The Acid Archives by Patrick Lundborg is a comprehensive guide to rare US/Canadian underground music from 1965 to 1982, covering over 5,000 obscure LPs in genres like psychedelia and folk-rock. The second edition provides detailed reviews and collector information for vinyl enthusiasts, with summaries accessible online. For more details, visit Subliminal Sounds The Acid Archives - UK Psychedelia Discussion Forum
Discogs is essentially a crowd-sourced, living Acid Archives. While it lacks the humorous reviews, you can:
Here is the primary feature for the of this book:
The hardcover book weighs nearly 4 pounds. Carrying it to a record fair is a chore. A PDF on a smartphone or tablet allows collectors to instantly check pressing details, matrix numbers, and price ranges while digging through crates.
Preservation. The physical book is decaying. Paper rots. A digital scan ensures that Lundborg’s 20 years of research survives a house fire. Furthermore, the information (a list of records) is factual data, and facts cannot be copyrighted—only the specific prose and layout.
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