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1000 Record Covers

1000 Record Covers

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  • Author：Michael Ochs
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Summary

Not just a look at the art of record cover design  
  Record covers are a sign of our life and times。 Like the music on the discs， they address such issues as love， life， death， fashion， and rebellion。 For music fans the covers are the expression of a period， of a particular time in their lives。 Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand for—Andy Warhol's covers， for example， including the banana he designed for The Velvet Underground。
 
This edition of Record Covers presents a selection of the best ‘60s to ‘90s rock album covers from music archivist， disc jockey， journalist， and former record-publicity executive Michael Ochs’s enormous private collection。 Both a trip down memory lane and a study in the evolution of cover art， this is a sweeping look at an underappreciated art form。

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Ape Bleakney ，

A coffee table book， 'read' as part of my master plan to read ALL the books front to back in my collection。 :） Literally just pics of 1000 record covers， with the occasional blurb。 A coffee table book， 'read' as part of my master plan to read ALL the books front to back in my collection。 :） Literally just pics of 1000 record covers， with the occasional blurb。 。。。more

Barry ，

Excellent book especially if you collect LP's Excellent book especially if you collect LP's 。。。more

Erin Bond ，

Was hoping for a little more info with the album covers。 Makes a great coffee table book though。

Karl ，

The reality in the music world。 Lots of the bands are hit wonder and house names。 Their career is very short and quick。 Only a few become legendry。 Album covers。 Is like an art gallery。

Ed Heinzelman ，

Some history here but pretty much just record covers。 For someone who was in the music and record business from mid-1960s to mid-1980s it was a waltz down memory lane。 Of course I'd probably pick different covers for about half of these！ LOL！ Some history here but pretty much just record covers。 For someone who was in the music and record business from mid-1960s to mid-1980s it was a waltz down memory lane。 Of course I'd probably pick different covers for about half of these！ LOL！ 。。。more

Nancy ，

This is， in my opinion， a weird book， composed of， as the title indicates， of photos of 1，000 record covers - one guy's albums。 This is not a book that I would have picked up; my son gave it to my husband for Christmas， and I thought that someone should look at it。By my tally， I had owned， or my brother or roomates did， about 36 of these albums。 （14 from the 1960's; 17 from the 1970's; 5 from the 1980's and 90's） Many I had not even heard of either the album or the group。 The limited text is in This is， in my opinion， a weird book， composed of， as the title indicates， of photos of 1，000 record covers - one guy's albums。 This is not a book that I would have picked up; my son gave it to my husband for Christmas， and I thought that someone should look at it。By my tally， I had owned， or my brother or roomates did， about 36 of these albums。 （14 from the 1960's; 17 from the 1970's; 5 from the 1980's and 90's） Many I had not even heard of either the album or the group。 The limited text is in English， German and French， so maybe some are European artists。 My only observation is how many of the albums， from all the decades presented， used suggestive images， usually of women， that had seemingly little to do with the music 。。。more

Hanson ，

Not much text but great collection of photos。 Crazy how similar a lot of them are when you see them side-by-side。

Mihai Serban ，

It's basically a huge pinterest board in printed format。 There are a bunch of iconic covers missing from the book。 Would have loved to know a bit more about some of the more famous artworks and their respective designers。 It's basically a huge pinterest board in printed format。 There are a bunch of iconic covers missing from the book。 Would have loved to know a bit more about some of the more famous artworks and their respective designers。 。。。more

Flynn ，

A collection of great record covers （often representing great records） that is sure to interest you in one way or another。 I'm only giving this book four stars because I find a lot of record covers from the 1960s kinda boring， but， I mean， that is just me， and if you do like a lot of 60s record covers， that's all right with me。 A collection of great record covers （often representing great records） that is sure to interest you in one way or another。 I'm only giving this book four stars because I find a lot of record covers from the 1960s kinda boring， but， I mean， that is just me， and if you do like a lot of 60s record covers， that's all right with me。 。。。more

Miguel Zárate ，

Interesante en sobremanera。 Poco texto， sin embargo， el necesario。 Con un bagaje cronológico tan amplio como la misma hsitoria de la música moderna。 Quizás uno de los factores más relevantes sea， que contrario a la mayoría de los libros sobre música， éste no es necesariamente un ''los mejores álbumes'' etc。 sino una muestra gráfica y escrita de la importancia de la cultura y el reflejo en las portadas más icónicas o seminales en la historia de la música， como tal。 Es un ''must''。 Interesante en sobremanera。 Poco texto， sin embargo， el necesario。 Con un bagaje cronológico tan amplio como la misma hsitoria de la música moderna。 Quizás uno de los factores más relevantes sea， que contrario a la mayoría de los libros sobre música， éste no es necesariamente un ''los mejores álbumes'' etc。 sino una muestra gráfica y escrita de la importancia de la cultura y el reflejo en las portadas más icónicas o seminales en la historia de la música， como tal。 Es un ''must''。 。。。more

