Perry Duane Cox (born September 3, 1957, Tempe, Arizona) is a pop & rock memorabilia expert and author specializing in the

Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle ...

and the

Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by thei ...

. He is best known for his price and reference guide books on The

and The

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.

Works

(1983) The Complete Beatles U.S. Record Price Guide (by Perry Cox and Joe Lindsay) Pub. O'Sullivan-Woodside . The first edition of his Beatles price guide was the first such guide ever devoted to the Beatles. (1986) The Beatles Price And Reference Guide For American Records (By Perry Cox and Mike Miller) Pub. Cox-Miller Ltd. (1988) The Official Price Guide To Memorabilia Of Elvis Presley And The Beatles (By Jerry Osborne, Perry Cox, and Joe Lindsay) Pub. Ballantine Books/House Of Collectibles (1990) The Beatles Price Guide For American Records Third Edition (By Perry Cox and Joe Lindsay) Pub. Perry Cox Ent./Biodisc (1993) The Beatles Price Guide For American Records Revised Third Edition Pub. Perry Cox Ent./Biodisc (1995) The Official Price Guide To The Beatles Records And Memorabilia (By Perry Cox and Joe Lindsay) Pub. Ballantine Books/House Of Collectibles (1999) The Official Price Guide To The Beatles Records And Memorabilia Revised Second Edition (By Perry Cox) Pub.

Ballantine Books Ballantine Books is a major American book publisher that is a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Ballantine was founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. Ballantine was acquired by Random House in ...

/House Of Collectibles (2007) Price Guide For The Beatles American Records 6th Edition (By Perry Cox and Frank Daniels. Foreword by

Bruce Spizer David "Bruce" Spizer (born July 2, 1955) is an American tax attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana, who is also recognized as an expert on the Beatles. He has published thirteen books about the band, and is frequently quoted as an authority on th ...

) Pub. 498 Productions (2017) Price and Reference Guide for the Beach Boys American Records (By Perry Cox, Frank Daniels & Mark Galloway. Foreword by

Jeffrey Foskett Jeffrey Foskett (February 17, 1956 – December 11, 2023) was an American guitarist and singer, best known as a touring and studio musician for Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys since the 1980s. Foskett was described as the Beach Boys' "vice pr ...

). Perry Cox Ent.

Journal articles about Perry Cox

Sept 26, 1983, ''

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'' March 5, 1990, ''

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

The Sunday Mirror The ''Sunday Mirror'' is the Sunday sister paper of the ''Daily Mirror''. It began life in 1915 as the ''Sunday Pictorial'' and was renamed the ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1963. In 2016 it had an average weekly circulation of 620,861, dropping marked ...

'' 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 ''

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''. From the February 25, 1984, issue.

Other works and contributions

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

, 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. Wrote a foreword for Mitch McGeary's books about Beatles concerts and the collecting of concert tickets. 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. 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. 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. He contributed to Joe Lindsay's ''Picture Discs of the World Price Guide,'' published in 1990 by BIODisc. He is personally thanked in the credits to the DVD edition of The Kids Are Alright a notable film about

the Who The Who are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. Considered one of th ...

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

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., ''

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'' 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

. 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 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". Review of Price and Reference Guide for the Beach Boys American Records, Feb 23, 2018 by Giggens Reviews of Price and Reference Guide for the Beach Boys American Records, Amazon.com Reviews of Price Guide For The Beatles American Records 6th Edition, Amazon.com Review of Price and Reference Guide for the Beach Boys American Records 103.6 "The Fox" March 19, 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Perry D. Living people American non-fiction writers 1957 births