| 词条 | Martin C. Strong |
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|name=Martin C. Strong |birth_date={{bya|1960}} |birth_place=Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |children=3 |birth_name=Martin Charles Strong |occupation=Music historian }}Martin Charles Strong (born 1960 in Musselburgh) is a Scottish music historian known for compiling discographies of popular music including The Great Rock Discography. Strong has been described in broadsheet newspaper profiles as a "compiler of acclaimed mammoth discographies"[1] and "a man who knows more about rock music than is healthy for one individual".[2] CareerStrong has researched music extensively since the early 1980s, dedicating 70 hours per week to his craft as of 2004.[3] He is perhaps best known for The Great Rock Discography, with the 7th edition being published in 2004; the foreword was penned by disc jockey John Peel.[4] The book has garnered acclaim,[5] with United States music critic Robert Christgau recommending it as one of the three best rock music encyclopaedias, and the one with the "maddest completism".[6] Author Ian Rankin named it as one of the "5 Books Every Man Should Read", calling it "a great book" that "would keep [him] happy on any desert island".[7] It was re-released as The Essential Rock Discography, a condensed version, in 2006.[8] Strong has also authored The Great Metal Discography (2 editions), The Great Psychedelic, The Great Alternative & Indie (2 volumes) and Lights, Camera, Soundtracks (with Brendon Griffin). Along with The Great/Essential Rock Discography – on which Griffin also worked sporadically[5] – these titles have been published by Canongate Books.[9] Mercat Press published a history of Scottish contemporary music, The Great Scots Musicography, in 2002.[10][11] Strong's final tomes were two volumes of The Great Folk Discography, published by Birlinn in 2010 and 2011; a third part of the trilogy, The Great Folk Discography: The Celtic Connections, has been shelved. He maintains the online resource, The Great Rock Bible. Aside from his books, Strong has written for The List,[12] Record Collector, Songlines, HMV Choice and the Rough Guides series.[5] He served as researcher for Jimmy Cliff's 2003 Anthology release.[13] Personal lifeStrong lives in Falkirk[3] and has three daughters.[14] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/top-of-the-pop-scots-1-629658|title=Top of the pop Scots|last=Gilchrist|first=Jim|date=22 November 2002|website=The Scotsman|publisher=Johnston Press|accessdate=30 August 2014}} 2. ^{{cite journal|last=Taylor|first=Alan|date=17 December 2000|title=Disc man's latest hit of musical history|journal=Sunday Herald|publisher=Newsquest}} 3. ^1 {{cite journal|last=Jamieson|first=Teddy|date=9 October 2004|title=Life lines|journal=The Herald|publisher=Newsquest}} 4. ^The Great Rock Discography at books-by-isbn.com 5. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.fishpond.co.uk/Books/Essential-Rock-Discography-Martin-C-Strong/9781841959856|title=The Essential Rock Discography|publisher=Fishpond|accessdate=31 August 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/ack.php|title=Albums of the '90s: Acknowledgments|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=2000|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|accessdate=30 August 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.askmen.com/entertainment/special_feature_200/225_hardware.html|title=Ian Rankin: 5 Books Every Man Should Read|last=Budak|first=Bertan|publisher=AskMen|accessdate=30 August 2014}} 8. ^{{cite journal|last=Guthrie|first=Sean|date=11 November 2006|title=The Essential Rock Discography|journal=The Herald|publisher=Newsquest}} 9. ^Martin C. Strong at BookFinder.com 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/books/delving-into-the-valley-of-musical-heritage-1-1380488|title=Delving into the valley of musical heritage|last=Johnstone|first=Doug|date=21 December 2002|website=The Scotsman|publisher=Johnston Press|accessdate=30 August 2014}} 11. ^{{cite journal|last=Kyle|first=Tom|date=24 January 2003|title=Music Stars - Major and Minor: The Great Scots Musicography|journal=Daily Mail|publisher=Associated Newspapers}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.list.co.uk/articles/writer:martin-c-strong/|title=Articles by Martin C. Strong|website=The List|accessdate=30 August 2014}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/anthology-mw0000036565/credits|title=Anthology - Jimmy Cliff|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=31 August 2014}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.birlinn.co.uk/Martin-C.-Strong/|title=Martin C. Strong|publisher=Birlinn|accessdate=31 August 2014}} External links
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