Be transported back to music's golden age with this captivating anthology which brings together the classic album cover art of some of America's best-loved record labels. From smooth New York jazz to quirky California cool, this stunning collection showcases the very best album covers from the 1950s and 1960s.

Along with Blue Note records, the Prestige, Atlantic, Contemporary, Pacific and Riverside labels provided America's East and West Coast sounds on glorious vinyl, encased in stunning sleeves which really captured the spirit of the times.

The hard-edged, straight ahead playing of New York's jazz musicians is reflected in the moody, monochromatic photography, quirky graphics and bold typography of the record covers. The look, like the sound, is intelligent, disciplined and sophisticated. In the West, the mood was lighter and more playful with bright colours and hip themes expressing the funky sounds of the USA's California cool. For the first time ever, these two contrasting genres have been brought together under one, very cool roof.

THE AUTHORS

Graham Marsh is an art director, illustrator and writer of many ground-breaking books including The Cover Art of Blue Note Records (also available in the Hypergallery Gift Shop), East Coasting and California Cool.

Glyn Callingham is a walking encyclopedia on jazz of the 50s and 60s and runs the legendary Ray's Jazz Shop in London. He is the co-author of the above books.

Collins & Brown is an imprint of Anova Books.

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