A fascinating survey of cover art (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) Record covers are a sign of our life and times. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion, and rebellion. For music fans the covers are the expression of a period, of a particular time in their lives. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand for -

Rob is good on music: he owns a small record shop and has strong views on what's decent and what isn't. But he's much less good on relationships. In fact, he's not at all sure that he wants to commit himself to anyone. So it's hardly surprising that his girlfriend decides that enough is enough.

A guide to nearly 3000 albums from the 1970s, covering progressive rock, country rock, glam rock, funk, disco, punk, heavy metal and new wave. The author has reviewed records for The Village Voice for almost twenty years.

This is an important book that fills an important niche: a careful and comprehensive report to the field on the development and possibilities of online history. -Stephen Brier, Associate Provost and Dean for Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate Center, CUNY

With information on the most successful hits ever to reach the top of Billboard magazine's singles charts between 1955 and mid-2003, this resource includes fascinating facts, biographies and chart positions for every artist.

The first complete, feisty and sordid history of American hard-core punk.

Discusses, among other things, guitar solos and losing your virginity to a Rod Stewart song and singers whose teeth whistle and the sort of music you hear in Body Shop. The author writes about 31 songs that either have some great significance in his life - or are just songs that he loves.

In the summer of 1969, Great White Wonder, a collection of unreleased Bob Dylan recordings appeared in Los Angeles. It was the first rock bootleg and it spawned an entire industry dedicated to making unofficial recordings available to true fans. This text tells the whole story.

Argues that the gap between digerati hype and end-user gloom is largely due to the tunnel vision that information-driven technologies breed. This book shows us how to look beyond our obsession with information and individuals to include the critical social networks of which these are always a part.

The ability to accurately identify and assess vinyl can make the difference between paying too much and selling albums for far too little. This guide contains listings and collector pricing for 70,000 vinyl albums recorded since 1948 onwards. It also covers genres of record collecting, including rock 'n' roll, country, punk, jazz, and classical.

A guide for family and historians, archivists, librarians and medal collectors. It explains the range of records and secondary sources which can be used to trace genealogical and career information in relation to men and women who have served in the Royal Navy and the naval reserve.

Shows baseball player stats visually. This book includes profiles of over 750 players. It provides career plots of fantasy value, daily game logs for 2007, in-season trends in key analytic indicators, and more.

Features interviews with champion gamers, hints and tips to improve gameplay, profiles of the world's best-selling titles and features on the latest games and consoles.

Album Cover Art.

This collection of essays presents an account of the Arthurian literature produced in Wales, in both Welsh and Latin, during the Middle Ages. Topics addressed include the historical Arthur, Arthur in early Welsh verse, the legend of Merlin, and the tales of Culhwch ac Olwen, Geraint, and Owain.

The Public Record Office holds the most comprehensive and important collection of official documentary records relating to Britain's involvement in World War I. Here, within thematically arranged sections, this wealth of material is systematically listed and explained.

A delightful collection of fictional albums created by the mysterious and reclusive artist known only as Mingering Mike.

Louis Barfe's elegantly written, authoritative and highly entertaining history charts the meteoric rise and slow decline of the popular recording industry. Barfe shows how the 1920s and 1930s saw the departure of Edison from the phonograph business he created and the birth of EMI and CBS.