As a DJ, Toni Rubio had always wondered if some records got played more just because they looked good. Rubio, now a graphic designer, has selected these hundreds of vinyl maxi-single sleeves--the covers for 12-inch remixed singles--to be reproduced in glossy color for further study and pure enjoyment. The artists range from Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, shown on the front of "The Message" carrying a boom box and wearing gold chains, to Depeche Mode and Moby, by way of scores of forgotten bands of the 80s whose one good-looking record is having an unexpected second moment in the spotlight. Work is paired for harmony in theme, font and composition, like Sylk 130's "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" and The Reason's "When the Funk Hits the Fan," which share a bull's-eye motif. Engelbert Humperdink and Simply Red's leading man, on the other hand, lounge in studio recliners. References to visual and musical trends of the late twentieth century--pop, minimalism, hardcore, hyperrealism, electronica--will speed readers on a journey through the recent past and replay, with pleasant nostalgia, the soundtrack for some classic audio moments.
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But I thought this book was about disco???,
By Eric W "telefox" (Brick, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 12" Sleeves: Disco Graphics (Hardcover)
If you are looking for a great book with pictures of classic disco records and a celebration of the lifestyle and artwork evocative of the late Seventies classic disco years, well then....this book is NOT what you are looking for!If you are looking for a haphazard collection of photos from some Spanish guy's record crates with somewhat questionable taste in bland 90's dance music then you've come to the right place!! Nothing in this book is remotely disco, it soley consists of pictures of 12" record covers, mostly from the 90's. To top it off, many of the images seem to be scanned directly from the covers, complete with wear and tear on some of them. If this was on rare disco gems I'd be forgiving, but I mean these are for the most part awful dance drek like 'Betty Boo' and the like. There was a nice Deee-Lite cover, but I own the record anyway. So buyer beware, save your dollars and buy some authentic disco material.
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