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 comenzó a coleccionar discos coloreados e inusuales en 1981 y hoy posee 8.000 álbumes, incluyendo 1.200 discos de vinilo en color. En 1998 su colección ganó el reconocimiento del Libro Guinness de los Récords. Su sueño es abrir un museo discográfico para compartir su colección con el público.

El productor y compositor de canciones italiano Giorgio Moroder contribuyó a crear la música electrónica de baile y ha trabajado con Donna Summer, David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand y muchos otros. También fundó los Musicland Studios en Munich, a veces usados en interpretaciones legendarias de Led Zeppelin, Queen y Elton John.

Peter Bastine ha sido DJ, vendedor de discos y organizador de conciertos. De 1977 a 1998 coleccionó toda clase de picture discs; desde entonces, mayormente discos históricos de 78 rpm. Hoy su colección abarca unos 8.000 picture discs y ha sido objeto de diversas exposiciones en Europa.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This volume spans more than 500 remarkable records and is a journey into vinyl's extraordinary history. From rare and colorful editions, bold shapes, and bootleg X-ray vinyl of the USSR to daring designs that fashioned the identities of era-defining records and artists, this collection celebrates vinyl's artistic potential as a material form.

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