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| Categories | Music,collectables |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Bi-Monthly |
| Format | Magazine |
| Publisher | Project M Media |
| First issue | September 1974 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City, U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1055-2685 |
Goldmine, established in September 1974 by Brian Bukantis out ofFraser, Michigan,[1] is an American magazine that focuses on the collectors' market for records, tapes, CDs, and music-related memorabilia.[2] Each issue features news articles, interviews, discographies, histories, current reviews on recording stars of the past and present. Discographies are included, listing all known releases. Coverage includes rock, blues, soul, Americana, folk, new wave, punk and heavy metal.
Goldmine was published bimonthly until 1977, when it became a monthly publication. It returned to a bimonthly frequency at the beginning of 2022. Its headquarters is inNew York, NY.[1] It has been edited by Patrick Prince since 2015, and was earlier edited by Prince from 2010 to 2012. Its writers have includedDave Thompson,Harvey Kubernik,Jeff Tamarkin (who served as editor from 1981-96),Colin Escott, Gillian G. Gaar,David Nathan, Steve Roeser,Jay Jay French,Cub Koda, andDebbie Kruger.[3]
The magazine was produced on newsprint in atabloid format. It recently[when?] had a radical overhaul, complete with more color photography and more interviews. The format is now a large full-color, glossy magazine, no longer on the old broadsheet. It is now published byProject M Media.