Product Description

Organised chronologically and spanning seven decades, "The MOJO Collection" presents an authoritative and engaging guide to the history of the pop album via hundreds of long-playing masterpieces, from the much-loved to the little known. From The Beatles to The Verve, from Duke Ellington to King Tubby and from Peggy Lee to Sly Stone, hundreds of albums are covered in detail with chart histories, full track and personnel listings and further listening suggestions. There's also exhaustive coverage of the soundtrack and hit collections that every home should have. Like all collections, there are records you listen to constantly, albums you've forgotten, albums you hardly play, albums you love guiltily and albums you thought you were alone in treasuring, proving "The MOJO Collection" to be an essential purchase for those who love and live music.This work covers the greatest albums of all time...and how they happened. It is redesigned, and fully updated and revised with new entries. In addition to the main text, each comes with: recording and production details, release dates and chart histories, full personnel and track listings, further listening and reading suggestions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21316 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 928 pages

Review
"A gloriously celebratory guide to the history of pop... If your favourite album isn't listed, it probably means you've got no taste." Independent "This is essential reading for anyone with a record collection." Buzz"

Customer Reviews

Excellent
A great book to check up on those classic albums and the ommissions from it.