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BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS / ARTICLES : MAGAZINE - NEWSPAPER
Click to visit Philip Kamin's Official Site "Platinum Blonde"
by Philip Kamin.

Published by Monarch Books in 1986
ISBN 0921183-02-X ; 12 Pages - 30 cm x 22.5 cm
Photography by Philip Kamin - 9 B&W/8 Color

Includes biographical information (including by member), discography and year by year history from 1983 to 1986.


 

Books with information on Platinum Blonde

"Is This Live - Inside The Wild Early Years of MuchMusic, The Nation's Music Station"
by Christopher Ward

Published by Random House Canada in 2016 ; ISBN 0345810341 ; 336 pages - 17.8 x 2.5 x 25.4 cm

Platinum Blonde information can be found on pages 8, 16, 67, 70-72, 93, 118-120, 125, 146, 165 and 293. B&W Photography on Page 71 and 119 by unknown

"The History of Canadian Rock'n" Roll"
by Bob Mersereau.

Published by Backbeat Books in March 2015 ; ISBN 1480367117 (paperback)
320 Pages - 15.2 x 2 x 22.9 cm

An abbreviated history of the band can be found in one paragraph, on two pages.

"Oh What A Feeling - The Next Generation"
by Martin Melhuish

Published by Fox Music Books in 2014 ; ISBN 189499731X ; 356 pages - 27.9 x 21.6 x 2.3 cm

Platinum Blonde information can be found on pages 119, 122, 125, 126, 133, 136, 210, 211, 212 and 213. Color photography by unknown on page 110.

Encyclopedia of Canadian Rock, Pop, & 
Folk Music "The Encyclopedia of Canadian Rock, Pop & Folk Music"
by Rick Jackson.

Published by Quarry Press in 1994 ; ISBN 1-55082-107-5 (bound) ; ISBN 1-55082-098-2 (paperback)
319 Pages - 24cm x 18.3 cm (bound version)

Platinum Blonde information can be found on pages 229-230. B&W Photography by Richard Patterson can be found in photography insert after page 258. This information can be found at Canoe.ca. 

"The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada"
by Helmut Kallmann , Gilles Potvin , Robin Elliott.

Published by University of Toronto Press in 1992 - ISBN 0-80202-881-0 (second edition) - 1200 Pages
Platinum Blonde information can be found on page 1066 and 1067.

"Oh What A Feeling - A Vital History of Canadian Music"
by Martin Melhuish

Published by Quarry Press in 1996 ; ISBN 1-55082-164-4 ; 208 Pages - 29cm x 21.7cm

Platinum Blonde information can be found on pages 137, 143 and 149. Color photography by unknown on page 146.

Oh What a Feeling: A Vital History of Canadian Music
"Shakin' All Over : The Rock 'N Roll Years In Canada"
by Peter Goddard

Published by McGraw-Hill Publications in 1989 ; ISBN 0075497735 ; 228 Pages
B&W photography by Philip Kamen on pages 31 and 183 (full page)

"Top 40 Hits - The Essential Chart Guide"
by Nanda Lwin

Published by Music Data Canada in 2000 ; ISBN 1-896594131 - 382 Pages - 22.8cm x 15.3cm

Platinum Blonde chart information can be found on page 220-221. Kenny Maclean's chart information can be found on page 172. This book is available from Music Books Plus.

"Top Albums - The Essential Chart Guide"
by Nanda Lwin

Published by Music Data Research in 2003 ; ISBN 1-896594-14-X - 358 Pages - 22.8cm x 15.3cm

Platinum Blonde chart information can be found on page 222.. This book is available from Music Books Plus.

"The Video Hits Book"
by Peter Godard / Philip Kamin

Published by CBC Enterprises in 1986
ISBN 0-88794-272-5 - 96 Pages - 21cm x 13.2cm

Platinum Blonde information can be found on Page 92. Color photography by Philip Kamin can be found on page 93. B&W photography by Philip Kamin can be found on page 71, along with the old fan club address.

Copyright 2003 Rob McIntyre