Books, Magazines, and Articles on File

The following books, magazines, and articles are at present on file in the private reference library documenting the commercial and cultural history of the jukebox phenomenon. The listings are marked (h) for books containing historic information, (f) for fiction with the word jukebox in title, (o) for other books with the word jukebox in title, (m) for jukebox related magazines, and (a) for articles in non-jukebox related magazines.

"A Blast from the Past - Jukeboxes", ed. Scott Wood, L-W Book Sales, Gas City, Indiana, USA, 1992. (h)

"A Collection of Number 1 Hits - Jukebox and Coin-op Recipes", ed. Connie Bingaman, Manchester, Missouri, USA, 1993. (o)

"A Complete Identification Guide to the Wurlitzer Jukebox", Rick Botts, Jukebox Collector, Des Moines, Iowa, USA, 1984. (h)

"A Guide to 50s & 60s Jukeboxes", Olle Dahlbäck, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, (2nd ed.) 1986. (h)

"A Nickel a Tune", G. Parsons Jr. & R. Yoder, Reader's Digest, February, 1941, USA. (a)

"American Play - Emozioni a Gettone", eds. Philippe Daverio et al., Electa, Milan, Italy, 1996. (h)

"Antique Amusements Magazine", 1996-2001, ed. Steve Hunt, Cambridge, England. (m)

"A Pictorial Guide of Collectable Juke Boxes", ed. Jukebox Junction Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, USA, 1980. (h)

"Alte Münzautomaten", Friedrich K. Struckmeier & Georg Metz, Callwey, Munich, Germany, 1988. (h)

"Always Jukin", 1986-2004, eds. Mike Baute et al., Seattle, Washington, USA. (m)

"American Jukebox - The Classic Years", Vincent Lynch, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, California, USA, 1990. (h)

"American Phonograph Design Patents 1897-1916", John Maeder, Quercus Press, Claremont, California, USA, 1993. (h)

"Automatic Pleasures", Nicholas Costa, Kevin Francis Publishing Ltd., London, England, 1988. (h)

"Bill Bickers' Juke Talk", Bill Bickers, GameRoom / Jukebox Collector Magazines, Keyport NJ / Des Moines IA, USA, (1st ed.) 2000. (m)

"By the Light of the Jukebox", Dean Paschal, Ontario Review Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 2002. (f)

"Cadillac Jukebox", James Lee Burke, Hyperion, New York, New York, USA, 1996. (f)

"Celluloid Jukebox", eds. Jonathan Romney & Adrian Wootton, BFI Publishing, London, England, 1995. (o)

"Classic Amusements", 1993, ed. Richard M. Bueschel, Wordmarque, Clifton, Virginia, USA. (m)

"Coin Drop International", 1995-1999, ed. Susanna Harris, Denver, Colorado, USA. (m)

"Coin-Ops On Location", Richard M. Bueschel & Eric D. Hatchell, Wordmarque, Clifton, Virginia, USA, 1993. (h)

"Coin Return", 1995-2004, eds. Arne Asphjell/Knut Iversen et al., Trondheim/Bekkestua, Norway, (m)

"Collector's Guide to Vintage Coin Machines", Richard M. Bueschel, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, Pennsylvania, USA, 1995. (h)

"Dank U, meneer Edison", Leonard de Vries, Unieboek/De Grooise Uitgeverij, Bussum, The Netherlands, 1977. (h)

"Dansk Jukebox-Historie", Gert J. Almind, Mundelstrup, Denmark, 1991. (h)

"Darlin', Save the Last Dance for Me", Albert Goldman et al., OUI Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1, January, 1975, USA. (a)

"De Jukebox Fanaat", 1987-2004, eds. Frits Aalders & Ernst Aalders, Rosmalen, The Netherlands. (m)

"Drømme fra en juke box", Aage Brandt, Gyldendal, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1986. (f)

