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Christgau's Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies Christgau's Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies is a music reference book by American music journalist and essayist Robert Christgau It was ?rst published in October by Ticknor Fields The book compiles approximately of Christgau's capsule album reviews most of which were originally written for his Consumer Guide column in The Village Voice throughout the s The entries feature annotated details about each record's release and cover a variety of genres related to rock music Many of the older reviews were rewritten for the guide to re ect his changed perspective and matured stylistic approach informed by an interest in the aesthetic and political dimensions of popular music and a desire to communicate his ideas to readers in an entertaining provocative way Christgau's Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies The guide was critically well received earning praise for its extensive discography Christgau's judgment and colorful writing Reviewers noted his opinionated tastes analytical commentary pithy language and critical quips The book appeared on several expert lists of popular music literature A staple of rock-era reference works Christgau's Record Guide became widely popular in libraries as a source for popular music studies and as an authoritative guide for fellow critics record collectors and music shops Christgau's Record Guide has been reprinted several times in book form and later on Christgau's website in its entirety Two more Consumer Guide collections have been published compiling his capsule reviews from the s and the s respectively Contents Background Preparation Content and scope Publication history Contemporary reception Popular press Academic journals Legacy and in uence See also References Bibliography Further reading Author Robert Christgau Country United States Language English Subject Albums capsule review discography music journalism popular music rock music Published by Ticknor Fields Media type Print Pages ISBN X Followed by Christgau's Record Guide The ' s CExternal links Background In Robert Christgau began reviewing contemporary album releases in his Consumer Guide column which was published more-or-less monthly in The Village Voice and for brief periods in Newsday and Creem magazine during the s His method was to select about albums to review in capsule format averaging approximately words each and to assign each album a letter grade rating on a scale from A-plus to E-minus The column was a product of The Village Voice's deal with Christgau ??allotting him one -word piece per month ??and his desire to provide prospective buyers with ratings of albums including those that did not receive signi ?cant radio airplay Some of Christgau's early columns were reprinted in his ?rst book Any Old Way You Choose It a anthology of essays previously published in the Voice and Newsday The book originated from Christgau's column in The Village Voice former headquarters pictured Among the most revered and in uential of the earliest rock critics Christgau wrote the Consumer Guide with con ?dence in his tastes conviction that popular music could be consumed intelligently and interest in ?nding new understandings of