![]() You get sections on rock n’ roll attitude, sex, drugs, politics, ego and death. What sets this book apart from other album art compilations is the way that they’re presented: not grouped by music genre, but by the subject matter on the cover. Whether it was attitude, humor, sex, or politics, the album cover helped set the mood before you ever dropped the needle. One of the points of the book is that what was on the cover was just as important, if not more, than the music inside. In the Art of the LP, authors Johnny Morgan and Ben Wardle showcase a time when music and art coexisted happily in the form of the record album. But, this convenience comes at a price: the loss of an entire aspect of creativity. No need to drag heavy crates of albums or CDs from place to place every song known to man easily fits in the palm of our hand. No more digging through dusty record stores for that hard-to-find song it’s readily available at the click of a mouse. The Art of the LP – Classic Album Covers 1955-1995 – Johnny Morgan and Ben Wardle (Sterling) – book review ![]()
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