| The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop | |
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| Author | Ian McFarlane |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Australian rock music history |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| Publication date | December 1999 |
| Pages | 717 |
| ISBN | 1-86508-072-1 |
| OCLC Number | 59566131 |
| Dewey Decimal | 781.66/0994/03 21 |
| LC Classification | ML102.R6 M38 1999 |
The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop or Rock and Pop by Australian music journalist Ian McFarlane is a guide to Australian popular music from the 1950s to the late 1990s.[1][2] The encyclopedia is out of print and was described in Australian Music Guide as "the most exhaustive and wide-ranging encyclopedia of Australian music from the 1950s onwards".[3]
Reviews
Publishers, Allen & Unwin describe McFarlane's encyclopedia as containing over 870 entries and is an "essential reference to the bands and artists who molded the shape of Australian popular music [...] in an A-to-Z encyclopedia format complete with biographical and historical details. Each entry also includes listings of original band lineups and subsequent changes, record releases, career highlights, and cross-references with related bands and artists."[4]
United States Barnes & Noble reviewer, David Turkalo, found that although it was written solidly and had "a surprising number of Australian-American connections", it was too specialised for general American library patrons.[5]
The book has a similar title to the 1978 work by Noel McGrath, Australian Encyclopaedia of Rock and Pop.[6]
References
- ^ "McFarlane, Ian, 1959–". National Library of Australia. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=author:%22McFarlane,%20Ian,%201959-%22&iknowwhatimean=1. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop". Allen & Unwin. December 1999. http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781864487688. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "Australian Music Books" (PDF). Australian Music Guide. March 2004. p. 4. http://www.themusic.com.au/sxsw/pdf/amg/2004/amg_books.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop, Ian McFarlane, Book". Barnes & Noble. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&EAN=9781864487688&afsrc=1. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ Turkalo, David M.. "The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop, Ian McFarlane, Book". Barnes & Noble. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&EAN=9781864487688&afsrc=1. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ Noel McGrath's Australian encyclopaedia of rock & pop / Noel McGrath. National Library of Australia. ISBN 0727019090. http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2600148. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
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