Rock Covers
Hardcover, 11.5 x 11.5 in., 9.11 lb, 552 pages
US$ 70
Rock Covers brings you more than 750 album covers that made rock history. From legendary to rare releases, from Elvis Presley to Iron Maiden, these indelible markers of musical memory are accompanied by fact sheets, featured interviews, and top-10 record lists from leading rock collectors.
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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.
Rock Covers
Hardcover, 11.5 x 11.5 in., 9.11 lb, 552 pages
ISBN 978-3-8365-4525-9
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German
Customer reviews (4)
Must have for every rock music lover
Paul B, November 03, 2021
This is a journey from the beginning of rock music to recent times. Will always have a place next to my valve amplifier to choose what will be the next record in my collection. Love it!
Rock Covers
Christophe, October 27, 2021
Parfait comme cadeau à un jeune qui n'a pas connu le format disque
Brilliant quality
Brady, October 27, 2021
Great book, brilliant quality
Present for dad
Silvia, October 27, 2021
A great present for dad, who lived&loved rock since 1960!