Below is a list of reference books every editor owns.
Bastien
- The Great Rock Discography (7th edition) - Martin C. Strong
- The Great Metal Discography (2nd edition) - Martin C. Strong
- Goldmine Record Album Price Guide (3rd edition) - Tim Neely
- Goldmine Price Guide To 45 RPM Records (4th edition) - Tim Neely
- The Aladdin/Imperial Labels - A Discography - Michel Ruppli
- The MGM Labels - A Discography - Volume 2 1960-1982 - Michel Ruppli and Ed Novitsky
- Off the Record - Motown by Master Number 1959-1989 - Volume 1: Singles - Reginald J. Bartlette
- Albumdossier 1969-2002 (NL)
Denis
- The Great Rock Discography (7th edition) - Martin C. Strong
- The Great Metal Discography (2nd edition) - Martin C. Strong
- Goldmine Record Album Price Guide - Tim Neely
- Goldmine Price Guide To 45 RPM Records - Tim Neely
- Goldmine Standard Catalog Of Rhythm & Blues Records - Tim Neely
- Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide - Tim Neely
- Jazz and Ragtime Records, 1897-1942 - Brian A. Rust
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (7th edition) - Richard Cook and Brian Morton
- The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (7th edition) - Joel Whitburn
- The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits - Joel Whitburn
- The Mojo Collection: The Greatest Albums of All Time - Jim Irvin
- The American Songbook (The Singers, the Songwriters and the Songs) - Ken Bloom
- The Rough Guide to Reggae - Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton
- The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin - Robert Kimball
- The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions - Mark Lewisohn
- Sinatra - Richard Havers
- Bacharach (Maestro! The Life of a Pop Genius) - Michael Brocken
- David Bowie - Moonage Daydream - Dave Thompson
- Anyway Anyhow Anywhere - The Complete Chronicle of The Who 1958-1978 - Andy Neill and Matt Kent
- Bob Marley - His Musical Legacy - Jeremy Collingwood
- Dizzy - The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie - Donald L. Maggin
- The Originals - Arnold Rypens (NL)
- Oor's Popencyclopedie (13th edition) (NL)
- Albumdossier 1969-2002 (NL)
- Rock Over Belgium (Discografie 1957-2005) - Kris Dierckx (NL)
- Ultratop 1995-2005
anto47
- The Great Rock Discography - Martin C. Strong
- Discomania - L'unica guida ragionata al collezionismo discografico di stampa italiana - Giorgio Prigione, Claudio Aloi
- Record Collector - Rare Record Price Guide 2004
- Enciclopedia del Blues e della Musica Nera - Massimo Cotto
- Enciclopedia del Rock Italiano - Cesare Rizzi
baggish
- The Complete Beatles Chronicle - Mark Lewisohn
- Cosmic Dreams at Play - A Guide to German Progressive and Electronic Rock - Dag Erik Asbjørnsen
- The Crack in the Cosmic Egg - Encyclopedia of Krautrock, Kosmische Musik, & Other Progressive, Experimental and Electronic Musics from Germany - Steven & Alan Freeman
- Fuzz Acid and Flowers - A Comprehensive Guide to American Garage, Psychedelic and Hippie Rock (1964-1975) - Vernon Joynson
- Music Master Albums Catalogue - Edition 18 (November 1991)
- Scented Gardens of the Mind - A Guide to the Golden Era of Progressive Rock (1968-1980) in more than 20 European Countries - Dag Erik Asbjørnsen
- A Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R & B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras, 1963-76 - Vernon Joynson
- Up Yours! - A Guide to UK Punk, New Wave and Early Post Punk - Vernon Joynson
- Record Collector Magazines from issue 65 to issue 220 approx.
wally creek
- The Essential Rock Discography - Martin C. Strong (essentially the 8th edition of The Great Rock Discography)
- Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1950-1975 (5th edition) - Tim Neely
- Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide (2nd edition) - Tim Neely
- American Singing Groups - Jay Warner
- New Hot Discography - The Standard Directory of Recorded Jazz (1948) -- Walter E. Schaap & George Avakian, editors
- The Life and Legend of Leadbelly - Charles Wolfe & Kip Lornell (includes discography)
- He's a Rebel - The Truth About Phil Spector - Rock and Roll's Legendary Madman -- Mark Ribowsky (contains discography)
- Myself When I Am Real - The Life and Music of Charles Mingus -- Gene Santoro (contains discography)
- Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty - The Autobiography of Horace Silver -- Horace Silver (contains discography)
atichon
- The Great Alternative & Indie Discography - Martin C. Strong - 1999 - Complete discographies listing tracks recorded by more than 1,300 groups
Isa
- The Originals - Arnold Rypens - 4e editie - 2000 (NL)
- De muzikantengids - Jan Van Der Plas - Tijs Vastesaeger - 2007 (NL)
- L'officiel de la musique - 21e édition - 2008 (FR)
- La chanson française - Serge Levaillant - Jacques Pessis - Pierre Saka - 2006 (FR)