- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; 1 edition (Nov 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1568983581
- ISBN-13: 978-1568983585
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 19.3 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 635 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,639,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this visual history of the seven-inch record-or the 45, as it is also known-Drate is out to prove that one can judge something by its cover. A graphic artist for the music industry, he divides his text by decade spanning the 1950s to the 1990s, reproducing in full color and actual size more than 200 sleeves to show the 45's evolution from Top 40 mainstay to indie rock accoutrement. Each era is introduced by a different graphic artist (e.g., Eric Kohler, Roger Dean), and the featured musicians and artists range from Sammy Davis Jr. to Stereolab and from Pablo Picasso to R. Crumb, respectively. Because pop music is part delivery and part package, record covers could be visual jams and outtakes. At best, the single scabbard reflected or complemented the music it encased. As Dean explains while kicking off the chapter on the 1970s, the single "was the natural venue for these experiments, a medium in which a designer could try things out, relax a bit, have fun." Even without an accompanying soundtrack, 45 RPM is indeed a fun look at rock'n'roll as art wearing its low-brow penchants on its sleeve. It's also the first book of its kind. Recommended for all libraries and for people who buy baseball cards for the bubblegum.
Eric Hahn, Fargo, ND
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Eric Hahn, Fargo, ND
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Singles, 45s, 7-inchers: they have many names, but they only come in one package (a square of folded cardboard with a miniature poster on either side). The gold standard of Top 40 playlists for decades, these small albums have long been favourites of DJs and collectors who prize them for their small-scale graphic design. Organized chronologically, 45 RPM brings together more than 200 albums from all genres of music, chosen for their innovative design. Included are albums by Paul Anka, The Beatles, Boston Pops, Clash, Donovan, Dizzy Gillespie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dean Martin and REM. Music historian Chuck Granada presents the history of the 45, its place in the music business and its designers. Each decade of design is introduced by a specialist of that period: Eric Kohler (1950s), Spencer Drake (1960s), Roger Dean (1970s), Bruce Licher (1980s) and Jeff Kleinsmith (1990s).
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A visual history of pop music,
By cookieman108 "cookieman108®" (Inside the jar...) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 45 RPM: Visual History of the Seven-Inch Record (Paperback)
45 RPM: A Visual History of the Seven-Inch Record celebrates a often overlooked, yet vital form of art, that of the seven inch sleeve. Not only are there more than 200 pictures display in this book, but an excellent history detailing the rise and fall of this format.There are basically five main chapters starting with the 50's all the way to the 90's. Each chapter is preceded by a written piece authored by different individuals, ranging from a record collector, renown sleeve artists, a music journalist and a music critic. Each provides thoughful, authorative, and interesting insights into the period of time they are introducing. The real meat is the pictures, and there are a lot of them. Some have complained that some of the pictures are of poor quality, with wear and age showing, but I felt that was part of the appeal of the book. To me, the use of sometimes worn sleeves created a natural representation of what someone's record collection might look like...I sort of felt like I was looking through a friend's record collection, or browsing through a vintage record store, rather than a book of reproduced sleeves. The artwork contained within is beautiful, thought provoking, outrageous, even shocking, but always entertaining.
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A stunningly visual survey of 7-inch 45 album sleeves,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 45 RPM: Visual History of the Seven-Inch Record (Paperback)
45 RPM offers a stunningly visual survey of 7-inch 45 album sleeves. The chronological arrangement features over 200 albums from all genres of music, chosen for the innovative and appealing designs. Students of design will find 45 RPM draws some important links between the art and music worlds and those with a special nostaligia for the heyday of the 45 will delight in this visually impressive compendium.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Shoddy haphazard compilation with little to recommend it,
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This review is from: 45 RPM: Visual History of the Seven-Inch Record (Paperback)
Unfortunately, the first book to concentrate on 45 rpm Picture Sleeve art is a real disaster. It offers a random assortment of capriciously selected picture sleeves arranged by decade but with little other thought applied. It appears that the records included happened to be in the editor's collection the day they were photographed. This is a just a quickie nostalgia marketing device. It doesn't present a cohesive, coherent portrait of graphic design. It doesn't do record collectors any service, either. PLUS, many of the images are of poor quality sleeves, with bad ring wear, bent corners, writing, rips, etc. There's no excuse for not finding better condition copies of most of the very common items in this book. Obviously no one knowledgeable about records was consulted for this book. Expect it on the discount shelves and remaindered quite soon.
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