The ultimate compendium of a half century of the best music, w revised and updated. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a highly readable list of the best, the most important, and the most influential pop albums from 1955 through today. Carefully selected by a team of international critics and some of the best-kwn music reviewers and commentators, each album is a groundbreaking work seminal to the understanding and appreciation of music from the 1950s to the present. Included with each entry are production details and credits as well as reproductions of original album cover art. Perhaps most important of all, each album featured comes with an authoritative description of its importance and influence.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Universe Publishing (NY)
ISBN-10
0789320746
ISBN-13
9780789320742
eBay Product ID (ePID)
184020121
Product Key Features
Format
Sewn,PAPER over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Music & Dance
Additional Product Features
Edited by
Robert Dimery
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations, Colour Illustrations, Frontispiece
Author Biography
Robert Dimery is a writer and editor who has worked for numerous magazines, including Time Out and Vogue. Michael Lydon was a founding editor of Rolling Stone. His books include Rock Folk, Boogie Lightning, and Ray Charles: Man and Music.