João Moura ，

1000 capas de discos ao longo das décadas。 A escolha podia ser mais variada， a nível de estilos musicais， anos， países e continentes。 Foram retiradas de uma colecção privada e nota-se que faltam capas míticas e critérios de selecção。 Alguns anos estão fora da respetiva década onde foram enquadrados。 Ganharia também ter mais informação/legendas e não apenas imagens。 Não obstante， muitos rebuçados para os olhos， como as capas feitas pela Hipgnosis。

James ，

‘1000 Record Covers’ （2002） by Michael Ochs – is essentially an interesting photo collection of album covers throughout the decades – but ultimately this amounts to nothing more than a vanity project for its author/curator Michael Ochs。Ochs informs us of his initial aim in life， to listen to every rock record ever released and in addition， that this book represents a very small proportion of his 100，000+ collection of albums。Although each section here is divided by decade – Ochs makes some attem ‘1000 Record Covers’ （2002） by Michael Ochs – is essentially an interesting photo collection of album covers throughout the decades – but ultimately this amounts to nothing more than a vanity project for its author/curator Michael Ochs。Ochs informs us of his initial aim in life， to listen to every rock record ever released and in addition， that this book represents a very small proportion of his 100，000+ collection of albums。Although each section here is divided by decade – Ochs makes some attempt to group album covers together based on similar image or artwork （often very tenuous） with varying degrees of success and to what purpose is unclear？Ochs also provides us with a written preface to each decade of covers， a resume of key developments in popular music which is somewhat cursory and futile to say the least。It goes without saying， that there are many great album covers included in Ochs book here – but vicariously or otherwise that doesn’t mean it amounts to a great book – mildly diverting at best。 。。。more

Mark Dubovec ，

Michael Ochs shares with the reader various records from his personal collection， and it is both fun and nostalgic to see the evolution of album cover art and styles through the decades。 I would have appreciated more insight from Ochs about the different trends and techniques of album artists and why he was drawn to these albums。 As is， the book is mostly page after page of admittedly pretty pictures。 Good to leave on the coffee table and breeze through。

Ed Lynn ，

Light on text， but still very fun to ponder through while listening to your vinyl collection。

Fraser Sherman ，

If you're looking for a history of album design， I don't think this is it。 I bought it because I think album covers are cool to look at， and this provides hundreds of them， from simple "This is what we look like" photos to wilder art and concept images。 Flipped through this in my spare time over a couple of months and enjoyed it。 If you're looking for a history of album design， I don't think this is it。 I bought it because I think album covers are cool to look at， and this provides hundreds of them， from simple "This is what we look like" photos to wilder art and concept images。 Flipped through this in my spare time over a couple of months and enjoyed it。 。。。more

Carlos Úbeda ，

Típica publicación carne de expositor de tienda de aeropuerto o de centro comercial。 Un recorrido más o menos cronológico que busca puntos en común por portadas seleccionadas dentro de la colección de Michael Ochs， que se intuye algo aleatoria y muy del gusto norteamericano。 Pese a que los textos y anotaciones son demasiado escasos， siempre es agradable revisar portadas de discos de las que nadie se acuerda。

ALLEN ，

True， this hardbound version has fewer than a thousand record covers since it omits the 1950s covers found in the original softcover book， but it's still plenty of fun。 If you're like me （Boomer）， it's a veritable trip down memory lane， full of fondly remembered album covers and others temporarily forgotten。 Would make a great gift， too， for people who didn't live through the era in which the LP cover was a deliberate art form unto itself。 Getting vintage "cover art" shrunk to CD size usually is True， this hardbound version has fewer than a thousand record covers since it omits the 1950s covers found in the original softcover book， but it's still plenty of fun。 If you're like me （Boomer）， it's a veritable trip down memory lane， full of fondly remembered album covers and others temporarily forgotten。 Would make a great gift， too， for people who didn't live through the era in which the LP cover was a deliberate art form unto itself。 Getting vintage "cover art" shrunk to CD size usually isn't very attractive。 。。。more

Don ，

A Christmas gift from my wife， this is an excellent book for anyone who loves music throughout the decades。 I learned a ton looking through it and saw some very interesting record covers。 There isn't much text in the book， mostly just pictures and credits for the art work。 Would have been nice to get a short sentence or two about each one， that's my only suggestion， because I'm sure there are interesting stories about each one， even if it's just a factoid or two。 Really enjoyed it。 A Christmas gift from my wife， this is an excellent book for anyone who loves music throughout the decades。 I learned a ton looking through it and saw some very interesting record covers。 There isn't much text in the book， mostly just pictures and credits for the art work。 Would have been nice to get a short sentence or two about each one， that's my only suggestion， because I'm sure there are interesting stories about each one， even if it's just a factoid or two。 Really enjoyed it。 。。。more

