FolkLib Index - Brian Rust Bibliography

      This page lists books by the late Brian Rust, as author or co-author, in publication date order, including ISBN numbers, the total number of pages in each book, and every known edition of every title.

      Never having done a bibliography list for a single author before, I previously searched for such lists on the Web and always found them. But when I bought my first Brian Rust book, The American Record Label Book, 1st ed., I searched and could not find one with all the book details I wanted. Wikipedia has a short list with title and publication date only. At "jazzdiscography.com", Brian: The Discography Compilation Application has titles only. The best list, which may be the most complete one, is at "faqs.com", The Brian Rust Discographies with title and publication date only. However, none of these pages include ISBN numbers with convenient Amazon links where each book might be purchased, the total number of pages in each book, and no separate entry for every edition of every title. To include all these details is the purpose of this page. Only those titles with more than just title and publication date will be listed here.

1. 1955, King Joe Oliver, ISBN: none, 224 p., by Brian Rust & Walter C. Allen
2. 1958, London Musical Shows on Records, 1894-1954, ISBN: none, ASIN: B0007JL904, 207 p.
3. 1958, Recorded Jazz: A Critical Guide, ISBN: none, ASIN: B0018KJEI0, 256 p., by Rex Harris & Brian Rust
         [ Duckles, 1964, #1084, p. 292] [ Duckles, 1966, #1281, p. 303] [ Duckles, 1974, #1772, p. 417] [ Duckles, 1988, #2839, p. 500] [ Duckles, 1994, #2810, p. 534]
4. 1961, Jazz Records A-Z 1897-1931, 2nd ed., ISBN: none, 736 p.
         [ Duckles, 1964, #1088, p. 293, "Introduction and preliminary listing of record labels"] [ Duckles, 1966, #1285, p. 304, same]
5. 1965, Jazz Records A-Z 1932-1942, 3rd ed., ISBN: none, 680 p.
6. 1970, Jazz Records 1897-1942 (2 vol.),
         [ Duckles, 1974, #1781, p. 419] [ Duckles, 1988, #2845, p. 501, "Introduction and index of abbreviations for musical terms and record labels"]
7. 1970, The Victor Master Book, 1925-1936, Vol. 2: 340 p.
8. 1972, The Dance Bands, 1st ed., ISBN: 0870002724, 160 p.
9. 1973, The Complete Entertainment Discography, from the mid-1890s to 1942, ISBN: 0870001507, 677 p., by Brian Rust & Allen G. Debus
10. 1973, British Dance Bands On Record 1912-1939, 1st ed., ISBN: ?, ASIN: B0017681CA, 458 p., by Brian Rust & Edward S. Walker
11. 1975, The American Dance Band Discography, 1917-1942 (2 vol.), ISBN: 0870002481, 2066 p.
          [ Duckles, 1988, #2862, p. 503-504] [ Duckles, 1994, #2835, p. 538]
12. 1975, Gramophone Records of the First World War, ISBN: 0715368427, Introduced by Brian Rust
13. 1976, The H.M.V. Studio House Bands 1912-1939, ISBN:?, ASIN: B000NE9C3E, ? p.
14. 1976, The Zonophone Studio House Bands 1924-1932,
15. 1976, The Guinness Book of Music Facts and Feats, 1st ed., ISBN: 0-900424-63-X, 278 p. by Robert Dearling and Celia Dearling, compiled with the assistance of Brian Rust
16. 1977, London Musical Shows on Record, 1897-1976, ISBN: 0902470078, 672 p., by Brian Rust & Rex Bunnett
17. 1978, The American Record Label Book, 1st ed.
18. 1978, Jazz Records 1897-1942, 4th ed. (2 vol.), ISBN: 0517370174, ca. 2000 p.
          [ Floyd & Reisser, 1983, #72, p. 41, bibliography of 17 reviews]
19. 1979, British Music Hall on Record, General Gramophone Publications
20. 1979, Discography of Historical Records on Cylinders and 78s, ISBN: 0313205612, 327 p.
          [ Duckles, 1988, #2830, p. 498] [ Duckles, 1994, #2801, p. 531]
21. 1980, Brian Rust's Guide to Discography, ISBN: 0-313-22086-7, 133 p.
          [Contents: ...; labels;...] [ Duckles, 1988, #2774, p. 488] [ Duckles, 1994, #2753, p. 521]
22. 1981, The Guinness Book of Music Facts and Feats, 2nd ed., ISBN: 0-85112-212-4, 288 p., by Robert Dearling and Celia Dearling, compiled with the assistance of Brian Rust
23. 1984, The American Record Label Book (updated reprint), ISBN: 0306762110, 336 p.
24. 1984, The Guinness Book of Recorded Sound, ISBN: 0851122744, 240 p., by Robert Dearling, Celia Dearling & Brian Rust
          [ Duckles, 1988, #2770, p. 487] [ Duckles, 1994, #2749, p. 520]
25. 1986, The Guinness Book of Music Facts and Feats, 3rd ed., ISBN: 0-85112-460-7, 237 p. (280 p.?), by Robert Dearling and Celia Dearling, compiled with the assistance of Brian Rust
          [ Duckles, 1988, #3052, p. 536] [ Duckles, 1994, #3059, p. 581]
26. 1986, Jazz Records, 1897-1942, 5th ed., ISBN: 0902391046, 1825 p.
          [ Duckles, 1994, #2816, p. 535, published 1982?]
27. 1987, British Dance Bands On Record 1911-1945, 2nd ed., ISBN: 0902470159, 1394 p. (with Sandy Forbes)
28. 1989, The Complete Entertainment Discography: From 1897-1942, 2nd ed., ISBN: 0306762102, 794 p., by Brian Rust & Allen G. Debus
29. 1990, My Kind of Jazz, ISBN: 0241127912, 216 p.
30. 1990, Fascinating Rhythm, ISBN: 0905858492, 282 p., by Peter Cliffe & Brian Rust
31. 1999, The Columbia Master Book (4 vol.), ISBN: 0313214646, 2128 p., by Tim Brooks & Brian Rust
32. 2002, Jazz and Ragtime Records (1897-1942), 6th ed. (3 vol.), ISBN: 0967181925, 2016 p. (includes a CD-ROM)
33. 2004, Discography of OKeh Records, 1918-1934, (Discographies), ISBN: 0-313-31142-0, 798 p., by Ross Laird & Brian Rust

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