The International Association of Jazz Record Collectors (IAJRC) is an international, non-profit organization devoted to the appreciation and preservation of recorded

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. IAJRC has its own label, IAJRC Records.

History

IAJRC was founded years ago (1964) in

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by William C. Love. The organization incorporated in 1975 in

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as a non-profit entity,"A Survey of Record Collectors' Societies,"
by Tim Brooks, '' Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal'', Vol. 16, No. 3, 1983, pps. 17–37;
Goldmine Jazz: Album Price Guide
' by Tim Neely,

Krause Publications Krause Publications is an American publisher of hobby magazines and books. The company was started by Chester L. Krause (19232016) in 1952 and published '' Numismatic News''. In the coin collecting community the company is best known for its ...

(2004), pg. 10;
Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound
'' (vol. 1 of 2; A–L), Frank Hoffman (ed.),

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(2005), pg. 422; classified by the

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as a

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. The incorporators were James H. Beauchamp, Edward L. Shank, and Leo F. Krebs (born 1937), all of

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. The organization has published the ''

IAJRC Journal The ''IAJRC Journal'' is an American quarterly magazine published by the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors. The journal was established in 1968, 4 years after the association was founded in Pittsburgh. The first issue was publi ...

'' four times a year for the past years (since 1968), and has produced over 77 titles for IAJRC Records. Many peers, including TV and radio historian Tim Brooks, regard the IAJRC as a scholarly organization."Only in America: The Unique Status of Sound Recordings under U.S. Copyright Law and How It Threatens Our Audio Heritage,"
by Tim Brooks, ''American Music'',

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, Vol. 27, No. 2, Summer 2009, pg. 134;

References

External links

Official site
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