Music is a key to culture, no matter where in the world you are from and New Zealand is no exception. In the decades from 195787 the LP was king of New Zealand recorded music. To sell the music cover art was needed, and the book showcases 100 of the best examples at full LP size. Divided into themes, Cover Story brings Braunias' inimitable wit and empathy to bear on the artistic flair, fashion and occasional gaudiness these album covers represent. Based on interviews and his own experience collecting over 800 albums from op-shops around the country, he reflects on what they say about our popular culture. Several hundred words accompany each of the albums - from Bill & Boyd to Tina Cross, Christian music to punk - while Katrina duncan's sharp design lets the art leap from the page. This is a big book in every sense, one that is a visual delight and full of quirky information, but that doesn't take its subjects or itself too seriously.
Music is a key to culture, no matter where in the world you are from and New Zealand is no exception. In the decades from 195787 the LP was king of New Zealand recorded music. To sell the music cover art was needed, and the book showcases 100 of the best examples at full LP size. Divided into themes, Cover Story brings Braunias' inimitable wit and empathy to bear on the artistic flair, fashion and occasional gaudiness these album covers represent. Based on interviews and his own experience collecting over 800 albums from op-shops around the country, he reflects on what they say about our popular culture. Several hundred words accompany each of the albums - from Bill & Boyd to Tina Cross, Christian music to punk - while Katrina duncan's sharp design lets the art leap from the page. This is a big book in every sense, one that is a visual delight and full of quirky information, but that doesn't take its subjects or itself too seriously.
Contents
Introduction 5
Vinyl with pictures: the beginning 12
Postcards from the edge of the world 16
Country and southern hemisphere 26
We cross live to the Westward Ho Tavern 36
Shaun at Wairakei 42
Richard at home 46
Making it look easy 48
The age of Jack and Garth 60
Albums of colour: Aotearoa and Pasifika 69
The golden age of pop art 87
The horror, the horror 109
Dear God 112
That 70s look 118
Ready to roll, brightly 134
Through a glass, darkly 147
Pieces of art 154
Acknowledgements 164
Discography 165
Index 166
'Braunias’ writing, in a chunky preface and separate essays with many of the covers, is often marvellous and brought to colourful life through encounters with the artists themselves or elderly eye witnesses.' Colin Hogg, Newsroom
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