1000 record covers book

He has also been a disc jockey, taught a rockhistory. This unique book features a selection of the best 60s to 90s rock album covers from music archivist, disc jockey, journalist, and ex record publicity executive michael ochs enormous private collection. Unique in its scope and choice record covers, in a new flexi cover format, illustrates how rock is not just music but a way of life, an attitude and a style. Many are the works of art and have become as famous as the music. Find books like record covers from the worlds largest community of readers. This edition ofa record coversa presents a selection of the best a. Create your own list of music and share it with the world. Aug 05, 2019 this edition of record covers presents a selection of the best rock album covers of the 60s to 90s from music archivist, disc jockey, journalist, and former recordpublicity executive michael ochss 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. All record covers are interesting in a sense how could someone have produced something so ugly. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Iconic artwork, memorable coversleeves, and longlost classics all jostle for space in this virtual shelf of music history. They present you one of the excellent books ever record covers. Makes a great coffee table book for any music lover.

This book collects covers from the 20th century, from megahits to obscure collectors items. Small but mighty, this record covers book is the ultimate treasure trove for every music fan. Explore the rolling stones 100 greatest album covers list by 2tec on discogs. Note that the 2014 taschen hardcover of record covers does not contain pictures of record covers the actual number of covers pictured is closer to 800. Michael ochs developed an addiction to rock and roll in the early fifties. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Unique in its scope and choice record covers, in a new flexicover format, illustrates how rock is not just music but a way of life, an attitude and a style. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. For music fans, the covers are the expression of a period, of a particular time in their lives.

Buy the hardcover book record covers by michael ochs at indigo. All the best and memorials iconic artwork, coversleeves, and classics are combines to this piece of art. Both a trip down memory lane and a study in the evolution of cover art, this is a sweeping look at an. Illustrates how rock is not just music but a way of life, an attitude and a style. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion, and rebellion. For music lovers of a certain age, the covers address such issues as love, life, fashion and a. A little more information on the cover art would have made this book perfect. As is, for the price, this is a great book for record. Its a sentimental look at great art and a slice of history all rolled into one petite package. Free shipping and returns on record covers book at nordstrom.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This unique book features a selection of the best 60s to 90s rock album covers from music archivist, disc jockey, journalist, and exrecord publicity executive michael ochs enormous private collection. There are many famous album covers, but weve put together what we believe are the 100 greatest album covers. He has also been a disc jockey, taught a rockhistory course for ucla and written for such magazines as rock, melody maker, cashbox, and crawdaddy. This edition of record covers presents a selection of the best rock album covers of the 60s to 90s from music archivist, disc jockey, journalist, and former record publicity executive michael ochss enormous private collection. The listing is for softcover but its actually somewhere between hardcover and paperbacknot really sure how else. From andy warhols work for the velvet underground to the grunge covers of the 90s, this book is a visual trip down music lane.

Like music on the records, they address issues such as love, life, death, fashion and rebellion. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand for andy warhols covers, for example, including the banana he designed for the. Both a trip down memory lane and a study in the evolution of cover art, this is a sweeping look at. Whether the inspiration was social commentary, calculated marketing,or pure artistry, the inside stories behind these covers is brilliantly explored. Goodreads members who liked record covers also liked.

Apr 29, 2005 that said, the book is a nice one to have in the collection just for those who appreciate art and music and certainly doesnt fail completely with separate covers theres certainly enough to make you pick it up once in a while, and the nice format and design of the book makes up for the strange omissions. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand for. Vinyls back in style and in this selection of of the most iconic record sleeves from the 60s to 90s, we recall why its the biggest and best music format ever. Therefore, the book shows the most iconic records sleeve covers from the 1960s to the 1990s. The book presents 500 covers and records by visual artists from the 1950s through to today, exploring how modernism, pop art, conceptual art, postmodernism, and various forms of contemporary art practice have all. The only thing holding this book back from a 5 is the lack of more information.

Buy a cheap copy of record covers book by michael ochs. 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. Like the music on the discs, they address issues such as love, life, death, fashion and rebellion. It seems to be based on us covers of pop music, many quite obscure, with many famous ones absent. The art has a primarily commercial function, for instance to promote the product it is displayed on, but can also have an aesthetic function, and. Cover art is a type of artwork presented as an illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book often on a dust jacket, magazine, newspaper, comic book, video game, dvd, cd, videotape, music album or podcast. Michael ochs amassed a substantial private collection of albums and has generously shared his favorites with us in this book. A fascinating survey of cover art taschens 25th anniversary special edition, record covers are a sign of our life and times.

Both a trip down memory lane and a study in the evolution of cover art, this is a sweeping look at an often underappreciated art form. Art record covers is like the physical, 450page incarnation of whiling away an afternoon browsing sticky shelves of album sleeves. Bu bibliotheca universalis 01 by ochs, michael isbn. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The 576page tome includes covers from the 60s through the 90s, from titus turner to oasis.

Michael ochs record covers are a sign of our life and times. A prime of example of a book you can judge by its cover, taschens record covers is an encyclopaedia of the lp sleeve from the 60s to the 90s, delivering exactly what it promises at great value about 12p a sleeve. Yet another super book to add to my collection of books on record covers it might be even better if i had some actual album covers still and what an interesting bunch of albums from the well known to the pretty obscure. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.

Our covers are all unique, professionally designed, and only ever sold once. Iconic artwork, memorable cover sleeves, and longlost classics all jostle for space in this virtual shelf of music history. Published by taschen, michael ochs hardcover 1,000 record covers showcases a thousand of the most beautiful and memorable vinyl record cover sleeves from the 1960s to the 1990s. Classic album covers 19551995 by johnny morgan, vinyl hayride.

This special edition celebrating 25 years of taschen, record covers, portrays exactly this and presents a selection of the best rock album covers of this chosen era from his vast private collection. Many are works of art and have become as famous as. In francesco spampinatos unique anthology of artists record covers, we discover the rhythm of this particular cultural history. For those with a more specific eye, the publisher has follow ups.

Taschen record covers cool gifts for men popsugar. Aug 05, 2019 record covers bibliotheca universalismultilingual hardcover august 5, 2019. Therefore, the book shows the most iconic record s sleeve covers from the 1960s to the 1990s. Download record covers ebook in epub, mobi and pdf. For music fans the covers are the expression of a period, of a particular time in their lives. To feed his habit, ochs headed the publicity departments of columbia, shelter, and abc records in the 60s and 70s. A magnificent collection of album covers, from the 1960s to the 1990s, record covers are a sign of life and the era. Author michael ochs, a veteran of the records industry, disc jockey, college professor and journalist, has compiled record covers a selection of the best ever 60s to 90s rock album covers. The reproductions of the album covers are absolutely first rate, and go back to the 50sthere are sections scattered throughout the book detailing the music and culture of each decade. I also own the 1996 softcover copy of record covers and that one does contain approx.

This is a great book, full of, as it says, album covers. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Every few pages there would be a neat blurb about the album cover art on that page, but many pages were lacking any information. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand forandy warhols covers, for example, including the banana he designed for the. For music fans, covers are the expression of a period, at a given moment in their life.