7jane ，

（the author pic - *very* much early-90s style， especially those jeans and shoes XD ）This is a collection of album covers， well-known and less-known。 They are roughly grouped by the decade （1960s， 1970s， and 1980s-early1990s: all getting a short introduction）， some appearing in other decade than their own。 Each cover is accompanied by artist name， title， record label， your （or rough guess - I do wish there had been some more insisted searching）， then design/collage/art/photo by， if known （but put （the author pic - *very* much early-90s style， especially those jeans and shoes XD ）This is a collection of album covers， well-known and less-known。 They are roughly grouped by the decade （1960s， 1970s， and 1980s-early1990s: all getting a short introduction）， some appearing in other decade than their own。 Each cover is accompanied by artist name， title， record label， your （or rough guess - I do wish there had been some more insisted searching）， then design/collage/art/photo by， if known （but put sometimes just as 'unknown'）。 Sometimes there's a further comment added （these and the introduction are also in German and French）。One does notice that each decade has its own 'looks'， which can date it there a bit。 Some with similar themes or style are grouped together。 There is good， bad and ugly （sexism， underage person（s）） covers， though that might sometimes depend on the reader's taste。 Sometimes there are 2-3 versions of the same cover - like The Mamas & The Papas' "If You Can Believe。。。" album。 Sometimes the back covers or the whole folding of the covers are shown （like Small Faces' "Ogden's Nut。。。" vinyl）; elsewhere unusually-shaped types and picture discs （the latter have been appearing since the 1940s （of which two examples are shown）。 Here and there appears some that have some kind of 'promo copy' sticker in them， a few have a corner clipped or pierced。Some famous artists and designers I recognise: Norman Rockwell makes one cover that is clearly just for the album and not borrowed from somewhere else （Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper - "The Live Adventures Of。。。"）。 There is at least 3 Andy Warhol works， two that use Escher， and Hipgnosis' odd art gets its pages。Finally， there is the index for each artist。 I do wish there could've been included some more covers， but I guess they have to stick to that number - and the book *is* pretty thick already。Not necessarily an essential purchase， but if you like album covers - and you might find some really great ones to stare at - this is a great enough book。 :） 。。。more

Debi ，

History of music through album covers 50’s to 90’s。 The photos are beautiful and I found it to be very nostalgic。

Dave ，

Beautiful book of album covers with very sparse notation and intros by Ochs。 I like the pictures a lot--especially the 50s and 60s--but thirst for a sentence on each one， not just an occasional note。 And why no Bowie and very few Pink Floyd？ But still。

Phil ，

There's not a lot to actually *read* in this 50-year survey of LP record-cover design， but the absence of text is more than compensated for by high-quality photo reproductions of a huge representative sample of what was a thriving art-form until the demise of vinyl records in the 1990s - and may yet become so again now the format has regained popularity。The pictures are arranged first by decade， then thematically by image， rather than by more detailed chronology， by musician， or by designer。 Thi There's not a lot to actually *read* in this 50-year survey of LP record-cover design， but the absence of text is more than compensated for by high-quality photo reproductions of a huge representative sample of what was a thriving art-form until the demise of vinyl records in the 1990s - and may yet become so again now the format has regained popularity。The pictures are arranged first by decade， then thematically by image， rather than by more detailed chronology， by musician， or by designer。 This gives the advantage of enabling one to see correspondences， similarities， visual echoes between individual designs that can be fruitfully mined for their contemporary social and psychological significance。 Perhaps here some additional text might have been of use， but on the other hand its absence ensures the observer must use his or her wit， perception and knowledge to establish connections and draw conclusions about the Zeitgeist。 Some of the 1970s images， implying rape or other sexual exploitation， are highly disturbing to the contemporary sensibility， and it's telling to speculate on how they could not have been so when originally produced。 Scrutinising the cover of an LP record used to be a major part of the pleasure of acquiring and acquainting oneself with it。 The form - a basic 12" x 12" framework - lent itself to as much detail as the artist cared to put in or to leave out， to instant impact， to portability， to duplication or triplication via the gatefold format， and presented itself as an artefact as solid as the record it contained。 The miniature versions encasing tape cassettes or CDs were never quite the same。 This book - this album， indeed- reminds us of how vivid and powerful a medium it was， and still is。 。。。more

Richard Gombert ，

while this books shows lots of covers it does not discuss them。There are a few examples of early （1950s） cheapness and misdirection。Also missing are many "fantastic" album covers。 Covers that were bigger than the album themselves。 while this books shows lots of covers it does not discuss them。There are a few examples of early （1950s） cheapness and misdirection。Also missing are many "fantastic" album covers。 Covers that were bigger than the album themselves。 。。。more

