The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music – 4th Edition (10 volumes)
AuthorColin Larkin
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMusic, Reference work
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
2006
Publication placeUnited Kingdom, United States
Media typePrint Hardback
Pages8876
ISBN978-0-19-531373-4
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music – 5th Concise Edition
AuthorColin Larkin
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMusic, Reference work
Genrenon-fiction
PublisherOmnibus Press
Publication date
2007
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint Hardback
Pages1600
ISBN978-1-84609-856-7

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin. It is the "modern man's" equivalent of the Grove Dictionary of Music, which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms.[1] It is published by the Oxford University Press and was described by The Times as "the standard against which all others must be judged".[2]

  1. ^ The Times, The Knowledge, Christmas edition, 22 December 2007 – 4 January 2008.
  2. ^ This information was obtained from Hi-Arts.co.uk Archived 15 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine