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Funk & Soul Covers

45th Ed.
By Joaquim Paulo
Series: 45th Edition
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Funk & Soul Covers is a dazzling anthology showcasing over 500 legendary record covers from a golden era in Black music. It blends psychedelia, Black Power, sexual liberation, and social conscience through bold and beautiful artwork that captured the spirit of funk and soul. Featuring iconic artists like Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Michael Jackson, and Prince, the book explores how these visuals embodied unique musical moods and cultural movements.

Alongside spectacular cover art, the volume includes interviews with key industry figures, providing cultural context and design analysis that enrich the appreciation of this vibrant period.
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Format: Hardback
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Ideal for fans of funk, soul, and Black music history, as well as lovers of graphic design and cultural studies. This volume will appeal to collectors, music enthusiasts, artists, and anyone interested in the intersection of music and visual art.

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Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets social conscience, and street portraiture meets fantastical comic art in this epic volume of groove. Complete with cultural context, design analysis and interviews with key industry figures, the collection gathers more than 500 legendary record covers from a golden era of Black music.

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Following the success of Jazz Covers, this epic volume of groove assembles over 500 legendary covers from a golden era in Black music. Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets social conscience, and street portraiture meets fantastical comic art in this dazzling anthology of visualised funk and soul.

Gathering both classic and rare covers, the collection celebrates each artwork's ability to capture not only a buyer's interest, but an entire musical mood. Browse through and discover the brilliant, the bold, the outlandish, and the incredibly beautiful designs that fans rushed to get their hands on as the likes of Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Michael Jackson, and Prince changed the world with their unique and unforgettable sounds.

Featuring interviews with key industry figures, Funk & Soul Covers also provides cultural context and design analysis for many of the chosen record covers.

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Praised as essential for understanding music, design, and lifestyle of the era, reviews highlight its collection of iconic and rare album jackets representing the golden age of urban grooves. Described as funky, bold, and visually captivating, it celebrates a rich cultural moment with lively and memorable imagery.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783836588195

Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 October 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: Taschen GmbH

Edition: Multilingual edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Julius Wiedemann
  • Edited by Julius Wiedemann

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 37.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 217.0mm

Weight: 1149g

Pages: 512

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Arts & Culture Joaquim Paulo Non-Fiction Series: 45th Edition

About the Author

Joaquim Paulo is a consultant for major labels and directs a number of radio stations in Portugal. He started collecting vinyl at the age of 15, and flies to London, Paris, New York, and São Paulo to enrich his collection of over 25,000 LPs. He lives and works in Lisbon and dedicates his free time to recovering old and rare recordings. Julius Wiedemann studied graphic design and marketing and was an art editor for newspapers and design magazines in Tokyo before joining TASCHEN in 2001. His titles include the Illustration Now! and Record Covers series, as well as the infographics collection and books about advertising and visual culture.

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