The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
  • The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)
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The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback) The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback) The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback) The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback) The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback) The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback) The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback) The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback) The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback) The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback) The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)

The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68 (Hardback)

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Hardback 392 Pages
Published: 16/10/2023
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The Island Book of Records brings the early years of this iconic record label to life.

A fifteen-year labour of love, the volumes will fully document the analogue era of Island. Offering a comprehensive archive of album cover design and photography, together with the voices of the musicians, designers, photographers, producers, studio engineers and record company personnel that worked on each project, the volumes show in unique depth the workings of the label, covering every LP.

Featuring material from recent interviews and from media interviews of the time, and each including a comprehensive discography of 45s, the books are lavishly illustrated with gig adverts (very many at venues which no longer exist), concert tickets, flyers, international LP variants, labels, LP and 45 adverts and other ephemera.

These LP-sized editions are a collector’s dream, offering a truly unparalleled resource for those interested in music history and a perfect gift for any music lover.

Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9781526173768
Number of pages: 392
Dimensions: 300 x 300 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

One of The Telegraph's best music books of 2023Nominated for the 2024 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research'It’s like entering the record shop of your dreams.'David Hepworth, author, podcaster and Radio Times columnist'Eyewitness accounts underpin a vault-load of memorabilia across 390 elegant pages where the footnotes are as fascinating as major events in what is an exemplary piece of musical archaeology.'Phil Alexander, MOJO'I had the pleasure of running Island Records for a decent stretch, but in my time there I never saw such a staggering overview of the early years compiled like this new book! The images, the details, the stories, everything! Rather amazing!'Ted Cockle, former head of EMI Records'LP-sized and weighing in at 390 pages, it’s both an elegant coffee table book and a proper history, with a sizeable amount of written information to complement the fascinating photographs of record covers, artists and other ephemera, including gig adverts, concert tickets and flyers.'Peter Mason, Morning Star 'The details are exhaustive, the images beautiful and wonderfully laid out in an unfussy clear manner that never overpowers the original sleeves.'Cally Calloman, Caught by the River 'This is the anecdote rich inside story of the eventful first decade in the life of the maverick label which carved a distinctive niche within the UK's booming record biz of the 60s' as told by a cast of label employees, photographers, musicians, producers, and the man who started it all, Chris Blackwell.'Grahame Bent, Shindig!One of Shindig! magazine's Books of the Year 2023 - .

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