The Music Library: Revised and Expanded Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (782 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0993191134 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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These LPs were intended for purpose and function, not for pop charts, and as a result they look and sound like nothing else. 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. Without the usual music industry constraints, the record sleeve designers had almost complete freedom of expression, with unprecedented results. It was given to TV channels and producers who needed cheap, signature music for animations, advertisements and television programs. 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. Library musicalso known as source or mood musicwas made for use in film, TV, advertising and radio. Never commercially available for sale to the public, this music was pressed from the 1950s onwards in limited quantities, and then sent directly for use in production houses and radio stations. The amazing cover designs of over 100 new
An ART book with 625 images of “Library Music” album covers. Graphically interesting, but there are no sound samples here. I’ve been collecting phonograph records for over 50 years. I have 78rpm shellac discs, vinyl 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 Musi. 5s, 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 Musi
(The Wire) . (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. Aficionado and avid collector Jonny Trunk reveals the many and varied pleasures of Library Music