UK-based publisher and distributor Music Mentor Books will shortly be publishing the first volume of "The Chuck Berry International Directory", compiled by world-renowned Chuck Berry collector and authority Morten Reff.
Volume 1 of the projected 4-volume directory, each around 500 pages, is due for publication on Tuesday April 15th 2008 and contains Chuck Berry discographies from the US, the UK and more than 40 countries around the world complete with dozens of label and sleeve illustrations.
Volume 2 is due later in the year and focuses on Chuck's songs, his roots, his influence on other artists, movies, TV shows, videos, DVDs, bootlegs, radio albums, tours, awards, tributes, books, fan clubs and websites plus a comprehensive Johnnie Johnson (post-Chuck Berry) discography and a complete discography of the ultimate Chuck Berry copyist, Eddy Clearwater.
Volume 3 and Volume 4 are to be published in 2009 and will list more than 4,000 Chuck Berry cover versions and 800 soundalike records plus songs from movies and TV etc.
Chuck Berry and BO DIDDLEY have enjoyed several joint releases around the world over the years, including 1964's "Two Great Guitars" album and "Chuck's Beat"/"Bo's Beat" single; the popular 3-volume "Chuck & Bo" series of UK extended-play (EP) discs; the 1972 UK "Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley - Big Daddies" maxi-single; 1997's "Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley - Guitar Legends" CD and "Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley's Rock 'n' Roll All-Star Jam" concert DVD.
Comprehensively annotated with dozens of illustrations of rare record labels and sleeves and containing previously unpublished photos etc, this 4-volume publication will contain everything you ever wanted to know about Chuck Berry and is a must for the heavyweight Chuck fan.
Further details and pre-orders etc are available by visiting the Music Mentor Books website, located at http://musicmentor0.tripod.com/book_cbid_volume1.html
Music Mentor Books is an independent UK publisher and distributor of quality books for the music researcher, record collector and dedicated fan.
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Chuck Berry official website: http://www.chuckberry.com/
