{"product_id":"extraordinary-records","title":"Extraordinary Records","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe visual of vinyls\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most daring of record designs\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis electrifying vinyl edition creates a new and edgy definition for “album art.” Produced in collaboration with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eColors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine, it brings together\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emore than 500 remarkable records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the collection of Alessandro Benedetti and Peter Bastine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book forms a junction between photography, music, and design, celebrating vinyl for the integrity of sound recording and its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eartistic potential as a material form\u003c\/strong\u003e. With featured artists including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePink Floyd\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/search\/?searchPhrase=beatles\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/search\/?searchPhrase=beatles\/\"\u003eBeatles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrince\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBon Jovi\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe discs are arranged thematically to span\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emonochrome vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunusual vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(including silver, gold, or mirror vinyl as well as extremely rare glow-in-the-dark vinyl);\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emulticolored vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eetched vinyl\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(where music is pressed onto only one side);\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eshaped vinyl\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(cut into forms that are different from the classic round disc); and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epicture discs\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(where a photograph or design is stamped onto the surface of the record).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, there is a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erare view\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003einto the records known today as “ribs” or “\u003cstrong\u003ebone music\u003c\/strong\u003e.” 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Pink Floyd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePage after page, this kaleidoscopic encyclopedia of innovative and ingenious vinyl is a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecolorful journey through era-defining records and artists\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe authors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlessandro Benedetti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegan collecting colored and unusual records in 1981, and now has 8,000 discs, including 1,200 colored vinyl discs. In 1998 his collection won recognition in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guinness Book of Records\u003c\/em\u003e. His dream is to open a record museum so he can share his collection with the public.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003eItalian producer and songwriter\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiorgio Moroder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehelped create electronic dance music, and has worked with Donna Summer,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e, Janet Jackson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/barbra-streisand\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/barbra-streisand\/\"\u003eBarbra Streisand\u003c\/a\u003e, and many others. He also founded Musicland Studios in Munich, once used by legendary acts like Led Zeppelin, Queen, and Elton John.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Bastine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been a DJ, record seller, and concert organizer. From 1977 until 1998 he collected every kind of picture disc; since then, mostly historical 78rpm records. Today his collection comprises around 8,000 picture discs, and has been the subject of several European exhibitions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eExtraordinary Records\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e29.3\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e29.3\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecm, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e3.22 kg, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e472 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-9500-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: Multilingual (English, French, German)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52276845248880,"sku":null,"price":1510000.0,"currency_code":"IDR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/2679\/1280\/files\/Frame31_4e526a25-3ccf-4a99-8547-91b066d03e54.png?v=1779438634","url":"https:\/\/coverbook.store\/products\/extraordinary-records","provider":"Cover Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}