Revue de presse :
'The definitive history...it'll splash your coffee table in swathes of sunshine, pastel shades and rainbow jackets.' -- Shortlist
'A joy of a thing...Here, in short, is the visual equivalent of a Temptations single.' -- The
Herald, Scotland, music books of the year
'The story of the record label that produced more US No1s than The Beatles, Elvis and The Stones ... it's all covered in this visual history. --Shortlist
A handsome photography book with a substantial textual accompaniment. --Financial Times
An excellent, no expenses spared publication. --Soul Source
A beautifully illustrated and informative book. --The Daily Mail
A true visual experience. --Soul Music
A lavishly produced history of Motown. --The Blue Moment
Highly recommended. --Echoes Magazine
A weighty pictorial volume, and one can spend forever drooling over candid Snaps ... its accompanying text is hearteningly no light puff piece. --Shindig Magazine
Buy it, a real no-brainer. --The Beat Magazine
Delves deep into the secret life of Detroit's revered home of soul ... An illuminating path into a familiar story ... an essential Motown work. --Mojo
Barney Ales remembers the making of Marvin Gaye's seminal 1971 album
What s Going On' --PORT magazine
The definitive history of the Detroit-based record company ... this is a riotous and political celebration of a great American brand. --Tatler
An inside look at new interviews, previously unpublished material and intimate photography. --Red
Présentation de l'éditeur :
Motown: The Sound of Young America is the definitive, authorised visual history of the Detroit-based independent record company which became a style unto itself, a prolific and hugely successful production line of suave, sassy and sophisticated music through the sixties, seventies and eighties.
Featuring extensive, specially commissioned photography of treasures gathered from the archives, this landmark publication also captures the graphic and design iconography which underpinned Motown's extraordinary creativity. Packed with fresh insights gleaned from scores of interviews with key players, this exceptional, revealing book delves into the workings of the Motown machine and details how a dedicated team of backroom believers, white and black, turned a small family business into a popular music powerhouse.
This was the home of Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Jackson 5, the Temptations and many more. Motown: The Sound of Young America is a spectacular labour of love befitting an incredible story.
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