"Edgar Allan Poe & The Juke-Box", Elisabeth Bishop (ed. Alice Quinn), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, New York, USA, 2006. (f)

"Electrical Review", Vol. 16, No. 24, August, 1890, New York, New York, USA. (a)

"Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments", Q. David Bowers, The Vestal Press Ltd., New York, New York, USA, 1972. (h)

"Fonografi e Grammofoni", Marco Contini, Be-Ma Editrice, Milan, Italy, 1987. (h)

"Fonografi e Grammofoni", ed. Francesco Galizzi, Stella Polare Editrice, Bergamo, Italy, 1990. (h)

"From carosone to cosa nostra - ancestors of the music video", Michele Bovi, Coniglio Editore S.r.L., Roma, Italy, 2007. (h)

"From Tin Foil to Stereo - Evolution of the Phonograph", Oliver Read & Walter L. Welch, H.W. Sams, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, 1956 (2nd ed., 1976). (h)

"From Tin Foil to Stereo - The Acoustic Years of the Recording Industry 1877-1929", Walter L. Welck & Leah B.S. Burt, University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, 1994. (h)

"Gameroom Magazine", 1989-1996, ed. Dave Cooper, New Albany, Indiana, USA. (m)

"Gameroom Magazine", 1996-2004, ed. Tim Ferrante, Keyport, New Jersey, USA. (m)

"Golden Age Juke-Box Design 1934-1951", Gert J. Almind, Mundelstrup, Denmark, 1994. (h)

"Het jukeboxvirus", Johan van Grinsven, van de Moosdijk, Someren, The Netherlands, 1989. (h)

"Hillandale News (The Record)", 1990-2004, ed. City of London Phonograph & Gramophone Society, London, England. (m)

"Histoire Condensée de la Machine Parlante et de la Télégraphie sans Fil", Michel Héliez, Musée de la Radio et du Phonographe, Lanobre, France, 1992. (h)

"Homer E. Capehart", William B. Pickett, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, 1990. (h)

"Hugging the Jukebox", Naomi Shihab Nye, E. P. Dutton Inc., New York, New York, USA, (1st ed.) 1982. (f)

"I Juke-Boxes d'Epoca", ed. Gli Smeraldi,  I Libri Della Specola, Wefag Srl., Roma, Italy, 1992. (h)

"Invisible Jukebox", ed. Tony Herrington, Interlink Publishing Group Inc., Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, 1999. (o)

"Invisible Musicians", eds. Catherine van Geel & Vinciane Feron, Solibel Edition et Automata Musica Foundation, Brussels, Belgium, 1995. (h)

"Jehovah Jukebox", Joan Jobe Smith, Event Horizon Press, Desert Hot Springs, California, USA, 1993. (f)

"Johann Strauss meets Elvis", Werner Reiss, Arnoldsche, Stuttgart, Germany, 2003. (h)

"Johnny's Jukebox Trivia", John Robinson, iUniverse Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, 2002. (o)

"Juke-Box", Jean-Philippe Blondel, Éditions Robert Laffont SA, Paris, France, 2004. (f)

"Juke-Box", Lucia Sollazzo, Rizzoli Editore, Milano, Italy, (1st ed.) 1964. (f)

"Juke Box & Co.", Yann de l'Écotais, Éditions Plon, Paris, France, 2004. (h)

"Juke Box Comics", #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6, Famous Funnies Publication, New York, New York, USA, 1948/49. (f)

"Juke Box Jive", Libby Hathorn, Hodder Children's Books, London, England, 1996. (f)

"Juke Box King", Frank Kane, Dell Publishing Co. Inc., New York, New York, USA, 1959. (f)

"Juke Box Saturday Night", John Krivine, The Bucklebury Press, London, England, (2nd ed.) 1988. (h)

"Juke Boxes", Elisabetta & Paolo De Angelis, Edizioni Center TV/Italian Press, Torino/Milano, Italy, 1992. (h)

"Juke Joint - Photographs", Birney Imes, University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi, USA, 1995. (h)

