{"product_id":"75-years-of-atlantic-records","title":"75 Years of Atlantic Records","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1947, when Ahmet Ertegun and two music-loving friends founded Atlantic Records studios in New York, they could not have imagined that \u003cspan\u003etheir passion for discovering artists and recording albums would shape 75 years of popular culture\u003c\/span\u003e. The reason for such tremendous global success is simple: Atlantic is a model of an innovative industry that has always embraced and promoted a wide range of genres: Black music such as \u003cspan\u003eR\u0026amp;B, soul, jazz, and hip-hop, as well as rock, pop, dance, and many others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e75 Years of Atlantic Records \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the official and definitive photographic history of this legendary record label\u003c\/span\u003e, involving four years of work and countless images obtained from Atlantic’s extensive archives, many published here for the first time. Discover soul pioneers like \u003cspan\u003eAretha Franklin and Ray Charles\u003c\/span\u003e, jazz innovators like \u003cspan\u003eJohn Coltrane and Charles Mingus\u003c\/span\u003e, pop artists who defined an era like the \u003cspan\u003eBee Gees and ABBA\u003c\/span\u003e, rock legends such as \u003cspan\u003eLed Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones\u003c\/span\u003e, trailblazers like \u003cspan\u003eRoberta Flack and Stevie Nicks\u003c\/span\u003e, and current stars like \u003cspan\u003eEd Sheeran and Charli xcx\u003c\/span\u003e. Some of the world’s best photographers, including \u003cspan\u003eAnnie Leibovitz, Jim Marshall, Lee Friedlander, Walter Iooss Jr., Anton Corbijn, Chuck Stewart, Albert Watson\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan\u003eDavid LaChapelle\u003c\/span\u003e, captured formal portraits, live performance shots, decisive studio moments, and intimate backstage glimpses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fascinating commentary by Richie Unterberger and Herb Powell \u003c\/span\u003eputs the collection into context, while award-winning writers \u003cspan\u003eDavid Ritz, Ben Ratliff, Elizabeth Nelson\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan\u003eBarney Hoskyns\u003c\/span\u003e, among others, examine the label’s diverse genres; all complemented by a comprehensive chronology and profiles of Atlantic’s pioneers. As \u003cspan\u003eBruno Mars’s foreword\u003c\/span\u003e states, Atlantic Records revolutionized the way records are made and heard, and now, this story is complete and beautifully documented in a work \u003cspan\u003eessential for music lovers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57131205198168,"sku":"LIB-75-TA-879","price":132.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8464\/0856\/files\/ATLANTIC_RECORDS_75_YEARS_XL_GB_SLIPCASE001_08147.jpg?v=1776470594","url":"https:\/\/uk.plasticbooks.com\/en\/products\/75-years-of-atlantic-records","provider":"Plastic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}