Perry D. Cox

Last updated

Perry Duane Cox (born September 3, 1957, Tempe, Arizona) is a pop & rock memorabilia expert and author specializing in the Beatles and the Beach Boys. He is best known for his price and reference guide books on The Beatles and The Beach Boys records and collectibles which have become the standard resource in the collector world. Mr. Cox is highly regarded by his fellow authors and collectors and is recognized as a leading expert in the area of counterfeit identification as well. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Works

(1983) The Complete Beatles U.S. Record Price Guide [5] (by Perry Cox and Joe Lindsay) Pub. O'Sullivan-Woodside ISBN   0-89019-082-8. The first edition of his Beatles price guide was the first such guide ever devoted to the Beatles. [6]

(1986) The Beatles Price And Reference Guide For American Records [7] (By Perry Cox and Mike Miller) Pub. Cox-Miller Ltd. ISBN   0-9617-244-0-4 [8]

(1988) The Official Price Guide To Memorabilia Of Elvis Presley And The Beatles [9] (By Jerry Osborne, Perry Cox, and Joe Lindsay) Pub. Ballantine Books/House Of Collectibles ISBN   0-876-37080-6 [10]

(1990) The Beatles Price Guide For American Records [11] Third Edition (By Perry Cox and Joe Lindsay) Pub. Perry Cox Ent./Biodisc ISBN   0-9617-347-4-4 [12]

(1993) The Beatles Price Guide For American Records Revised Third Edition Pub. Perry Cox Ent./Biodisc ISBN   0-9617-347-6-0 [13]

(1995) The Official Price Guide To The Beatles Records And Memorabilia [14] (By Perry Cox and Joe Lindsay) Pub. Ballantine Books/House Of Collectibles ISBN   0-876-37940-4 [15]

(1999) The Official Price Guide To The Beatles Records And Memorabilia Revised Second Edition [16] (By Perry Cox) Pub. Ballantine Books/House Of Collectibles ISBN   0-676-60181-2 [17]

(2007) Price Guide For The Beatles American Records 6th Edition [18] (By Perry Cox and Frank Daniels. Foreword by Bruce Spizer) Pub. 498 Productions ISBN   978-0-9662649-6-8 [19]

(2017) Price and Reference Guide for the Beach Boys American Records [20] (By Perry Cox, Frank Daniels & Mark Galloway. Foreword by Jeffrey Foskett). Perry Cox Ent. ISBN   978-1-5323-4857-0

Journal articles about Perry Cox

Sept 26, 1983, US Magazine

March 5, 1990, Forbes Magazine

June 1990, Eastern Review (in an article about record collecting titled, "Spun Gold,").

The Sunday Mirror featured Cox in an article about his purchase of Paul McCartney's original birth certificate. This article was circulated worldwide. See the November 12, 1995 issue of the magazine. The purchase had taken place in 1984, at which time Perry Cox and Joe Lindsay were profiled in the Arizona Republic . From the February 25, 1984, issue.

Other works and contributions

Cox has authored numerous published articles in Beatles collector magazines such as ''Beatlefan [21] '' and ''Good Day Sunshine''. An article about Beatles autographs appeared in issue #75, dated Winter, 1994, and Beatlology [22]

He occasionally writes for broader magazines, such as DISCoveries, June 1989, and Fall 1989, issues (one of which was co-written by Joe Lindsay.)

Contributor to the published works of Bruce Spizer, writing the forewords for two of his books: ''The Beatles Records on Vee-Jay'' and ''The Beatles Swan Song.'' In addition, he contributed to the content of all of Spizer's books about American records. [23]

Wrote a foreword for Mitch McGeary's books about Beatles concerts and the collecting of concert tickets. [24]

The ''AppleLog'' series, by Jeff Levy, credited Cox with providing collaborative information.This is true of at least two editions, including the most recent (fifth) edition from 2006. [25]

He contributed to the third edition of ''The Beatles Memorabilia Price Guide,'' by Jeff Augsburger, Marty Eck, and Rick Rann, which was published in 1998. [26]

Cox provided assistance on books within the sphere of record collecting but not directly related to the Beatles. For example, Jerry Osborne's Price Guide to Elvis Presley Records and Memorabilia, published in 1998 by the House of Collectibles. [27]

He contributed to Joe Lindsay's ''Picture Discs of the World Price Guide,'' published in 1990 by BIODisc. [28]

He is personally thanked in the credits to the DVD edition of The Kids Are Alright a notable film about the Who.

