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Goldmine, established in September 1974 by Brian Bukantis out of Fraser, Michigan, [1] is an American magazine that focuses on the collectors' market for records, tapes, CDs, and music-related memorabilia. [2] Each issue features news articles, interviews, discographies, histories, current reviews on recording stars of the past and present.
In the 1970s, the record collecting hobby was aided by the establishment of record collecting publications such as Goldmine, DISCoveries, and Stormy Weather, and in the UK, Record Collector. Price guide books were published, codifying exactly how much certain "rare items" were supposed to be worth.
A Gold record is a song or album that sells 500,000 units (records, tapes, and compact discs). The award was launched in 1958; [ 5 ] originally, the requirement for a Gold single was one million units sold and a Gold album represented $1 million in sales (at wholesale value, around a third of the list price). [ 6 ]
Also in 1956, Decca's presented a gold record award to Jerry Lewis for the single "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody". At the industry level, in 1958 the Recording Industry Association of America introduced its gold record award program for records of any kind, albums or singles, which achieved one million dollars in retail sales. These ...
Carlos Martín Ballester (born 1974): 75,000 78 rpm records (carlosmb archive) plus 5,000 78 rpms records and 200 cylinders (private collection). [27] It is the largest collection of 78 rpm records pressed in Spain. Part of the archive is on sale and new items are added regularly. [28] Elton John (born 1947): 70,000 items. [29]
Music recording certifications are typically awarded by the worldwide music industry based on the total units sold, streamed, or shipped to retailers. These awards and their requirements are defined by the various certifying bodies representing the music industry in various countries and territories worldwide.
By fully sequencing all 827 varieties found in the Watkins Landrace (a.k.a. heritage) Collection, the researchers determined that modern wheat displayed only 40 percent of the diversity found in ...
Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine is the second compilation album by American rock band the Doors (following 13) and the first following the death of singer Jim Morrison.A double album, it was released in January 1972.