Synopsis
This unique compilation of more than 1,500 rock concert posters from the 1950s through today reproduces, in full color, all of the stunning, original, and outrageous artwork.
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Review
Fascinating and accessible . . . useful for both the scholar and the fan” New York Times
A literate, loving look at the poster’s evolution” Chicago Tribune
It flat-out rocks.” Newsweek
Widely considered the genre’s original bible.” San Francisco Chronicle
[This] exhaustively researched compilation brings together more than thirty years’ worth of the best and brightest rock posters and art work.” Rolling Stone
There really wasn’t such a thing as a rock poster expert until Paul Grushkin established himself as one with his stellar . . . Art of Rock” CMJ New Music Monthly
Rock n’ roll is here to stay, and the old posters advertising live shows seem to be sticking around too.” The Wall Street Journal
About the Author
Paul Grushkin, a noted rock-music historian, has been collecting concert posters since 1969. His other books include The Art of Modern Rock and Rockin’ Down the Highway: The Cars and People That Made Rock Roll.
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THE ART OF ROCK: POSTERS FROM PRESLEY
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 516 pages, illustrated in color. "Fifteen hundred images reprodcuted in their original blazing colors, this is the definitive, all-inclusive rock poster collection." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Seller Inventory # 031610
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The Art of Rock : Posters from Presley to Punk / Paul D. Grushkin ; Artworks Photographed by Jon Sievert
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First edition, 2nd printing 1987. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 516 pages; Description: 516 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 34 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 498-503. Subjects: Rock music --Posters. 5 Kg. Seller Inventory # 110859
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The Art of Rock: Posters from Presley to Punk
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 516 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 34 cm. Contents: Roots: 1955-1965 Psychedelic years in San Francisco: 1965-1971 Psychedelic years in Southern California and the rest of the world: 1965-1971 The mainstream: 1969-1987 The new music: 1976-1987. Seller Inventory # 7mmsoas28
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THE ART OF ROCK: POSTERS FROM PRESLEY TO PUNK
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Condition: Sehr gut. 512 Seiten, sehr viele Abbildungen Elektrisierend, empörend, erotisch, aufdringlich, widerspenstig, vital: die Adjektive, die Rockmusik umschreiben, treffen auch auf die Kunst zu, die sie verkauft. THE ART OF ROCK verfolgt die Geschichte dieser besonderen Kunstform, angefangen von den in großen fetten Buchstaben gedruckten Postern zu Elvis Presleys ersten Konzerten, den abgefahrenen Multi-Color-Fantasien der psychedelischen Ära, bis zu den Avant-Garde-Collagen von Punk und New Wave.Über 1500 Poster und andere Graphik versammelt der Band, darunter Tickets, Backstage-Ausweise, Buttons, Flyer usw. Der originale amerikanische Text enthält Dutzende exklusiver Interviews mit Musikern, Konzert-Agenten und natürlich den Künstlern selbst, wie Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley oder Wes Wilson - der das Cover dieses Buches entworfen hat. THE ART OF ROCK ist der essentielle Band für jeden Rockmusik-Liebhaber und Kunstinteressierten.Nach 220 000 Exemplaren Gesamtauflage: die autorisierte Sonderausgabe zum Sonderpreis!,Faszinierend und erleuchtend . unersetzlich für Wissbegierige und den Fan." -- The New York Times,Die von allen geschätzte originale Bibel zum Thema." -- San Francisco Chronicle,Diese umfangreich recherchierte Sammlung vereint über 30 Jahre der besten und berühmtesten Rockposter." -- Rolling Stone Zustand: Einband mit geringfügigen Gebrauchsspuren, insgesamt SEHR GUTER Zustand! Regalux 2 4 Reihe hinten Altersfreigabe FSK ab 0 Jahre Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 3300 Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag, Kunststoff-Einband. Seller Inventory # 2864
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The Art of Rock : Posters from Presley to Punk / Paul D. Grushkin ; Artworks Photographed by Jon Sievert
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First edition, 2nd printing 1987. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 516 pages; Description: 516 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 34 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 498-503. Subjects: Rock music --Posters. 4 Kg. Seller Inventory # 110859
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Gebundene Ausgabe, 4°. Condition: Sehr gut. Reissue. 512 S. Das Buch ist in sehr gutem, sauberen Zustand. Gebundenes Buch mit Original-Schutzumschlag. Dieser mit leichten Randläsuren. Sonst sauberes und wohlerhaltenes Exemplar. ISBN: 9780896600256 Wir senden umgehend mit beiliegender MwSt.Rechnung. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 3132. Seller Inventory # 685387
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Condition: Gut. First Edition, third printing. ca. 512 S. in 1 Bd. : mit 1600 farbigen Illustrationen ; "Three decades of sounds. And sights. Remember the sounds and imagine them captured visually in more than 1500 full-collour posters from Presley to Punk. This is the definitive, all-inclusive rock poster collection. But it is even more than that. The 'Art of Rock' is nothing less than a visual history of rock'n'roll.The hundreds of posters and other art - tickets, backstage passes, buttons, and handbills - that tell this tale of rock music, rock graphics, and rock culture are supplemented by historic photographs of the poster artists ." (Klappentext) Schutzumschalg mit Aufkleber ehemaliger Buchhandlung und Einriss an oberer Kante. Sonst sehr gutes Exemplar. Ohne Einträge oder Markierungen, sauber in fester Bindung. Versand als versichertes Paket mit angepassten Versandkosten. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2955 4°, 33 x 28cm, gebundene Ausgabe, schwarzer Pappeinband mit weißem Rückentitel, farbig ill. Schutzumschlag, silber-graue Vorsätze. Seller Inventory # 14695