He is credited in the film, "Good Ol' Freda" issued in 2014. [29]

Appearances

Perry Cox appeared as a featured guest at Beatles Conventions, such as the 2007 Beatles convention in Las Vegas.

Reviews

Positive reviews of his books have appeared in magazines devoted to collecting (e.g., '' Goldmine '' such as this review, written by Mark Wallgren—author of the Beatles on Record—for the November 5, 1999, issue: as well as Beatles-related publications (e.g., ''Beatlology'' Includes an interview mentioned on the cover of the first issue (September/October 1998) as well as interviews in later issues.

I have dealt with Perry, spoke to him on the phone for almost an hour just talking about Beach Boys. He is extremely knowledgeable and like to consider him a friend as I have also bought and sold with him. Adam Halloran on January 5, 2017 [30]

Perry Cox - One of the Absolute Top Leading Authorities on Beatles Records & Memorabilia and Author of "The Official Price Guide To The Beatles Records And Memorabilia". [31]

Review of Price and Reference Guide for the Beach Boys American Records, Feb 23, 2018 by Giggens [32]

Reviews of Price and Reference Guide for the Beach Boys American Records, Amazon.com [33]

Reviews of Price Guide For The Beatles American Records 6th Edition, Amazon.com [34]

Review of Price and Reference Guide for the Beach Boys American Records 103.6 "The Fox" March 19, 2018. [35]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hey Jude</span> 1968 single by the Beatles

"Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single was the Beatles' first release on their Apple record label and one of the "First Four" singles by Apple's roster of artists, marking the label's public launch. "Hey Jude" was a number-one hit in many countries around the world and became the year's top-selling single in the UK, the US, Australia and Canada. Its nine-week run at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 tied the all-time record in 1968 for the longest run at the top of the US charts, a record it held for nine years. It has sold approximately eight million copies and is frequently included on music critics' lists of the greatest songs of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Back in the U.S.S.R.</span> 1968 song by the Beatles

"Back in the U.S.S.R." is a song by the English rock band the Beatles and the first track of the 1968 double album The Beatles. Written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, the song is a parody of Chuck Berry's "Back in the U.S.A." and the Beach Boys' "California Girls". The lyrics subvert Berry's patriotic sentiments about the United States, as the narrator expresses relief upon returning home to the Soviet Union, formally the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

<i>Four by the Beatles</i> 1964 EP by the Beatles

Four by the Beatles is an EP of music by English rock band the Beatles. Released on 11 May 1964, it is the second of three Beatles EPs released in the United States and the first of two by Capitol Records. The EP features four songs that had previously been heavily imported into the US as Canadian singles. It managed to peak at No. 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

<i>Band on the Run</i> 1973 album by Paul McCartney and Wings

Band on the Run is the third studio album by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, released by Apple on 30 November 1973. It was McCartney's fifth album after leaving the Beatles in April 1970. Although sales were modest initially, its commercial performance was aided by two hit singles – "Jet" and "Band on the Run" – such that it became the top-selling studio album of 1974 in the United Kingdom and Australia, in addition to revitalising McCartney's critical standing. It remains McCartney's most successful album and the most celebrated of his post-Beatles works.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Something (Beatles song)</span> 1969 song by the Beatles

"Something" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. It was written by George Harrison, the band's lead guitarist. Together with his second contribution to Abbey Road, "Here Comes the Sun", it is widely viewed by music historians as having marked Harrison's ascendancy as a composer to the level of the Beatles' principal songwriters, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Two weeks after the album's release, the song was issued on a double A-side single, coupled with "Come Together", making it the first Harrison composition to become a Beatles A-side. The pairing was also the first time in the United Kingdom that the Beatles issued a single containing tracks already available on an album. While the single's commercial performance was lessened by this, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States as well as charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and West Germany, and peaked at number 4 in the UK.

