The Art of Rock: Posters from Presley to Punk - Hardcover

Gruskin, Paul

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9780896600256: The Art of Rock: Posters from Presley to Punk

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0896600254 ISBN 13: 9780896600256

Publisher: Artabras, 1993

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A riotous feast of images that will give rock music fans a nostalgic high. Electric, outrageous, erotic, blatant, vital - 1,500 rock concert posters from the 1950s through today are reproduced in their original blazing colors in this complete visual history. It's the ultimate book for rock fans, poster collectors, or anyone who digs pop culture. 1,500 full-color illustrations, 100 black-and-white photographs.

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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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