Album
Style and Image in Sleeve Design
Published on 16. October 2003
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-84000-605-6 (ISBN)
Description
Millions of people adore their albums and CDs, not just for the music, but for the sleeve artwork which becomes by association the vidual representation of everything the album represents for the listener. This visual history of the style and image in design of album and CD covers stretches from the 1940s to the present day. Structured chronologically, it focuses on individuals, music scenes and subcultures, including: punk, surfers, pyschedelia in London, Tamla Motown, disco divas and DJ culture. It is an account of the extensive creative cross-fertilization between designers, art directors, photographers, musicians and record labels.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
500 colour photographs, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 291 mm
Width: 292 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1675 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84000-605-6 (9781840006056)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1900-40 design for music before the album; 1940-1949 the birth of the ambum cover; 1950-59 the pioneering years; 1960-69 teen culture, pop and psychedelia; 1970-1979 from progressive rock to punk; 1980-1989 from new wave to acid house; 1990 techno to napster - and beyond.