<i>Meet the Beatles!</i> 1964 studio album by the Beatles

Meet the Beatles! is a studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released as their second album in the United States. It was the group's first American album to be issued by Capitol Records, on 20 January 1964 in both mono and stereo formats. It topped the popular album chart on 15 February 1964 and remained at number one for eleven weeks before being replaced by The Beatles' Second Album. The cover featured Robert Freeman's iconic portrait of the Beatles used in the United Kingdom for With the Beatles, with a blue tint added to the original stark black-and-white photograph.

<i>Introducing... The Beatles</i> 1964 studio album by the Beatles

Introducing... The Beatles is the first studio album released by the English rock band the Beatles in the United States. Originally scheduled for a July 1963 release, the LP came out on 10 January 1964, on Vee-Jay Records, ten days before Capitol's Meet the Beatles!. The latter album, however, entered the U.S. album chart one week before the former. Consequently, when Meet The Beatles! peaked at No. 1 for eleven consecutive weeks, Introducing...The Beatles stalled at No. 2 where it remained for nine consecutive weeks. It was the subject of much legal wrangling, but ultimately, Vee-Jay was permitted to sell the album until late 1964, by which time it had sold more than 1.3 million copies. On 24 July 2014 the album was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA.

<i>4 by the Beatles</i> 1965 EP by the Beatles

4 by the Beatles is an EP of music by English rock band the Beatles. Released on 1 February 1965, it is the third of three Beatles EPs released in the United States and the second of two by Capitol Records.

<i>Ringo</i> (album) 1973 studio album by Ringo Starr

Ringo is the third studio album by English musician Ringo Starr, released in 1973 on Apple Records. It peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, it reached No. 1 on the RPM national albums chart.

<i>Sentimental Journey</i> (Ringo Starr album) 1970 studio album by Ringo Starr

Sentimental Journey is the debut solo album by English rock musician Ringo Starr. It was released by Apple Records in March 1970 as the Beatles were breaking up. The album is a collection of pre-rock 'n' roll standards that Starr recalled from his childhood in Liverpool. As a departure from the experimental quality that had characterised solo LPs by George Harrison and John Lennon since 1968, it was the first studio album by an individual Beatle to embrace a popular music form.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tell Me Why (Beatles song)</span> 1964 song by the Beatles

"Tell Me Why" is a song by English rock band the Beatles from their album A Hard Day's Night. In North America, it was released on both the American version of A Hard Day's Night and the album Something New. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was written by John Lennon in either Paris or New York City, and recorded in eight takes on 27 February 1964.

<i>The Best of George Harrison</i> 1976 compilation album by George Harrison

The Best of George Harrison is a 1976 compilation album by English musician George Harrison, released following the expiration of his EMI-affiliated Apple Records contract. Uniquely among all of the four Beatles' solo releases, apart from posthumous compilations, it mixes a selection of the artist's songs recorded with the Beatles on one side, and later hits recorded under his own name on the other.

<i>Record Collector</i> British monthly music magazine

Record Collector is a British monthly music magazine. It was founded in 1980 and distributes worldwide.

<i>Yesterday and Today</i> 1966 American studio album by the Beatles

Yesterday and Today is a studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released in the United States and Canada in June 1966, it was their ninth album issued on Capitol Records and twelfth American release overall. Typical of the Beatles' North American discography until 1967, the album contains songs that Capitol had withheld from its configurations of the band's recent EMI albums, along with songs that the group had released elsewhere on non-album singles. Among its 11 tracks are songs from the EMI albums Help! and Rubber Soul, and three new 1966 recordings that would appear on Revolver in countries outside North America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roy Cicala</span> American record producer and engineer (1939–2014)

Roy Joel Cicala was an American producer, engineer, songwriter and musician. His body of work includes over 10 Platinum Records for producing, writing, engineering and management for talent from the 1970s through to 2014.

