Jonathan Kirby is a record collector and music writer. He served as
an editor for Brooklyn-based music magazine Wax Poetics, has
contributed in-depth articles for Oxford American and The Fader and
is currently an A&R at Chicago’s famed archival label the
Numero Group, where he also conceived the compilation Purple Snow:
Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound.
Robbie Busch aka "McBoing Boing" is an internationally recognized
record collector and DJ. He has worn many artistic hats over the
years: consulter and producer for numerous record labels, writer
and photographer for magazines including Wax Poetics, Big Brother
and XXL, comic book artist/writer and storyboard artist.
Julius Wiedemann studied graphic design and marketing and was an
art editor for newspapers and design magazines in Tokyo before
joining TASCHEN in 2001. His titles include the Illustration Now!
and Record Covers series, as well as the infographics collection
and books about advertising and visual culture.
The material is wonderful. The subject merits so thorough and
authoritative an account and caption details are good.
*The Spectator*
A lovingly and illuminatingly annotated journey.
*Metal Hammer*
The ultimate rock'n'roll art book.
*instyle.co.uk*
...as is the case with any TASCHEN book, you can rest assured it
will look as good on display as it will when you're flipping
through the pages and listening to some Pink Floyd.
*coolmaterial.com*
A full anthology of familiar - and wonderfully obscure - rock
albums.
*Nylon Magazine*
For hardcore record collectors or appreciators of physical media,
it's a great tribute to an art form that we hope remains relevant
for a long time.
*uncrate.com*
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