A stunning collection of over 200 essential and influential album covers of the decade A visual reflection of psychedelia-influenced artwork to Punk anti- design from Pink Floyd to the Sex Pistols Indispensable purchase for the dedicated follower of music and art The seventies are often regarded as a mean; dark and turbulent decade; full of discontent and pessimism. The album covers of the burgeoning hard rock; progressive rock; pop and punk scenes that dominated the decade mirrored this social and cultural dystopia effectively; and accurately; capturing the tone of the music as well as the world at large. Over the decade it became clear that the 1970s were a hotbed of experimental; unique and mind-expanding design perfectly mirroring the progressive music of the time as well as the technology of music recording and photography and being an expansive step away from the 1960s optimism. Classic Album Covers of the 1970s is an essential collection of over 200 of the greatest album covers produced during that dark decade. From the Grateful Dead; Roxy Music and David Bowie; to Patti Smith; The Ramones and the Sex Pistols; this volume will prove indispensable to all those interested in the history of album cover graphics and design; and to those whose memories of the seventies are stirred by the record covers of that period.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy R. W. TetherA very good and extensive history of Picasso0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Marjorie G. Mountincredible biographer!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Studios; Painting Locales; Poets; Lovers; Collectors; Competitors; War; and PicassoBy Donald MitchellOf the three volumes of A Life of Picasso that have been completed; I liked The Cubist Rebel; 1907-1916 best. John Richardson moves his focus around to see Picassos life from many angles; much like a Cubist painting deconstructs reality into two dimensions representing all sides. There is fine balance in his portrayal so that no element gets out of proportion.The scholarship involved with showing the connections between Picassos lovers and his art during those years is most interesting; filled with many details I had not run across before. I was also pleased to be better informed about Picassos relationship with other Cubist artists of the era.In other histories and biographies that cover this part of Picassos life; Im always a little puzzled about the role of Apollinaire; but in this book the man comes into reasonably clear focus.Many of the references to places where Picasso had his studios come into sharper focus as well in this book which describes and portrays those places quite well.Surprisingly; the weakest part of the book comes in its discussion of Picassos Cubism per se which gets surprisingly short shift after he shifted into synthetic Cubism. I expected a lengthy description of the developments in that work. There are some very fine discussions of individual major works; but the overall subject drifts away into nothingness. Hmmm.I found the books details constantly fascinating in explaining the gaps between what happened in those days and how matters shifted. Since few Americans were major collectors of Picasso in the early days (the Steins being a happy exception); how did all those works end up in the United States? If Les Demoiselles dAvignon is one of the great works of the 20th century; why did it have so much trouble finding the right home? John Richardson shares our natural curiosity and is happy to satisfy that curiosity.As with the other works in the series; it is a disappointment that none of the reproductions are in color. But with the Cubist period; color is less important so the loss is less significant in this volume.Bravo!
