh・John Swenson 編。
評価軸は以下のとおり。
★★★★★ Indispensable: a record that must be included in any comprehensive collection.
★★★★ Excellent: a record of substantial merit, though flawed in some essential way.
★★★ Good: a record of average worth, but one that might possess considerable appeal for fans of a particular style.
★★ Mediocre: records that are artistically insubstantial, though not truly wretched.
★ Poor: records in which even technical competence is at question, or which are remarkably ill-conceived.
■ Worthless: records that need never (or should never) have been created. Reserved for the most bathetic bathwater.
P Records that is out of print
これまで自分なりに気になってきたアーティストを本書で斜め読みしたい。
Chet Atkins
Au Pairs
The Band
Gary U.S. Bonds
Karla Bonoff
The Coasters
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby and Nash
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Crusaders
Rick Danko
Derek and the Dominos
Dixie Hummingbirds
Dr. John
The Doobie Brothers
The Drifters
The Eagles
Firesign Theater
The Grateful Dead
David Grisman
Arlo Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Lightnin' Hopkins
Mississippi John Hurt
Skip James
The Jefferson Airplane
Robert Johnson
Nicolette Larson
John Lennon/ Yoko Ono
David Lindley
Loggins and Messina
The Mamas and Papas
Bob Marley and the Wailers
The Steve Miller Band
Willie Nelson
Randy Newman
Harry Nilsson
Peter, Paul and Mary
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Poco
The Pretenders
Prince
Paul Robeson
Kenny Rogers
Rolling Stones
Doug Sahm
Bob Seeger
The Sex Pistols
Rod Stewart
Stephen Stills
Stills-Young Band
Donna Summer
Peter Townshend
Jesse Colin Young
Warren Zevon
また、本書でこれまで聞いたことのないアーティストを発掘し広げていきたい。
