- All Music Guide - http://www.allmusic.com/
Comprehensive guide to recordings in every genre. Cross-indexed source of reviews, essays, and ratings; all available online, on in-store kiosks, and in print form. Uses submissions from readers.
- Muze - http://www.muze.com/
Longtime publisher (over 50 years) of directories of recorded music for retail stores; their data is now available for purchase to place on other websites and in-store kiosks.
- Joel Whitburn's Record Research Books - http://www.recordresearch.com/
Information from Billboard magazine's major charts with complete chart data on every recording ever charted. Short descriptions and sample pages from this large line of books.
- Rough Guides - http://www-2.roughguides.com/music/
Over 30 music guidebook titles; features online versions of their Rock, World, and Classical guides.
- RecordResearcher.com - http://www.recordresearcher.com/
CD-ROM discography RockRom 8, and book Rock Record 7, with 500,000 records, over a million tracks and musicians. Free sofwared demo download.
- Hot Wacks Press - http://log.on.ca/hotwacks/
Publisher of guides to bootleg records and CDs. Information about the books, and three articles about bootlegs (recordings of live music of questionable legality).
- Trouser Press - http://www.trouserpress.com/
Official site of Trouser Press magazine (1974-1984) and the Trouser Press Record Guides. Reviews and discographies from five editions of the guidebook.
- Krause Publications - http://www.krause.com/static/records.htm
Publisher of several record and CD collecting related books, including price guides.
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