McNally's Price Guide -- Cheap!

by Lukas Kendall

Another book for sale, and unlike some of the premium imported hardcover items we offer, this one is dirt-cheap. This is...

McNally's Price Guide for Collectible Soundtrack Records (1950-1990)

by Keith and Dorie McNally

This 1994 LP price guide was an attempt by mail-order dealer West Point Records to compete with the existing soundtrack guide by Jerry Osborne. 240 pages in all (and 8.5" by 11" sized), it features 780 black and white photos of rare album covers along with exhaustive listings (over 2300 in all) for 12", 10" and 7" LPs, plus sections on television soundtracks, original casts and foreign editions. It also has a lengthy introductory section with essays on soundtrack LP collecting, including information on foreign markets.

McNally's Price Guide originally sold for $29.95. Now out-of-print (West Point Records itself having gotten out of the business), remaining copies are available from FSM for a mere $9.95

It's funny, because I remember when this came out, how big the McNallys were on having it become an industry standard. I'll be honest: the main problem is that the listings are divided up over several sections, whereas in Osborne it's all one alphabetical list.

Still, this is SO dirt cheap -- LP collectors, here's your reward for being patient. Right now I've got a box of only 30 of these and I don't know if I'll be able to reorder. So, send your orders now!

1) Go here for an online, secure server order form for credit cards (best option).

or:

2) Go here for a form you can print out and mail or fax us.

The book truly does have some outstanding photographs, and as far as I know is out of circulation.

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