Jeff Gold

Jeff Gold is a Grammy Award-winning music historian, archivist, author and executive. Profiled by Rolling Stone as one of five "top collectors of high-end music memorabilia," he is an internationally recognized expert who has consulted for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Museum of Pop Culture (formerly the Experience Music Project), and various record labels and cultural institutions. A former senior executive at A&M and Warner Bros. Records, Gold worked closely with artists including The Police, Cat Stevens, Iggy Pop, REM and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has appeared as a music memorabilia expert on PBS's History Detectives and VH1's Rock Collectors, and worked as an archival consultant for former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman and the estate of Leonard Cohen. In 2016 Gold and colleague Laura Woolley appraised The Bob Dylan Archive for Dylan's management. His books include 101 Essential Rock Records: The Golden Age of Vinyl, From The Beatles to The Sex Pistols, Total Chaos: The Story of The Stooges/As Told by Iggy Pop, and Sittin' In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s. Gold owns the rare record & music memorabilia collectibles site Reccordmecca.com, and writes about topics of interests on its blog. Follow Jeff Gold on Twitter @Recordmecca and Instagram @Recordmecca