disco: an encyclopedic guide to the cover art of disco records - Rilegato

Tom Moulton-nicky Siano

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ISBN 10: 0957260024 ISBN 13: 9780957260023

Casa editrice: souljazzbooks, 2015

Riassunto

An encyclopedic guide to the cover art of disco

This large-format deluxe hardback book features the amazing artwork of thousands of disco record cover designs from the 1970s up to the mid-1980s. Together, the record cover designs gathered here create a unique visual history of disco culture. Featuring more than 2,000 album cover designs (including hundreds of full-size covers) as well as over 700 12-inch sleeves, this book is truly an encyclopedic document of disco music and the industry and culture attending it. In addition to the visual documents from the era, the book includes interviews with a number of important disco figures such as Mel Cheren (West End Records), Henry Stone (TK Records), Ken Cayre (Salsoul), Marvin Schlachter (Prelude) and Tom Moulton, as well as histories, biographies and discographies of all the major disco record companies, plus sections on roller disco sleeves, disco instruction albums, 12-inch sleeves and a scrapbook of disco ads. Among the many musicians featured here are Bohannon, James Brown, Jocelyn Brown, Cerrone, Dennis Coffey, Donna Summer, Chic, Fatback Band, Gino Soccio, Giorgio Moroder, Gloria Gaynor, Grace Jones, Isaac Hayes, Kool & the Gang, DC LaRue, Loleatta Holloway, MFSB, Ohio Players, Salsoul Orchestra and the Trammps. This is the latest volume in Soul Jazz's deluxe series of books featuring full-size reproductions of record cover art designs. It is compiled and edited by Disco Patrick and Patrick Vogt, editors of the book Disco Patrick Presents: The Bootleg Guide to Disco Acetates, Funk, Rap and Disco Medleys.

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This large format, deluxe hardback book features the amazing artwork of thousands of disco record cover designs from the 1970s up to the mid- 1980s, creating a unique visual history of disco culture. Featuring over 2000 album cover designs (including hundreds of full size covers) as well as over 700 12" sleeves, this book is truly an encyclopaedic document of disco music and its industry. As well as a comprehensive visual document of the era, the book comes complete with interviews of a number of important disco figures, histories, biographies and discographies of all the major disco record companies, sections on Roller Disco sleeves, Disco Instruction albums, 12" sleeves as well as a scrapbook of disco ads - all put together in this stunning and stylish book.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: souljazzbooks
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0957260024
• ISBN 13: 9780957260023
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 383
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile