The Music Library: Revised and Expanded Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0993191134 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Library musicalso known as source or mood musicwas made for use in film, TV, advertising and radio. The first edition of The Music Library, published in 2005 and now out of print, brought together the designs of more than 325 record sleeves and relevant information about these rare and elusive albums. Quickly becoming known as the music library "bible," The Music Library represented a valuable reference and also sparked a resurgence of interest in the subject over the last ten years, with many new library labels and recordings coming to light. The amazing cover designs of over 100 newly discovered library albums are beautifully reproduced (alongside all the sleeves contained in the first book) and accompanied by exhaustive, updated captions.. This new and expanded edition of The Music Library contains twice the content of the original book, featuring 625 rare sleeves from 230 music library companies of the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. Never commercially available for sale to
(Grafik)Aside from information on hundreds of library music labels, much of the book is given over to reproductions of over 600 sleeves, which makes for a wide-ranging survey of album design over the decades. (The Wire) . Aficionado and avid collector Jonny Trunk reveals the many and varied pleasures of Library Music
An ART book with 625 images of “Library Music” album covers. Graphically interesting, but there are no sound samples here. Steve Ramm I’ve been collecting phonograph records for over 50 years. I have 78rpm shellac discs, vinyl 45s, and vinyl albums and even a few cassettes. Yes, I have CDs too. I probably had 8-track tapes back in the 1960s as well. I have spent MANY hours in used record stores but I have NEVER actually come across – or seen – a “Library Music” record or album until I discovered this book. There’s a whole new world of collecting out there!Simply stated “Library Music” is is known as source or mood music. It’s not unlike the Muzak that you hear in elevato