"Jukebox", Åke Edwardson, Norstedts Förlag, Stockholm, Sweden, 2003. (f)

"Jukebox", Tina Fulker, The Paycock Press, Washington, D.C., USA, 1980. (f)

"Jukebox", Dieter Ladwig, Paul Zsolnay Verlag GmbH, Vienna, Austria, 1993. (h)

"Jukebox all'idrogeno", Allen Ginsberg, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Verona, Italy, 1969. (o)

"Jukebox America", William Bunch, St. Martin's Press, New York, New York, USA, 1994. (f)

"Jukebox Art", Christopher Pearce, H.C. Blossom, London, England, 1991. (h)

"Jukebox Collector Newsletter", 1986-2004, ed. Rick Botts, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. (m)

"Jukebox Fan Zine", 1996-2004, ed. Daniël Eeninckx, Brussels, Belgium. (m)

"Jukebox Heaven", Luc Wildschut & Ger Rosendahl, Uniepers BV, Abcoude, The Netherlands, 1991. (h)

"Jukebox Journal", 1987-1994, eds. Nigel Hutchins & Ian Brown, Brighton, England. (m)

"Jukebox Junkie", Andris Taskans, Turnstone Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1987. (f)

"Jukebox - La Storia e i Modelli", ed. Alpi Editori s.r.l., Roma, Italy, (1st ed.) 1995. (h)

"Jukebox Magazine", 1993-1994, ed. Bruce Sutton, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. (m)

"Jukebox Magazinet/Jukebox Paradise", 1986-1995, ed. Jan Forsberg, Uppsala, Sweden. (m)

"Jukebox Saturday Night", Richard Grudens, Celebrity Profiles Publishing Inc., Stony Brook, New York, USA, 1999. (o)

"Juke-Box - Sons et Lumières", Michel Fraile, Éditions Ouest-France Édilarge S.A., Rennes, France, 2001. (h)

"Jukebox - The Golden Age", Vincent Lynch & Bill Henkin, Lancaster-Miller, Berkeley, California, USA, 1981. (h)

"Jukebox - The Showbiz Musical", Cenarth Fox, Fox Plays, Richmond South, Victoria, Australia, 1998. (f)

"Jukeboxes 1900-1990, Volume I", Frank Adams, AMR Publishing, Arlington, Washington, USA, 1991. (h)

"Jukeboxes - An American Social History", Kerry Segrave, McFarland & Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, USA, 2002. (h)

"Jukeboxes and Jackalopes", Julianne Couch, Pronghorn Press, Wyoming, USA, 2007. (f)

"Jukeboxes and Slot Machines", Jerry Ayliffe, Books Americana Inc., Florence, Alabama, USA, (3rd ed.) 1991. (h)

"Jukeboxes - Put Another Nickel (or So) In", Michael B. Kane, Compressed Air, March, 1998, Ingersoll-Rand Co., Washington, New Jersey, USA. (a)

"Jukeboxen en Speelautomaten", Henri Krijnen & F.D. Doornberg, Krijco, Amersfoort, The Netherlands, 1989. (h)

"Jukeboxens Historie 1888-1913", Gert J. Almind, Mundelstrup, Denmark, 1992. (h)

"Jukeboxning, Del 1", Erik Regnström, iguana/start (internet), Sweden, 1996. (a)

"Jukeboxning, Del 2", Mikael Holz, iguana/start (internet), Sweden, 1996. (a)

"Le Magasin du Phonographe", ed. Gerard Valet, Credit Communal de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium, 1977. (h)

"L’oeil du Juke-Box", Muriel Rigal, Les Editions de l’Athanor, Paris, France, 1976. (f)

"Macabi, Tome 4, Juke-Box", Olivier Neuray & Luc Brunschwig, RepéRages Dupuis, February, 2007, Marcibelle, Belgium. (f)

