R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection
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November 5, 2011
By Carl Richter (N. Babylon, New York, US) - See all my reviewsThis
review is from: R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection
(Hardcover)
Robert Crumb's love of music is no secret and it shows in the the
artwork, lettering and designs for records and CD's he has created
over the years. A long overdue revised and updated edition, this
volume has three times the number of images as the original. Even
dedicated fans who have managed to track down the many obscure discs
will find some rare or previously unpublished artwork. This book is a
real treat for long time fans as well as a great entry point for
people not that familiar with Crumb's work.
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About the Author
Born in Philadelphia, R. Crumb is the author of numerous comic works
and one of the pioneers of underground comics. His books include
Kafka, The Complete Crumb Comics (17 volumes), The R. Crumb Sketchbook
(10 volumes), R. Crumb Draws the Blues, The Book of Mr. Natural, the
#1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R.
Crumb, R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection, and many more.
He lives in the south of France with his wife, the artist Aline
Kominsky-Crumb.
Book Description
Publication Date: November 7, 2011
A landmark work that pays splendid homage to a forgotten era of
seminal American music.
Robert Crumb first began drawing record covers in 1968 when Janis
Joplin, a fellow Haight Ashbury denizen, asked him to provide a cover
for her album Cheap Thrills. It was an invitation the budding artist
couldn't resist, especially since he had been fascinated with record
covers-particularly for the legendary jazz, country, and old-time
blues music of the 1920s and 1930s-since he was a teen. This early
collaboration proved so successful that Crumb went on to draw hundreds
of record covers for both new artists and largely forgotten masters.
So remarkable were Crumb's artistic interpretations of these old 78
rpm singles that the art itself proved influential in their
rediscovery in the 1960s and 1970s. Including such classics as
Truckin' My Blues Away, Harmonica Blues, and Please Warm My Weiner,
Crumb's opus also features more recent covers done for CDs. R. Crumb:
The Complete Record Cover Collection is a must-have for any lover of
graphics and old-time music. 450 four-color illustrations
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