ECM Sleeves of Desire (Edition of Contemporary Music Sleeves of Desire : a Cover Story) (Paperback)

~ Lars Müller (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 359 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568980647
• ISBN-13: 978-1568980645
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,165,829 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular Coverage of a Spectacular Music Label, July 21, 1999

By	Craig LeHoullier (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One of the best things about LPs, as opposed to CDs, was the ability to flip the sleeves in stores during browsing. I started listening to jazz in the early 1980's, and was rapidly transfixed by the beauty and originality of the artwork on releases from the ECM jazz label, out of Germany. Since 1970, ECM has released nearly 700 albums of wonderful music, much of which defies categorization. What remains is their clearly identifiable (but often imitated - such as by Windham Hill) cover graphic style, making their releases art collector items as well as music. This book describes the history of the ECM sleeve art, as well as provides color pictures of essentially all of their releases up to the publication date of the book. This book is a wonderful gift to music, as well as art, lovers!