"Machines That Make Music", Eric Larrabee, Industrial Design, June, 1954, New York, New York, USA. (a)

"Murder of the Juke Joint Girl", Master Detective, MacFadden Publishing Inc., December, 1946, New York, New York, USA. (f)

"Music for Everyone – The Story of the Coin-Operated Phonograph", Automatic Music Inc. (50th Anniv.), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 1959. (h)

"Music Machines - American Style", Cynthia A. Hoover, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., USA, 1971. (h)

"Musical Mood Makers – The Scopitone and Other Film Jukeboxes", Jürgen Lossau, Smallformat 02*2007, Fachverlag Schiele & Schön, Berlin, Germany, 2007. (h)

"Musikboxen", Michael Adams, Jürgen Lukas & Thomas Maschke, Battenberg Verlag, Augsburg, Germany, 1994. (h)

"My Horse and a Jukebox", Barney Bush, Native American Series No. 4, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1979. (f)

"Nicotine Jukebox", Marc C. Jacksina, Red Dancefloor Press, Lancaster, California, USA, 1999. (f)

"Nostalgie van de juke-box", Marc P. Milants, Snoecks'87, Snoeck-Ducajo & Zoon, Gent, Belgium, 1986. (a)

"Official Guide to Collectible Jukeboxes", ed. Always Jukin', Seattle, Washington, USA, (1st ed.) 1990. (h)

"Onkel Danny's deliristiske jukebox jitterbug", Dan Turèll, Sommersko, (Bjergby) Hjørring, Denmark, 1974 (f)

"Phonographen und Grammophone", Herbert Jüttemann, Klinkhart & Biermann, Braunschweig, Germany, (2nd ed.) 1993. (h)

"Please ... no more Stairway to Heaven", Michael J. Weiss, Discovery Online (internet), USA, 1997. (a)

"Proceedings of the 1890 Convention of Local Phonograph Companies", ed. The CMF Press, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 1974. (h)

"Put another dime in the juke-box, baby", Becky Stokke, Scanorama, Vol. 26, No. 7/8, 1996 , SAS, Stockholm, Sweden. (a)

"Racket in the Juke Box", Lester Velie, Reader's Digest, November, 1955, USA. (a)

"Rails", maart, 1993, Multi-Magazines b.v., Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (a)

"Remembering When - Jukebox Scored With Teens", Cookie Curci-Wright, Willow Glen Resident, October 16, 1996, Metro Publishing Inc., California, USA. (a)

"Retro-Matic", 1997-1999, ed. Yves Erard, Mond'o'Vox, Rennes, France. (m)

"Rock-Ola Jukeboxes 1935-1989", Frank Adams, AMR Publishing, Arlington, Washington, USA, 1987. (h)

"Rowe-AMI Jukeboxes 1927-1988", Frank Adams, AMR Publishing, Arlington, Washington, USA, 1988. (h)

"Schöne alte Automaten", Birgit F. Haberbosch, Verlag H. Schmidt, Mainz, Germany, 1993. (h)

"Scopitone", Gerold F. Koehler & Linda L. Koehler, Joplin, Missouri, USA, 1978. (h)

"Scopitone Newsletter", 1985-1994, ed. Fred Bingaman, Manchester, Missouri, USA. (m)

"Seeburg Jukeboxes 1927-1989", Frank Adams, AMR Publishing, Arlington, Washington, USA, 1987. (h)

"Slot-Box Collector", 1991-1992, eds. Eric D. Hatchell et al., Wordmarque, Clifton, Virginia, USA. (m)

"Sonata for Jukebox – An Autobiography of My Years", Geoffrey O’Brien, Counterpoint, New York, New York, USA, 2004. (f)

"Stereostory: Un secolo di reproduzione sonora", ed. Gruppo Editoriale Suono, Rome, Italy, 1977 (2nd ed., 1984). (h)

