Maps on Vinyl: An Atlas of Album Cover Maps
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Author: Damien Saunder
Maps on Vinyl is a unique atlas that charts the link between music and place by showcasing 437 beautiful, informative and sometimes boisterous album covers that incorporate maps. It reinforces the role that maps have played in popular culture since the 1900s and demonstrates the place of geography in the creation of music. A one-of-a-kind atlas, it reveals how maps have been used in album cover design to reinforce a lyrical story, a political view, a concern for the state of the world or to identify the origins of the music, artist or band. It’s one thing to sing about a place; it’s quite another to visualise it. Maps on Vinyl shows how the power of the map can be harnessed to bring musical stories to life.Maps on Vinyl originates from the music library of the author, renowned cartographer Damien Saunder. His is a singular collection of vinyl albums arranged and presented in the atlas in eight chapters: ‘C(art)ography’, ‘We Built This City’, ‘On the Road’, ‘African Beats’, ‘Astroworlds’, ‘Ocean Whispers’, ‘Maps with Attitude’ and ‘Music from Here’. The atlas includes extracts from interviews with dozens of the biggest names in album-cover design, such as Peter Saville, Arnold Roth, Martin Collomon and John Holstrom, and rarely seen sleeves from lesser known artists such as Aboriginal artist Ben McKeown. It is a guide to a global collection, the releases of which span more than 106 places and cover rock, pop, punk, electronic, reggae, jazz and more. Among the many musicians are Coldplay, Oasis, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Chubby Checker, Depeche Mode, Brian Eno, James Brown, Madonna, Michael Jackson, The Grateful Dead, Nile Rogers and Queen.
ISBN 9780646708713. Damien Saunder. hb. 337 pages. 437 colour ills. 25.5 x 29.3 cm.
not yet published
Maps on Vinyl is a unique atlas that charts the link between music and place by showcasing 437 beautiful, informative and sometimes boisterous album covers that incorporate maps. It reinforces the role that maps have played in popular culture since the 1900s and demonstrates the place of geography in the creation of music. A one-of-a-kind atlas, it reveals how maps have been used in album cover design to reinforce a lyrical story, a political view, a concern for the state of the world or to identify the origins of the music, artist or band. It’s one thing to sing about a place; it’s quite another to visualise it. Maps on Vinyl shows how the power of the map can be harnessed to bring musical stories to life.Maps on Vinyl originates from the music library of the author, renowned cartographer Damien Saunder. His is a singular collection of vinyl albums arranged and presented in the atlas in eight chapters: ‘C(art)ography’, ‘We Built This City’, ‘On the Road’, ‘African Beats’, ‘Astroworlds’, ‘Ocean Whispers’, ‘Maps with Attitude’ and ‘Music from Here’. The atlas includes extracts from interviews with dozens of the biggest names in album-cover design, such as Peter Saville, Arnold Roth, Martin Collomon and John Holstrom, and rarely seen sleeves from lesser known artists such as Aboriginal artist Ben McKeown. It is a guide to a global collection, the releases of which span more than 106 places and cover rock, pop, punk, electronic, reggae, jazz and more. Among the many musicians are Coldplay, Oasis, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Chubby Checker, Depeche Mode, Brian Eno, James Brown, Madonna, Michael Jackson, The Grateful Dead, Nile Rogers and Queen.
ISBN 9780646708713. Damien Saunder. hb. 337 pages. 437 colour ills. 25.5 x 29.3 cm.
not yet published