{"product_id":"capitol-records-9783836586498","title":"Capitol Records","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Barney Hoskyns | Reuel Golden\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Criticism - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Beatles to Beck, Sinatra to Sam Smith, a parade of era-defining artists have passed through the doors of the Capitol Records Tower, one of Hollywood's most distinctive landmarks and home to one of the world's most defining labels for the past 75+ years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To commemorate this extraordinary history of recorded music, TASCHEN presents this official account of Capitol Records, from its founding year of 1942 to today. With a foreword by Beck, essays by cultural historians and music and architecture critics, \u003cstrong\u003eas well as hundreds of images from Capitol's extensive archives\u003c\/strong\u003e, we follow the label's evolution and the making of some of the greatest music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Through \u003cstrong\u003epop, rock, country, classical, soul, and jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e, the photographic and musical history includes the label's most successful, cool, hip, and creative stars, as well as the one-hit wonders who had their all-too-brief moments in the spotlight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Along the way, we encounter the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis, Nat King Cole, the Kingston Trio, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Frank Sinatra\u003c\/strong\u003e in Capitol's first 20 years; the \u003cstrong\u003eBeach Boys\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ethe Band, \u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ethe Beatles\u003c\/strong\u003e in the 1960s; global rock magnets \u003cstrong\u003ePink Floyd, Wings, Steve Miller Band, Bob Seger, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Linda Ronstadt\u003c\/strong\u003e in the 1970s; \u003cstrong\u003eBeastie Boys, Duran Duran, Radiohead, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Bonnie Raitt \u003c\/strong\u003ein the 1980s and 1990s; and such contemporary stars as \u003cstrong\u003eColdplay, Katy Perry, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Sam Smith. \u003c\/strong\u003eAn unmissable milestone for music lovers, \u003cem\u003eCapitol Records\u003c\/em\u003e is a live and kicking celebration of the mighty giant of the industry that created the soundtrack to generations past, present, and future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46289642258583,"sku":"9783836586498","price":7788.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783836586498.webp?v=1767700364","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/capitol-records-9783836586498","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}