Third Edition
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Anthony DeCurtis and James Henke, with Holly George-Warren(Editors) |
| Subject(s) | Music, Popular music, Discography, Sound recording, Reviews |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | 1992 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 838 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-679-73729-4 |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide was a complete rewrite of both the 1979's The Rolling Stone Record Guide and the 1983's The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. The title change reflects the fact that by the time this edition was published in 1992, records were almost completely replaced by CDs. This edition employs three new editors and reduces the number of reviewers from more than 50 as seen in previous editions to a mere four. This edition also included reviews of Jazz albums, which had been removed from the previous edition for the sake of publishing a separate Jazz guide. Unlike both previous editions, this edition did not include comedy artists.
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