The Art of Rock Covers

Rock music, or rock for short, serves as a generic term for musical styles that have emerged since the late 1960s from the mixing of rock 'n' roll of the late 1950s and early 1960s with other musical styles such as. B. developed beat music and blues. Many genres within rock music are identified with individual youth cultures. Parallel to the emancipation of the long-playing record from the single, a completely new treatment of record sleeves developed from the mid-1960s onwards, which had never before been seen in any genre of music. An art form of its own emerged that did not tolerate any restrictions and for which Klaus Voormann and Peter Blake for the Beatles, Storm Thorgerson for Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd and Doug Johnson for Tina Turner and Judas Priest deserve particular credit made. In this context, it also became common practice to design a band logo for each band. For this tear-off calendar we have selected 365 of the most legendary rock album covers from the last six decades. A collection that should not be missing in any collection! And the hit: with the printed SPOTIFY codes, every album can of course be played anywhere and immediately. Language: English Editor: Oliver Seltmann Author: Bernd Jonkmanns Photography: Bernd Jonkmanns Design: Stefan Küstner, Sandro Heindel Processing: Desk calendar with sturdy cardboard stand Pages: 370 Dimensions: 11.5cm x 16cm ISBN: 978-3-949070-37-2 Release date: mid-July 2023