David "Bruce" Spizer is a tax attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana, who is also recognized as an expert on the Beatles. He has published thirteen books, and is frequently quoted as an authority on the history of the band and its recordings.

Joseph Anthony Tunzi is an American author, publisher, and producer, based in Chicago, Illinois. He has been described as "a renowned author from Chicago" and "one of the foremost authorities on Elvis Presley," authoring, self-publishing, and producing over 60 titles about Presley, amongst others, for the past 36 years. Tunzi has also compiled a massive photo archive, from which he licenses photographs of Presley. Tunzi is credited as an Elvis Presley Archivist Extraordinaire in the August 2023 Paramount+ streaming feature-length documentary, Reinventing Elvis: The '68 Comeback.

"Thinking About You" is a song performed by Elvis Presley and originally released on his 1975 album Promised Land.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Recording studio as an instrument</span>

In music production, the recording studio is often treated as a musical instrument when it plays a significant role in the composition of music. Sometimes called "playing the studio", the approach is typically embodied by artists or producers who favor the creative use of studio technology in record production, as opposed to simply documenting live performances in studio. Techniques include the incorporation of non-musical sounds, overdubbing, tape edits, sound synthesis, audio signal processing, and combining segmented performances (takes) into a unified whole.

References

  1. ↑ "Beatles Authentication". live.autographmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. ↑ See Bruce Spizer's foreword in the 2007 issue of the Price Guide For The Beatles American Records 6th Edition
  3. ↑ "Perry Cox". www.beatles4me.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  4. ↑ "Beatles Collectibles, Authentic Autographs, Records, Memorabilia, LP Albums, 45 Singles & More. All Original". www.fab4collectibles.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. ↑ results, search; Lindsay, Joe (1983-06-01). The Complete Beatles U.S. Record Price Guide (1st ed.). Phoenix, Ariz.: Longman Trade/Caroline House. ISBN   9780890190821.
  6. ↑ Perry., Cox (1983). The complete Beatles U.S. record price guide. Lindsay, Joe, 1950- (1st ed.). Phoenix, Ariz.: O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN   0890190828. OCLC   9557586.
  7. ↑ results, search; Miller, Michael (1986-12-01). Beatles Price and Reference Guide for American Records (2nd ed.). Phoenix, AZ: Cox Miller Ltd. ISBN   9780961724405.
  8. ↑ Perry., Cox (1986). The Beatles price & reference guide for American records. Miller, Michael. (2nd ed.). Phoenix, AZ: Cox-Miller. ISBN   0961724404. OCLC   16407016.
  9. ↑ results, search; Cox, Perry; Lindsay, Joe (1988-01-01). Official Price to Memorabilia of Elvis Presley and The Beatles (1st ed.). New York: House of Collectibles. ISBN   9780876370803.
  10. ↑ Jerry., Osborne (1988). The official price guide to memorabilia of Elvis Presley & the Beatles. Cox, Perry., Lindsay, Joe, 1950- (1st ed.). New York: House of Collectibles. ISBN   0876370806. OCLC   18530865.
  11. ↑ See Bruce Spizer's foreword in the 2007 issue of the Price Guide For The Beatles American Records 6th Edition.
  12. ↑ Perry., Cox (1990). The Beatles price guide for American records : the definitive reference for their records, tapes, and compact discs : includes all artists on the Beatles' Apple label. Lindsay, Joe, 1950-, Cox, Perry. (3rd ed.). Phoenix, AZ.: Perry Cox Ent./BIOdisc. ISBN   0961734744. OCLC   22627096.
