{"product_id":"extraordinary-records","title":"Extraordinary Records","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis electrifying vinyl edition creates a new and edgy definition for “album art.” Produced in collaboration with Colors magazine, it brings together more than 500 remarkable records from the collection of Alessandro Benedetti and Peter Bastine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book forms a junction between photography, music, and design, celebrating vinyl for the integrity of sound recording and its artistic potential as a material form. With featured artists including Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Prince, Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, and beyond, it offers compelling insight into the most intricate details of a performer’s visual identity, from a vivid color to a futuristic mirror effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe discs are arranged thematically to span monochrome vinyl; unusual vinyl (including silver, gold, or mirror vinyl as well as extremely rare glow-in-the-dark vinyl); multicolored vinyl; etched vinyl (where music is pressed onto only one side); shaped vinyl (cut into forms that are different from the classic round disc); and picture discs (where a photograph or design is stamped onto the surface of the record).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, there is a rare view into the records known today as “ribs” or “bone music.” Produced in the USSR, where western music and culture were forbidden, these were made by engraving discarded x-rays with special machines and creating bootleg disks of hit singles of artists such as David Bowie and Pink Floyd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage after page, this kaleidoscopic encyclopedia of innovative and ingenious vinyl is a colorful journey through era-defining records and artists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English, French, and German\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors: \u003c\/strong\u003eAlessandro Benedetti \/ Peter Bastine \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Giorgio Moroder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 471pp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003e11.5 x 11.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardcover, full color, multilingual edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-3836595001\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039778222336,"sku":"9783836595001","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/3902\/files\/extrarecs1.jpg?v=1771125033","url":"https:\/\/atomicbooks.com\/products\/extraordinary-records","provider":"Atomic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}