This work tells the story of rock music, rock culture and rock graphics in 300 posters dating from 1955 to 1987. Based on Abbeville's "Art of Rock", the tiny folio reproduces in a miniature format the history of rock posters from the earliest wood block graphics to the psychedelic designs of the punk era. The posters represent exceptional graphic achievements and create a record of international culture. Rock posters are, arguably, great modern art. Unlike high art forms, these print advertisements are truly popular: they ...
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This work tells the story of rock music, rock culture and rock graphics in 300 posters dating from 1955 to 1987. Based on Abbeville's "Art of Rock", the tiny folio reproduces in a miniature format the history of rock posters from the earliest wood block graphics to the psychedelic designs of the punk era. The posters represent exceptional graphic achievements and create a record of international culture. Rock posters are, arguably, great modern art. Unlike high art forms, these print advertisements are truly popular: they are collected by thousands of people. Once avaliable for less than a pound, now the price of original art-drawings, paintings, and artist mechanicals for these posters can exceed #500. As rock and its fans have aged, the number of rock-art collectors has grown. Now these innovative, electric, and vital images are available in a single volume that chronicles a 30-year visual history not only of the music but of the world that produced it. Author, collector, connoisseur and life-long rock fan Paul Grushkin provides a rollicking tour of 300 beautifully reproduced rock posters designed for legendary artists from Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and the Beatles to Bob Dylan, Jim Morrisson and the Grateful Dead, to Bruce Springsteen, Blondie and the Talking Heads.
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The finest and most lavish documentation of the art used to promote rock concerts, this comprehensive history of rock posters reproduces myriad posters, handbills, tickets, and ephemera in full color photos. A splendid visual feast, this book is de rigeur for any collector of rock posters, fan of rock music, or simply as a record of pop culture history.
Particularly strong in the psychedelic years, this classic reference also covers early rhythm & blues, new wave, and punk rock. The book also features an excellent oral documentation, including interviews with artists, musicians, promoters, and collectors.
Unless you're a collector looking for an extra copy, be sure to get the full-sized hc coffee table version, not the pocket softcover.
