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Albums: The Stories Behind 50 Years of Great Recordings
Got vinyl? No record collection is complete without Albums, a definitive look at over 300 of the most important albums of the past 50 years—the best sellers as well as the critic's darlings. This infinitely entertaining, informative book chronicles the popular music album in all genres, from pop and rock to jazz and hip-hop. More than just a 'best of' collection, Albums showcases individual recordings and presents them in a wider, more historical context, complete with timelines, more than 800 color photographs, album art, liner notes, studio stories and much more. Anyone who likes music is sure to agree, this book rocks.
- GenresMusic
320 pages, Hardcover
First published November 8, 2005
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July 19, 2009
Holy crap.
It's called a "coffee table" book because it's the SIZE of my freakin coffee table but it's SO amazing! My mom found it in San Fransisco and couldn't put it down and almost didn't mail it to me. haha I browsed through it when it first arrived but then I got busy and as with all good books I find, had to put it down. I picked it up again the other night and for two hours, tried to pick my jaw up off the floor at some of the stories.
A lot of them I was familiar with to some degree but the tiny details of what made the "best" music become the very best was pretty cool. But then again, I'm one of those geek people who everyone says should go on jeopardy.
In fact, a friend and I were walking along the beach today and I made some random comment to her and she blurts out "how do you know so much about so much STUFF?"
"I read." lol
It's called a "coffee table" book because it's the SIZE of my freakin coffee table but it's SO amazing! My mom found it in San Fransisco and couldn't put it down and almost didn't mail it to me. haha I browsed through it when it first arrived but then I got busy and as with all good books I find, had to put it down. I picked it up again the other night and for two hours, tried to pick my jaw up off the floor at some of the stories.
A lot of them I was familiar with to some degree but the tiny details of what made the "best" music become the very best was pretty cool. But then again, I'm one of those geek people who everyone says should go on jeopardy.
In fact, a friend and I were walking along the beach today and I made some random comment to her and she blurts out "how do you know so much about so much STUFF?"
"I read." lol
July 13, 2009
I really enjoy reading about the history and social relevence of specific albums, and this book covers a lot of the most popular/important from 1955 through 2005, so, I loved it.
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