CBGB & OMFUG: Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock Jim Marshall: Show Me the Picture by Amelia Davis, $33.99, available at 9. Jim Marshall: Show Me the PictureĮxpect nearly 300 images from the archives of renowned rock & roll photographer Jim Marshall, whose Leica lenses documented not just musical greats (Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin, to name just a few), but subjects ranging from coal miners to figures of the Civil Rights movement and beyond. This 144-page book reveals the Grammy-winning diva and activist’s life from her childhood in Motor City, to the beginning of her music career in the Fifties, and up until her death in 2018.Īretha: The Queen of Soul by Meredith Ochs, $21.85, available at 8. Aretha: The Queen of Soulīefore she was the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin was Ree Ree from Detroit. Jazzlife by William Claxton, $80, available at 7. Readers will embark on a visual journey through America in 1960, when photographer William Claxton and music journalist Joachim-Ernst Berendt followed the genre by way of street performers as well as the likes of John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Muddy Waters, and countless other legends. No music history devotee’s book collection is complete without this definitive chronicle of jazz. Rock-and-Roll Woman by Meredith Ochs, $20, available at 6. Spanning from blues legends to riot grrrls and beyond, expect to relive the career journeys of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Grace Slick, Stevie Nicks, Patti Smith, Joan Jett, Karen O, Grace Potter, and many other industry game-changers, just to name a few. Rock-and-Roll WomanĪward-winning journalist, photographer, and DJ Meredith Ochs spotlights the fierce females who’ve powered the last century of music in this 200+ page hardcover. It chronicles nearly 40 years of the genre’s history through interviews, essays, and contact sheets of over 100 photoshoots, including portraits and tour images of Run-DMC, Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Peppa, Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, and other rap heavyweights.Ĭontact High, A Visual History of Hip-Hop by Vikki Tobak, $26.46, available at 5. Whether you’re a photography enthusiast or a devout hip-hop follower, you’ll want to this 288-page book in your library. Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop But in this case, DJ and music archivist Michael Ochs has collected the most influential record covers spanning from the Sixties to the Nineties that audiophiles and art lovers alike will appreciate. Just as with books, records shouldn’t be judged by their covers.
We’ve gathered a handful of the best music coffee table books that are worth reading (and proudly displaying) - see our picks below. The result: intimate behind-the-scenes portraits and rare stories that shed light on the larger-than-life personalities who shaped our culture and contemporary music of all forms. Indeed, some of the best coffee table books about music showcase the industry’s most seminal figures through the lens of the photographers, musicologists, and other insiders. For audiophiles, there’s no shortage of required reading when it comes to the legends who created the anthems, three-chord progressions, and scratches that define today’s music landscape. Sometimes, knowing every word and beat of the most iconic albums just isn’t enough. The 9 best places to shop for sofas and couches in 2021 The 4 best bath mats we tested in 2021 The 5 best hangers we tested in 2021 20 conversation-starting coffee table books by Black authors, photographers, and artists The 8 best places to buy floor lamps in 2021 Learn more about how our team of experts tests and reviews products at Insider here.If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. You can reach Maliah at See below for some of her work.
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