Rock Covers. 40th Anniversary Edition
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- Author：Jonathan Kirby
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Summary
Rock on From Elvis to Nirvana: the most important record covers in rock history Album art is indelibly linked to our collective musical memories; when you think of your favorite albums， you picture the covers。 Many photographers， illustrators， and art directors have become celebrities from their album artworks the best examples of which will go down in history as permanent fixtures in popular culture。 Paying tribute to this art form， Rock Covers brings you a compilation of more than 750 remarkable album covers， from legendary to rare record releases。 Artists as varied as Elvis Presley， The Beatles， The Sex Pistols， Pink Floyd， The Cure， Iron Maiden， and Sonic Youth are gathered together in celebration of the cover art that defined their albums and their cult status。 Each cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing the art director， photographer or illustrator， year， label， and more， while nearly 250 records that marked particular turning points for a band， an artist， or the music genre， are highlighted with short descriptions。 This far-reaching catalog of visualized rock is contextualized with insider interviews with five professionals who shaped the history of rock， and by top-10 record lists from ten leading rock collectors。 Text in English， French， and German "
Reviews
Steve
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The quality of the images in the book is the strong point。 I find myself agreeing with others who find the A-Z listing offers little in the way of progression of the cover over time which is a shame。 As with any collection of this type there are albums I know and hate， albums I know and love， and ones I’ve not heard of some of which I’ve been seeking out。 The biggest disappointment （for me） is that for many of the albums there’s no commentary， which is a great shame。 But， overall， a fine book， a The quality of the images in the book is the strong point。 I find myself agreeing with others who find the A-Z listing offers little in the way of progression of the cover over time which is a shame。 As with any collection of this type there are albums I know and hate， albums I know and love， and ones I’ve not heard of some of which I’ve been seeking out。 The biggest disappointment （for me） is that for many of the albums there’s no commentary， which is a great shame。 But， overall， a fine book， and one which will no doubt provoke many conversations in the future。 。。。more
Christine
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Bizarrely， the book is structured in alphabetical order rather than by decade， so you totally miss out on the aesthetic pop culture and trends of each era - which is jarring。 Another huge shortcoming is the absence of an index， which makes this publication useless as a reference tool。
Nate
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A book that doesn't know what it wants to be"750 album covers that made history" is the subtitle。 And it's a lie。 Really。 I've never heard of about a third of the albums in this collection （and I lived in part of the period covered）。 What you get is the authors' idea of 750 albums they like。 And that's okay。 Just don't pass this effort off as dealing with records that "made history" when it's far from the truth。The authors give us four criteria by which they made their selections: classic rock; A book that doesn't know what it wants to be"750 album covers that made history" is the subtitle。 And it's a lie。 Really。 I've never heard of about a third of the albums in this collection （and I lived in part of the period covered）。 What you get is the authors' idea of 750 albums they like。 And that's okay。 Just don't pass this effort off as dealing with records that "made history" when it's far from the truth。The authors give us four criteria by which they made their selections: classic rock; rarities; aesthetics; good background stories。 You rarely get all four at once， especially since only a third of the covers come with an explanation of any sort; the rest are simply just covers with names responsible for the art。 Sometimes you do get a backstory on the art; others， you get a backstory on the record。 It's not consistent， and the information is scant， in any case。What you ultimately have is a Taschen art book。 And I love Taschen， so it's not their fault here， exactly。 If you are looking for something deeper -- and an effort that removes "rarities" that are most often nothing but obscure records the authors liked， period -- you'll have to look elsewhere。 The book ends with a number of critics listing their favourite 10 albums。 Perhaps unsurprisingly they're all men， as are most of the music creators。A disappointment。 。。。more
Gus Sanchez
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