Whats the Trouser Press Record Guide?
Five books of album reviews have been published under that name, and their content forms the basis of this site. • The first edition, quaintly titled The Trouser Press Guide to New Wave Records, was published in hardcover and paperback in 1983 and covered the music’s roots in groups like the Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, Flamin’ Groovies and Stooges up through the techno-poppers of the early ’80s. • The New Trouser Press Record Guide, published in 1985 in hardcover and paperback, greatly expanded and updated both the stylistic and chronological scope of the coverage, taking into account the increasing popularity of CDs and other developments. • The third edition was issued under the same title (but only in paperback) in 1989, reviewing more than 6,000 records by nearly 2,000 artists in 658 pages. • The fourth edition was published in paperback in 1991. With all the updates and revisions, it ran to 764 pages, covering 2,500 artists and nearly 10,000 records.
