The Greatest Album Covers of All Time
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Book Overview
At a time when listeners increasingly download or upload songs, creating personal playlists on MP3 players and I-Pods, the art of packaging music seems to be fading away. But, for more than 50 years, musicians have released their work inside brilliantly-designed packages that made an important statement about their music and style. Look at the cover of "Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Heart Band," for examplejust one of the 500 memorable images in this amazing collection, all chosen by a panel of 50 experts and each accompanied by enlightening commentary. Among the choices: the brilliantly psychedelic and way-out art from the Rolling Stones "Their Satanic Majesties Request"; Peter Tosh s fiery cover for "Bush Doctor"; and the somewhat demented-looking prom queen on Hole s "Live Through This" album. From rock to pop, jazz to blues, these are all artistically, stylistically, and culturally significant in their own way, and will undoubtedly spark a debate with fans around the world."
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1843404818
ISBN13:9781843404811
Release Date:October 2008
Publisher:Collins & Brown
Length:256 Pages
Weight:2.38 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 8.6" x 8.6"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Interesting Read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Finding a lot of albums that I had forgotten about and many more that I never knew about. Already marked a couple pages with albums I want to hunt for. One thing though - the book I got has a different dust cover than the one pictured. The design is the same but many of the album covers depicted are different. No big deal, but it makes me wonder if the book I got is an older or newer version.
very nice hardcover coffee table book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
great for browsing - loved the artwork!!! A great buy!!! Bought several as x-mas gifts and will buy more for B-day gifts
Just what my husband wanted!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I ordered too late for my husband to receive this one for Christmas but he was delighted anyway! Arrived is great shape and was what he expected. Thank you much.
For Fun or the Music Enthusiast
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I received this book for the holidays and wound up reading it cover to cover in 3 hours. The book does a great job of explaining the evolution of the album cover. It also gives great background into what the artist's was trying to portray with the cover. The book covers all genres, as well as, explains covers that were giving social commentary to covers that are just plain silly. Great purchase for anyone that loves not only the music but everything that goes into it.
Fun Book, brings back the memories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
If I had known, this would have been the last gift my husband opened. We could not get him away from this book on Christmas morning. It was fun to see him sit with our daughter and tell her about which titles he had and some of his memories to go along with the album covers. Neat book!
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