Description
“Cover Story: Album Cover Art”, the second book by esteemed music journal Wax Poetics, graphically narrates the vibrant subculture of record collecting through the art of the album cover. It’s a must-have for record connoisseurs and art aficionados alike. Illustrated as a visual essay, “Cover Story” exhibits the diverse art forms and design styles of the record cover, each telling its own story. The book vividly explores an element of music culture that has withered with the advent of MP3s and digital downloading. Records possess a visual as well as an aural capacity for storytelling. The record cover-eye candy for the music lover-speaks a language rooted in the environment and era of the music itself. Includes sleeves from hip hop, jazz, funk, soul, Latin, African and other genres, some with old price stickers on, others rough round the edges, all absolutely brilliant!
