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Album art is indelibly linked to our collective musical memories; when you think of your favorite albums, you picture the covers. Many photographers, illustrators, and art directors have become celebrities from their album artworks—the best examples of which will go down in history as permanent fixtures in popular culture.Paying tribute to this art form, Rock Covers brings you a compilation of more than 750 remarkable album covers, from legendary to rare record releases. Artists as varied as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, The Cure, Iron Maiden, and Sonic Youth are gathered together in celebration of the cover art that defined their albums and their cult status. Each cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing the art director, photographer or illustrator, year, label, and more, while nearly 250 records that marked particular turning points for a band, an artist, or the music genre, are highlighted with short descriptions.This far- reaching catalog of visualized rock is contextualized with insider interviews with five professionals who shaped the history of rock, and by top-10 record lists from ten leading rock collectors. Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Taschen America Llc; Multilingual edition (December 8, 2014)


Language ‏ : ‎ Multilingual


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 551 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 383654525X


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 59


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.78 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.89 x 1.89 x 12.01 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #181,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #315 in Graphic Design Techniques #453 in Rock Music (Books)


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    • Massive
Just a really cool coffee table book..it's heavy and colorful, short on info but just cool
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2023 by Haapydayz
    • only about 1/3 of the album covers in the book have any real information
I bought this book and it is big (you will never be able to read it at night in bed), has beautiful pictures, but only about 1/3 of the album covers in the book have anything else except: "artist, title, year, label, art, photo," or some variation thereof. The other 2/3 have no explanatory text. Why this is so is unknown. E.g., on pages 124-125 we have: "Crass," "Stations of the Crass," with explanatory text; "Cream," "Disraeli Gears," with explanatory text; and "Creedence Clearwater Revival," "Green River," with no text at all, just the "artist" etc, which IMO is one of the most beautiful and iconic album covers you will ever find. (Long live CCR, one of the best bands ever from the Bay Area). Most pages have three album covers, with only one with text. So the information in this huge book on the music artists and art artists is skimpy (at least compared to "100 Best Album Covers.") The best book I have found for information is "100 Best Album Covers" (1999) by Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell. (See my review of same). "1000 Record Covers," (2001) by Michael Ochs, is really just about that, with artist, label, year, design and photo, with little, if any text. But you will find some album covers here that you will not find anywhere else, especially from the 1950's. (which is also published by Taschen). "A Brief History of Album Covers," (2008), if OK, but flawed. It has a lot of information on the music artist but only some entries have information on the art artist at all. E.g. pages 72-73 "Grateful Dead's" "Aoxomoxoa" L.P. cover from 1969, which had no information at all on the artist Rick Griffin. (See page 22 of "100 Best Album Covers" for this information.) Honestly, I would buy "100 Album Covers" first, and the any of the other three album cover books. For sheer size and beauty you can not beat "Rock Covers," (2014), but the information on the artists included in this book is a little light. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2018 by bowonwing
    • What an amazing book!!!
Wow! I just received this book! It's huge! A gorgeous addition to the coffee table of any rock enthusiast! I got this book for my boyfriend who loves music and loves to collect album covers. They're all over the place. The pictures are colorful and vibrant, the information on the covers is really interesting. And there are so many covers in this book - definitely ones I've never seen before along with unknown info on ones I'm familiar with. And the music genres are so vast - there's something for everyone! I had to take a sneak peek and force myself to keep my hands off it. I'm so excited to give this as a gift. He's going to love it, truly!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021 by Gianna W
    • Just simply a GORGEOUS product
I'm almost 50. That means I grew up with actual records and I'm a stubborn bastard and so I STILL mostly buy and listen to vinyl. This book, for a person like me, is a dream. Heavy, sturdy, beautifully designed, immaculate paper, stunning reproductions of album art...everything I could want (I know some people want track listings, liner notes, etc... I could care less... I have almost all these albums so I can get that stuff there) is here. Endlessly pleasing. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2019 by T. J. Eaton
    • Inclusive but Not Comprehensive
If you miss the large-form LP format (and the amazing art that it engendered), then this is the book for you. Although some of the images are a bit smaller than I might wish, a good deal of them are presented in near life-size form and the color reproduction and crispness of the images are very good (things that, if done wrong, would have really undermined the book's effectiveness). One last caveat: this book is inclusive (featuring both the obscure and the obvious) but it is not comprehensive. There will be albums that you will be amazed did not make the cut. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2015 by Christopher Hartley
    • Awesome... came damaged
It's an awesome product and my dad LOVED this birthday present. However, who on Earth packaged this for delivery? It came in a strange, crumpled up bag (no box or anything) and the ears of this had damage. Don't get me wrong, the book gained a cool "slightly worn" look, but I paid for new and I expected new. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2018 by Colleen from Minneapolis
    • Excellent for any Rock'n Roll fan!
A great coffee table book celebrating the art of rock'n roll album covers! Quality of the paper is great, as well as the print and image quality. This book is hardcover. Perfect for any true rock fan.
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2016 by mikereview
    • Impressive collector's item
This book was a big hit with my boyfriend. It's a great gift for the hard core rock fan! Wish there was a little more commentary with the pictures, but still one of the best table books I've ever seen.
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2018 by Julie

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