"Super-8mm Scoop-a-Tunes for Audio/Visual Jukeboxes - The inComplete Filmography", Gert J. Almind, Karup J., Denmark, (1st ed.) 2007. (h)

"Swatch and Rock - Swatch and Roll - Juke-Box d'Epoca", ed. Lupetti & Co., Milano, Italy, 1991. (h)

"Swiss Jukebox Art", Franz Urs Linder, OTT Verlag+Druck AG, Thun, Switzerland, 1993. (h)

"Talking Machines 1877-1914", Victor K. Chew, HMSO, London, England, 1967. (h)

"The Antique Phonograph Monthly", 1993-1997, ed. Allen Koenigsberg, Brooklyn, New York, USA. (m)

"The Autobiography of a Jukebox", Cornelius Eady, Carnegie Mellan University Press, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, 1997. (f)

"The Celestial Jukebox", Cynthia Shearer, Shoemaker & Hoard Publishers, Washington, D.C., USA, 2005. (f)

"The Coin Slot", 1988-1999, ed. Hoflin Publishing Ltd., Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA. (m)

"The Compleat Talking Machine", Eric L. Reiss, The Vestal Press Ltd., New York, New York, USA, 1986. (h)

"The Edison Cylinder Phonographs", George L. Frow & Albert F. Sefl, G.L. Frow, Kent, England, 1978. (h)

"The Egyptian Jukebox", Nick Bartock, Byzantium Books/Penguin Group, New York, New York, USA, 1993. (f)

"The Fabulous Phonograph - From Edison to Stereo", Roland Gelatt, Appleton-Century, New York, New York, USA, 1966. (h)

"The Global Jukebox", Robert Burnett, Routledge, London, England, 1995. (o)

"The Hydrogen Jukebox - Selected Writings of Peter Schjeldahl", ed. Malin Wilson, University of California Press, Berkeley, California, USA, 1991. (f)

"The Illustrated History of Phonographs", Daniel Marty, Dorset Press, New York, New York, USA, 1981. (h)

"The Jukebox", Chris Boelens, Sint-Oedenrode, The Netherlands, 1988. (h)

"The Jukebox", Part I + II, May-June, 1984, The Location, USA. (a)

"The Jukebox: America's Music Machine", Joseph Gustaitis, November/December, 1989, American History Illustrated, Cowles Magazines, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. (a)

"The Jukebox and Me", Robert W. Dean, Deans Designs, Lizella, Georgia, USA, 1995. (f)

"The Jukebox and Other Essays on Storytelling", Peter Handke (transl. Ralph Manheim & Krishna Winston), Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc., New York, New York, USA, 1994. (f)

"The Jukebox and The Kallikaks", Beatrice Joy Chute (Short Story, 1954), The Blue Cup and Other Stories, E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., New York, New York, USA, 1957. (f)

"The Jukebox Bluebook", Ben C. Humphries, Jukebox Ventures Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, 1990 (2nd ed., 1993). (h)

"The Jukebox Man", Jacqeline K. Ogburn & James Ransome, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, New York, USA, 1998. (f)

"The Jukebox of History: narratives of loss and desire in the discourse of country music", Aaron A. Fox, Popular Music, Vol. 11, No. 1, 1992, Cambridge University Press, New York, New York, USA. (a)

"The Jukebox of Memnon", Ray di Palma, Potes & Poets Press Inc., Elmwood, Connecticut, USA, 1988. (f)

"The Jukebox Queen of Malta", Nicholas Rinaldi, Doubleday, London, England, 1999. (f)

"The Jukebox Record", 1999-2004, ed. The American Historic Jukebox Society Inc., Souderton, Pennsylvania, USA. (m)

"The Juke-Joint", 1989-2004, eds. Bernhard Vaillant & Gerry Mizera et al., Berlin, Germany. (m)

"The Jukin '50's", No. 1, 1997, ed. Markus Wiessing et al., Paderborn, Germany. (m)

"The Lady in the Jukebox",  Sheila Geer, 1st Books Library, New York, New York, USA, 2001. (f)

