Albums: The Stories Behind 50 Years of Great Recordings

by Simon Smith, Tony Bacon (Editor)

Other authors: Mark Brend (Contributor), Michael Heatley (Contributor)

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Albums is compiled by specialist U.S.- and U.K.-based authors who have published respected books on music and musicians and who write for leading music magazines such as Q Magazine, Blender, Mojo, Record Collector and Musician.Sumptuously illustrated with over 1,000 photographs, Albums features contributions from Johnny Black, Mark Brend, Michael Heatley, Thomas Jerome, John Morrish, Rikky Rooksby, David Simons and more.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Smith, Simon	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Bacon, Tony	Editor	main author	all editions	confirmed
Brend, Mark	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Heatley, Michael	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Of all the ingenious methods for playing recorded music in the home devised since Thomas Edison's tin-foil cylinder, none has matched the affection earned by the 12-inch long-playing record.

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The naked aggression that had been one of their distinguishing features was now replaced by resignation and despair. (i.e. The Velvet Underground)

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Albums is compiled by specialist U.S.- and U.K.-based authors who have published respected books on music and musicians and who write for leading music magazines such as Q Magazine, Blender, Mojo, Record Collector and Musician.Sumptuously illustrated with over 1,000 photographs, Albums features contributions from Johnny Black, Mark Brend, Michael Heatley, Thomas Jerome, John Morrish, Rikky Rooksby, David Simons and more.

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