1000 Record Covers

by Michael Ochs

Genres: Nonfiction, Music

Unknown Binding

Published March 1, 2015

About the author

Michael Ochs is an American photographic archivist best known for his extensive collection of pictures related to rock music dating back to the 1950s and 1960s. The Michael Ochs Archives, located in Venice, California, contained 3 million vintage prints, proof sheets and negatives which were licensed daily for use in CD reissues, books, films and documentaries.
The Los Angeles Times called Ochs "America's preeminent rock 'n' roll photo archivist" and described his archive as "the dominant force in the rock image marketplace"; The New York Times called it "the premier source of musician photography in the world". Ochs sold the archive to Getty Images in 2007.

Reviews

[Jon Harris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book. I love vinyl and the associated art work, and although I totally get this is one person’s view of their record collection, but come on…no Unknown Pleasures? Probably the most iconic album cover ever. No Appetite for Destruction? A hugely controversial cover? No Smiths? All amazing covers. No Stone Roses? No Pixies? I understand this book is not titled 1000 “classic” record covers but to include so many by the same artists and not to include others is just bizarre. But on the other hand, so many artists I have never heard of…
And this was a great Xmas present, I have enjoyed it immensely, thank you Betty.

[Jack Zaffarano · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s probably like a 1000 album covers or so. Minimal reading. Just pictures of album covers. Not a big 90s and on selection though.

[Mai M Ibrahim · Rating 4 out of 5]

لطيف
لما تجتمع covers الألبومات للمزيكا والكتب ف حاجه واحدة
من الستينيات ولغاية أواخر التسعينيات
استغربت انه مفيش أي cover ل Madonna 👀
هصور الكتاب ع قناة عن الفن ع اليوتيوب لو حد مهتم
@3nelfn
بصور الكتب الورقية اللي بستعيرها من المكتبة العامة وبنزلها ع انستجرام
@mai.designer92

[Edie Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book to be incredibly fun. Not much text, but the illustrations of the different albums deeply stirred my memories and imagination. As to the complaints that many examples were left out…well of course they were! You can’t show every single album printed. In fact, the book mainly restricts their choices to rock records. No jazz, country, classical nor music from other countries. Perhaps future books could cover these topics.

I always admired album covers. Talented graphic designers and photo directors expand their audiences’s minds with their creativity. Their art may also reflect contemporary scenes.

This book organizes their albums in multiple ways. You might see several works of specific artists placed together or instead comparisons of common themes.

These idiosyncratic selections may not include your favorites. I’d like to see some jazz or country or classical. Perhaps a follow up edition could gratify these tastes.

[Dan Ream · Rating 2 out of 5]

Record covers are often interesting and I keep a rotating gallery of framed album covers on my wall at home. So, I’m already very interested in this topic. But this book seems nothing more than a random gallery of some great record covers and some boring ones from the 1960s to the 1990s. Text is minimal and offers no insights except for oddities of censorship of some covers. Specific cover images seem randomly selected from a used record shop and have scuffs, age marks, and promotional stickers - not the pristine original images I would expect in a book such as this. Disappointing. Glad I found it in a library and didn’t pay for it!

[Gernai Navarro · Rating 3 out of 5]

seguro regresaré por inspiración muchas veces :)

[Miranda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pensé que iba a desarrollar más cada portada

[Michael McDaid · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book. I wish it didn't have 3 different languages in it. The cover art was neat to look at and like some of the information provided. I wish there was a bit more info on some things. It is definitely a simple book and its neat to see the evolution of cover art for music from 60s-2000s.