[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

Conference cookie::notes$archive:cd_v1

Title:	Welcome to the CD Notes Conference
Notice:	Welcome to COOKIE
Moderator:	COOKIE::ROLLOW

Created:	Mon Feb 17 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Mar 03 1989
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1517
Total number of notes:	13349

1292.0. "Green CD Guide vs. Schwann CD Catalog vs. ???" by CASEE::CLARK (Ward Clark) Fri Aug 05 1988 11:40

    Since I'm located in Valbonne, I depend a lot on CD-oriented
    publications to keep track of the CD software market.

    I'm specifically interested in finding out more about alternatives to
    the Green CD Guide.  I like that this "magazine" lists CD ratings and
    links to Digital Audio reviews, but I'm less pleased with how many CDs
    seem to be missing from their lists. 

    I'm aware of the Schwann CD Catalog, but have never bought a copy.

    Are there any other alternative list of everything in "print"?

    I'd be very interested in comparative evaluations of the various CD
    catalogs.

    -- Ward

    P.S.  Please don't use this topic as a occasion for bashing Wayne
	  Green.  That "discussion" is already underway in several other
	  topics.

    P.P.S.  I realize that topic 504.* discusses catalogs, but the notes
	    are relatively ancient (2 years old) and I thought that this
	    subject deserved a fresh start.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1292.1	Green CD Guide is No Mas	USWRSL::GREENHAJO		`Fri Aug 05 1988 15:04`	6
	I can't tell you much about other CD catalogs, but I do know that the Green CD Guide will no longer be published. Ol Wayne sent me a letter and told me my remaining copies would be credited towards my Digital Audio subscription. Joe
1292.2	Grey tweed catalogue	NEWS::HAKKARAINEN	One organism, one vote	`Fri Aug 05 1988 15:36`	7
	The Schwann catalogues (they publish one for cd only and one with all formats) tend toward the stodgy. It's hard to describe how a listings book can be such, but I imagine the editors holding the Frank Zappa listings with outstretched arms. Nevertheless, Schwann has been the most comprehensive overall for a long time. (Twenty years ago, they used to list the contents of an lp, great when you're trying to decide which Theo Bikel album to buy.)
1292.3	Try CDinternational for nonclassical	PUEBLO::GABBE		`Fri Aug 05 1988 17:54`	15
	I have been buying Schwann's for about 2yrs specificly for CDs. My experience has been there are a lot mistakes/typoes in it. In addition, it takes a long time for a listing to appear after it hits the stores (US). I was going to try CDinternational (advertized in recent Digital Audio issues), but decided against it because they do not list classical releases. The sample copy I had did a very good job summarizing US, England, Japan, & West Germany releases. Currently I am playing with the sample database advertized by KW Enterprises in Florida (also in Digital Audio). I believe with 30K cds out there that electronic retrival is the only smart way to go. I'll report on my success or failure later on. Dave G.
1292.4		AKOV11::BOYAJIAN	Copyright � 1953	`Fri Aug 05 1988 23:34`	9
	CD INTERNATIONAL is a good publication, but it's riddled with errors (such as, say, listing "Freddie King" and "Freddy King" as separate entries, or ditto with "Joachim Kuehn" and "Joachim Kuhn"). It is also woefully obsolete, due to the infrequency of publication. Supposedly, it's to be published twice a year, with monthly updates in between. However, in just under a year, there's only been one main catalog and one update. --- jerry
1292.5	Gramophone + CDinternational + Schwann	SARAH::P_DAVIS	Peter Davis	`Mon Aug 08 1988 15:07`	4
	Gramophone magazine publishes a quarterly listing of classical CDs available in England. This, coupled with CDinternational, will probably give you a pretty good view of the world market. You might still want the Schwann for domestic info.