Markku ，

Good collection of obscure and familiar covers。 Could be more of the weirdos， though。

Gonzalo Oyanedel ，

La célebre célebre colección del estudioso musical Michael Ochs sirve de base a una hermosa galería del arte de portada en el Pop-Rock; un paseo por cuatro décadas donde la sencillez pragmática dejan lugar a riesgos y propuestas de méritos propios cuyos resultados lograron en no pocas ocasiones un estatus de clásicos。

Phil Brett ，

A really fun book but then I'm a sucker for both album covers and these type of books。 You may be interested in my blog if my favourite jazz album sleeves of the last 15 years。 http://philbrett。me/2015/07/03/my-fav。。。Which follows blogs on the previous decades。 A really fun book but then I'm a sucker for both album covers and these type of books。 You may be interested in my blog if my favourite jazz album sleeves of the last 15 years。 http://philbrett。me/2015/07/03/my-fav。。。Which follows blogs on the previous decades。 。。。more

Rich Meyer ，

An interesting book， though this particular edition has text in three different languages， which is a tad annoying。 There are some great pictures of a nearly-lost art form here 。。。 though quite a few iconic covers are NOT in the book。 It also might've worked better as a full-sized coffee table book， rather than a near-digest sized format。 Still worth a good paging through。 An interesting book， though this particular edition has text in three different languages， which is a tad annoying。 There are some great pictures of a nearly-lost art form here 。。。 though quite a few iconic covers are NOT in the book。 It also might've worked better as a full-sized coffee table book， rather than a near-digest sized format。 Still worth a good paging through。 。。。more

Aaron Badgley ，

Short on text， but rich with illustrations。

Jon ，

This is an intriguing slice of history， one shaped by Ochs' peculiar taste。 This isn't a greatest hits book， featuring the best album art out there。 This isn't even Ochs' personal favorite covers， which would say more about Ochs than it would about rock and roll。 Bits of both those categories are in here， but with attention to artistic trends in covers， as well as covers that stand apart in their shock or just weirdness。 So the book then becomes a bit weird。 Also， it's not in any kind of order。 This is an intriguing slice of history， one shaped by Ochs' peculiar taste。 This isn't a greatest hits book， featuring the best album art out there。 This isn't even Ochs' personal favorite covers， which would say more about Ochs than it would about rock and roll。 Bits of both those categories are in here， but with attention to artistic trends in covers， as well as covers that stand apart in their shock or just weirdness。 So the book then becomes a bit weird。 Also， it's not in any kind of order。 Ochs doesn't even adhere to his decade categorizations at times， so the whole thing basically makes little organizational sense， which I suppose is how his collection actually was--which drives me a bit crazy。The organization， however， and the selected covers do conform with the bland yet honest title: 1000 Record Covers。 It isn't really about much except showing off 1000 covers。 The minimal writing leaves the reader/viewer to browse according to whatever method they'd like。 The book， which shaping your perception of rock and roll and cover art by the selected titles， still gives the reader much latitude in what they do with these covers。 It's a kind of generous method。I do think Ochs occasionally chose some really silly， even stupid， covers。 But those are useful in spotlighting artistic trends （crotch shots， boob shots， etc。）， which says something （not always positive） about the cultural trends of their time。 Rock and roll has been pretty stupid at times， and covers follow suit--shocking covers might have succeeded in causing controversy and flash sales， but ultimately many of those bands just fell into proper obscurity because their music and ideas sucked。 History isn't just about the great and successful， and it's important when examining rock music history to acknowledge where it has lapsed into some pretty dumb territory while soaring to new heights of excellence， also featured here。This isn't a book with very high aspirations， but one delighting in some of the more simple pleasures of cover art and record collecting。 Yes， part of the appeal of records is their size， which this book can't convey--just as any book of paintings or photographs can't reproduce the originals to properly convey why the originals are so marvelous。 But this is an entry point to the world of record album art。 When published in 1996， this book really was a nostalgic lamentation of a dying form。 We don't really understand that today， when record sales are higher than they were when this book was published。 Vinyl is back on the shelves and people are collecting。 The internet perhaps makes this book a bit obsolete as well， since we can just google titles and lists instead。 So the book itself has become a emblematic of a historical time now a bit hard for some of us to remember and understand。 Like some of the albums featured inside， this book will probably lapse into obscurity as the Michael Ochs collection is showcased elsewhere in a larger and probably better way。 。。。more

Tuck ，

fram taschen， in english， german and french。 in 3 sections more or less by theme of art， 60's 70' 80-90's， has index。 has one or two covers per page。 fun。 though one wonders about micheal ochs sanity。 fram taschen， in english， german and french。 in 3 sections more or less by theme of art， 60's 70' 80-90's， has index。 has one or two covers per page。 fun。 though one wonders about micheal ochs sanity。 。。。more

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