Extraordinary Records

Extraordinary Records

By Giorgio Moroder and Alessandro Benedetti
Paperback $39.99

$39.99

Publication Date: 1st June 2009

This highly original collection, made in collaboration with Colors magazine, brings new meaning to the term album art, whats featured is not record covers but records themselves, in a plethora of colors,... Read More
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This highly original collection, made in collaboration with Colors magazine, brings new meaning to the term album art, whats featured is not record covers but records themselves, in a plethora of colors,... Read More
Description
This highly original collection, made in collaboration with Colors magazine, brings new meaning to the term album art, whats featured is not record covers but records themselves, in a plethora of colors, shapes, and forms. This book showcases over 400 records owned by Guinness award winning collector Alessandro Benedetti. From artists such as Pink Floyd, Queen, the Beatles, Prince, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Bon Jovi, and many others, these rare and valuable records run the gamut from gold to transparent to painted, photo-printed, or shaped like a map, butterfly, heart, star, or even a tree.
Details
  • Price: $39.99
  • Pages: 496
  • Carton Quantity: 5
  • Publisher: TASCHEN
  • Imprint: TASCHEN
  • Publication Date: 1st June 2009
  • Trim Size: 9.46 x 9.4 in
  • ISBN: 9783836507295
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration
Author Bio

Italian producer and songwriter Giorgio Moroder helped create electronic dance music, and has worked with Donna Summer, David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand, and many others. He also founded Musicland Studios in Munich, once used by legendary acts like Led Zeppelin, Queen, and Elton John.

Alessandro Benedetti began collecting colored and unusual records in 1981, and now has 8,000 discs, including 1,200 colored vinyl discs. In 1998 his collection won recognition in The Guinness Book of Records. His dream is to open a record museum so he can share his collection with the public.

This highly original collection, made in collaboration with Colors magazine, brings new meaning to the term album art, whats featured is not record covers but records themselves, in a plethora of colors, shapes, and forms. This book showcases over 400 records owned by Guinness award winning collector Alessandro Benedetti. From artists such as Pink Floyd, Queen, the Beatles, Prince, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Bon Jovi, and many others, these rare and valuable records run the gamut from gold to transparent to painted, photo-printed, or shaped like a map, butterfly, heart, star, or even a tree.
  • Price: $39.99
  • Pages: 496
  • Carton Quantity: 5
  • Publisher: TASCHEN
  • Imprint: TASCHEN
  • Publication Date: 1st June 2009
  • Trim Size: 9.46 x 9.4 in
  • ISBN: 9783836507295
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration

Italian producer and songwriter Giorgio Moroder helped create electronic dance music, and has worked with Donna Summer, David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand, and many others. He also founded Musicland Studios in Munich, once used by legendary acts like Led Zeppelin, Queen, and Elton John.

Alessandro Benedetti began collecting colored and unusual records in 1981, and now has 8,000 discs, including 1,200 colored vinyl discs. In 1998 his collection won recognition in The Guinness Book of Records. His dream is to open a record museum so he can share his collection with the public.