  13. ↑ Perry., Cox (1992). The Beatles price guide for American records : the definitive reference for their records, tapes, and compact discs : includes all artists on the Beatles' Apple label. Lindsay, Joe. (Rev. 3rd ed.). Scottsdale, AZ: P. Cox/BIOdisc. ISBN   0961734760. OCLC   33206018.
  14. ↑ Cox, Perry (1995-08-15). Official Price Guide to the Beatles (1st Printing ed.). New York, N.Y.: House of Collectibles. ISBN   9780876379400.
  15. ↑ Perry., Cox (1995). Official price guide to the Beatles : records and memorabilia. Lindsay, Joe, 1950- (1st ed.). New York, N.Y.: House of Collectibles. ISBN   0876379404. OCLC   33241650.
  16. ↑ Cox, Perry (1999-08-17). The Official Price Guide to The Beatles Records and Memorabilia: 2nd Edition (2nd ed.). New York; London: House of Collectibles. ISBN   9780676601817.
  17. ↑ Perry., Cox (1999). The official price guide to The Beatles records and memorabilia (2nd ed.). New York: House of Collectibles. ISBN   0676601812. OCLC   42472539.
  18. ↑ Cox, Perry; Lindsay, Joe (2007-07-17). Price Guide for the Beatles American Records (6th ed.). New Orleans, LA.: Four Ninety-Eight Productions. ISBN   9780966264968.
  19. ↑ Perry., Cox (2007). Price guide for the Beatles American records. Spizer, Bruce., Daniels, Frank, 1963- (6th ed.). New Orleans, LA.: 498 Productions. ISBN   9780966264968. OCLC   173986139.
  20. ↑ Cox, Perry; Daniels, Frank; Galloway, Mark H. (2017-09-17). Price & Reference Guide for the Beach Boys American Records (1st ed.). Independent Publisher. ISBN   9781532348570.
  21. ↑ "Beatlefan". www.beatlefan.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  22. ↑ "Beatlology Magazine". www.beatlology.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  23. ↑ "beatle.net – The Beatles Legacy on Vinyl". www.beatle.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  24. ↑ "Beatles Concert Tickets Book". www.rarebeatles.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  25. ↑ Levy, Jeffery (2006). Applelog - The Apple Records Reference Guide (5th ed.). Ottawa: Bagtwo/Eartraffic/Invisible Inc. ISBN   9780969433200.
  26. ↑ Augsburger, Jeff; Eck, Marty; Rann, Rick (1997-08-01). The Beatles Memorabilia Price Guide (3rd ed.). Dubuque, Iowa: Antique Trader Books. ISBN   9780930625689.
  27. ↑ Osborne, Jerry (1998-08-04). Official Price Guide to Elvis Presley Records and Memorabilia: 2nd Edition (2nd ed.). New York, NY: House of Collectibles. ISBN   9780676601411.
  28. ↑ results, search; Bukoski, Pete (1990-01-01). Grobman, Marc (ed.). Picture Discs of the World Price Guide: International Reference Book for Picture Records, 1923-1989 (1st ed.). Scottsdale, AZ: Biodisc. ISBN   9780961734725.
  29. ↑ White, Ryan. "Good Ol' Freda". www.goodolfreda.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  30. ↑ "Beatles Authentication". live.autographmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  31. ↑ "Beatles records rare original autographs vinyl memorabilia Beatle The collectibles fab 4 for sale at Beatles4me.com". www.beatles4me.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  32. ↑ Giggens (2018-02-23), Book Review 1: Price & Reference Guide for the Beach Boys American Records , retrieved 2018-04-12
  33. ↑ Cox, Perry; Daniels, Frank; Galloway, Mark H. (2017-09-17). Price & Reference Guide for the Beach Boys American Records (1st ed.). Independent Publisher. ISBN   9781532348570.
  34. ↑ Cox, Perry; Lindsay, Joe (2007-07-17). Price Guide for the Beatles American Records (6th ed.). New Orleans, LA.: Four Ninety-Eight Productions. ISBN   9780966264968.
  35. ↑ "New Beach Boys Price Guide Spotlights American Catalogue – 106.3 The Fox". 1063thefox.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.