"The Lost Wurlitzer Papers",  Steven A. Blankenship, Glendora, California, USA, 1999. (h)

"The Orion Price Guide to Collectable Jukeboxes", ed. Ross Orion Enterprises, Northridge, California, USA, 1982. (h)

"The Patent History of the Phonograph 1877-1912", Allen Koenigsberg, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 1990. (h)

"The Phonogram 1893", J. Lewis Young, ed. City of London Phonograph & Gramophone Society, London, England. (h)

"The Record Machine", 1996, ed. Alex Winward, Earlsfield, London, England. (m)

"The Soundies Corporation of America", Maurice Terenzio et al., McFarland & Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, USA, 1991. (h)

"The Story of the Rudolph Wurlitzer Family and Business", Lloyd Graham (unpublished), 1955. (a)

"The Talking Machine - An Illustrated Compendium 1877-1929", Timothy C. Fabricio & George F. Paul, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, Pennsylvania, USA, 1997. (h)

"The Ultimate Jukebox Guide 1927-1974", Ian Brown, Nigel Hutchins & Gerry Mizera, Pla-Mor Press, Brighton, England, 1995. (h)

"Two Heads Are Better - The Story of Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing Company", Frank Hoke (unpublished), 1958. (a)

"Versuch über die Jukebox", Peter Handke, Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt a/Main, Germany, 1990. (f)

"Verzamelen is ook een kunst", ed. Thomas Leeflang, Het Spectrum bv., Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1982. (a)

"Verzamelhobby", Februari 1990 + Mei 1992, eds. Marc Claes et al., PRC, Boom, Belgium. (a)

"Vintage Amusement Magazine", 1991/92, ed. Diane Heath, Total Central Publications, London, England. (m)

"Vintage Jukeboxes - The Hall of Fame", Christopher Pearce, Apple Press, London, England, 1988. (h)

"Wenn der Groschen fällt....", eds. Cornelia Kemp & Ulrike Gierlinger, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany, (2nd ed.) 1989. (h)

"Wurlitzer Centennial Cook Book 1856-1956", ed. The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., North Tonawanda, New York, USA, 1956. (o)

"Wurlitzer Jukeboxes 1934-1974, Volume I", Frank Adams, AMR Publishing, Arlington, Washington, USA, 1983. (h)

"Wurlitzer Jukeboxes 1934-1974, Volume II", Frank Adams, AMR Publishing, Arlington, Washington, USA, 1984. (h)

"Yogi Bear - The Jellystone Jukebox Mystery", Horace J. Elias, Hanna-Barbera's Productions Inc., Ottenheimer Publishers Inc., USA, 1979. (f)

"You Pay Before You Play - Coin Operated Phonograph", T. Murray, Nation's Business, June, 1940, USA. (a)

"10 jaar, juke-boxen, in beeld", Frits Aalders & Ernst Aalders, Rosmalen, The Netherlands, 1984. (h)

"16mm Scoop-a-Tunes for Audio/Visual Jukeboxes - The inComplete History and Filmography", Gert J. Almind, Karup J., Denmark, (1st ed.) 2002. (h)

"45 tours et puis s'en vont...", Pierre Faveton, Art & Décoration, No. 347, janvier/février, 1997, Paris, France. (a)

"100 Years of Boogie", Wolfman Jack, Art & Antiques, Vol. VI, No. IX, November, 1999, New York, USA. (a)

In addition to the above listed books, magazines, and articles the historic files contain numerous issues of the American "Billboard" magazine (The World's Foremost Amusement Weekly), a number of issues of the German "Automatenmarkt" magazine (Fachzeitschrift für die Gesamte Automatenwirtschaft), and of course a number of issues of the Danish "Jack-Pot" trade magazine. Furthermore, the historic files contain a lot of books and papers documenting the history of the vending- and amusement-machine industry in both Europe and America.

Gert J. Almind