Extraordinary Records - Couverture rigide

Benedetti, Alessandro; Bastine, Peter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3836595001 ISBN 13 : 9783836595001

Editeur : TASCHEN, 2024

Synopsis

This electrifying vinyl edition creates a new and edgy definition for “album art.” Produced in collaboration with Colors magazine, it brings together more than 500 remarkable records from the collection of Alessandro Benedetti and Peter Bastine.

This book forms a junction between photography, music, and design, celebrating vinyl for the integrity of sound recording and its artistic potential as a material form. With featured artists including Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Prince, Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, and beyond, it offers compelling insight into the most intricate details of a performer’s visual identity, from a vivid color to a futuristic mirror effect.

The discs are arranged thematically to span monochrome vinyl; unusual vinyl (including silver, gold, or mirror vinyl as well as extremely rare glow-in-the-dark vinyl); multicolored vinyl; etched vinyl (where music is pressed onto only one side); shaped vinyl (cut into forms that are different from the classic round disc); and picture discs (where a photograph or design is stamped onto the surface of the record).

In addition, there is a rare view into the records known today as “ribs” or “bone music.” Produced in the USSR, where western music and culture were forbidden, these were made by engraving discarded x-rays with special machines and creating bootleg disks of hit singles of artists such as David Bowie and Pink Floyd.

Page after page, this kaleidoscopic encyclopedia of innovative and ingenious vinyl is a colorful journey through era-defining records and artists.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Alessandro Benedetti began collecting colored and unusual records in 1981, and now has 8,000 discs, including 1,200 colored vinyl discs. In 1998 his collection won recognition in The Guinness Book of Records. His dream is to open a record museum so he can share his collection with the public.

Italian producer and songwriter Giorgio Moroder helped create electronic dance music, and has worked with Donna Summer, David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand, and many others. He also founded Musicland Studios in Munich, once used by legendary acts like Led Zeppelin, Queen, and Elton John.

Peter Bastine has been a DJ, record seller, and concert organizer. From 1977 until 1998 he collected every kind of picture disc; since then, mostly historical 78rpm records. Today his collection comprises around 8,000 picture discs, and has been the subject of several European exhibitions.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Esta electrizante edición en vinilo crea una nueva y vanguardista definición de "álbum art". Producida en colaboración con la revista Colors, reúne más de 500 discos extraordinarios de la colección de Alessandro Benedetti y Peter Bastine.El libro combina fotografía, música y diseño en un gran homenaje a los vinilos no solo por la calidad de su sonido, sino también por su potencial artístico como objeto de diseño. Con artistas destacados como Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Prince, Michael Jackson y Bon Jovi, entre otros, ofrece una visión apasionante de los detalles más intrincados de la identidad visual de un creador, desde un color determinado hasta un efecto especular futurista.Los discos están organizados por temas: vinilos monocromáticos; vinilos inusuales (incluidos vinilos plateados, dorados o de espejo, así como vinilos que brillan en la oscuridad extremadamente raros); vinilos multicolores; vinilos grabados (donde la música se prensa sobre una sola cara); vinilos perfilados (cortados con formas diferentes al clásico disco redondo); y discos ilustrados (en los que se estampa una fotografía o un diseño sobre su superficie).Asimismo, dedica un apartado a los discos conocidos hoy como "costillas" o "huesos". Producidos en la URSS, donde la música y la cultura occidentales estaban prohibidas, eran ediciones pirata de sencillos de artistas como David Bowie y Pink Floyd que se grababan sobre radiografías desechadas.Página tras página, esta caleidoscópica enciclopedia de discos innovadores propone un colorido viaje a través de álbumes y artistas que hicieron época.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: TASCHEN
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: multilingue
• ISBN 10: 3836595001
• ISBN 13: 9783836595001
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 471
• Coordonnées du fabricant: customerserviceB2B@taschen.com; customerserviceB2B@taschen.com; ; Hohenzollernring 53; Köln; 50672; Allemagne