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A unique archive of music writing sourced from the pages of the music and mainstream press, Rock’s Backpages is a treasure trove for music lovers of all ages.

Rock’s Backpages

We have found

Rock’s Backpages

useful for those

researching popular

music for educational

purposes as well as

for leisure...

With classic and

contemporary

articles featuring a

range of artists from

different genres, RBP

is full of nostalgia for

our older users and

a valuable source of

rock history for the

younger ones...

Particularly of

interest to an older

male group of users,

an audience that can

be hard to reach.

ROSEMARY O’HARE,

Principal Librarian, Glasgow

Life/Glasgow Libraries

Rock’s Backpages is a well put together,

reasonably priced and easy to use resource for

music fans of all ages. It’s proved to be a hit

with our customers and we are pleased with the

usage statistics.

PETE ALDRIDGE, Events and Programme Officer, Vivacity, Peterborough Central Library

A unique archive of music writing sourced from the pages of the music is a treasure trove for music

A unique archive of music writing sourced from the pages of the music is a treasure trove for music

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Manchester Libraries has subscribed to

Rock’s Backpages for nearly 4 years and we

find the content to be informative and accurate.

The site is user friendly, offers remote access

and maintains good coverage. Manchester

users have spread the word by leaving

favourable comments on our Facebook page.

JOANNE KETTLETY, Service Development Manager, Libraries,

Information and Archives, Manchester City Council

Quick and easy access…

■ Articles and interviews can be searched by artist,

writer, date, genre and keyword.

■ A-Z lists of subjects, artists, writers and

publications make browsing easy.

■ A wealth of additional content from Rock’s

Backpages can be accessed via Facebook,

Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram.

Great value…

■ Specially negotiated and highly discounted

pricing available for public libraries, with

additional discounts of up to 15% for regional

public library consortia.

■ An unlimited number of library members can

access articles in Rock’s Backpages at the same

time.

■ Remote access 24x7 is also available with a

library card.

Rock’s Backpages is a treasure trove of

musical primary source material, and overall

the content is served up well, in multiple modes

for searching and browsing...It is an essential

acquisition for large public and academic

libraries serving serious students of a wide

range of music, from blues and country to jazz,

reggae, and, of course, rock and roll.

LIBRARY JOURNAL

A vast and fast expanding library…

■ 28,000+ full text articles including reviews,

interviews, features and more from the early

1960s to the present day – from Abba to

Zappa, the Stones to the Stone Roses and

from Elvis to Eminem.

■ 450+ exclusive and previously unpublished

audio interviews with major musicians.

■ Written by over 600 of the biggest names in

music journalism, articles are taken from the

widest possible range of publications in the

US and UK: from Creem and Trouser Press to

Rolling Stone, and from New Musical Express

and Melody Maker to MOJO.

■ 40+ articles and interviews added each week.

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So pleased were we with the service that we asked for a trial of Rock’s Backpages. We loved the product and decided to order online again. Access was up and running within a day. Wonderful service. And any problems we did encounter (eg. how to receive stats) were swiftly dealt with by the team at JCS. If only all providers could be like this!”

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Helen Towers, Reader Development and Stock Manager, Cumbria Library Service

“We have found Rock’s Backpages useful for those researching popular music for educational purposes as well as for leisure. With classic and contemporary articles featuring a range of artists from different genres, RBP is full of nostalgia for our older users and a valuable source of rock history for the younger ones. Particularly of interest to an older male group of users, an audience that can be hard to reach.”

Rosemary O’Hare, Principal Librarian, Glasgow Life/Glasgow Libraries

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