1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
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| Author(s) | General Editor: Robert Dimery, Preface by Michael Lydon |
| Cover artist | Jon Wainright |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Reference work |
| Publisher | Tristan de Lancey; Universe Publishing (first edition) |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 960 p. |
| ISBN | 1-84403-392-9 9781844033928 |
| OCLC Number | 224890343 |
| Dewey Decimal | 781.64026/6 22 |
| LC Classification | ML156.9 .A18 2006 |
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery, first published in 2005. The most recent edition consists of a list of albums released between 1955 and 2010, part of a series from Quintessence Editions Ltd. The book is arranged chronologically, starting with Frank Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours[1] and the most recent edition concluding with The Suburbs by Arcade Fire.
Each entry in the list is accompanied by a short essay written by a music critic. The entries are accompanied by pictures, quotes, and additional information (such as the album's running time and producer). Film soundtracks were excluded unless they consisted fully of original material by a particular artist, which meant that compilations by various artists were also excluded.
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Genres [edit]
Although most of the book's recommendations are rock and pop albums from the Western world, 1001 Albums also features selections from world music, rhythm and blues, blues, folk, hip hop, country, electronic music, and jazz. The rock and pop albums include such subgenres as punk rock, grindcore, heavy metal, alternative rock, progressive rock, easy listening, thrash metal, grunge and 1950s-style rock and roll. Classical and modern art music is excluded.
Artists [edit]
According to the 2008 revision, the following artists are the ones with most albums featured throughout the book.[2]
- 7 albums: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, David Bowie and Neil Young.
- 6 albums: Elvis Costello and The Rolling Stones.
- 5 albums: Brian Eno, Bruce Springsteen, The Byrds, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Sonic Youth, Tom Waits and The Who.
- 4 albums: Joni Mitchell, The Kinks, Leonard Cohen, Metallica, Miles Davis, Morrissey, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads and U2.
Revision [edit]
Originally published in 2005, the book was revised in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 to include newly released albums. The 2010 edition includes 25 albums released from 2005 to 2009, with the same number of albums removed from the first edition to keep the total at 1001.
The cover was also changed, with an image of Blondie's Debbie Harry used in place of the images of Kraftwerk and a child wearing headphones that had previously been used in the EU and US respectively. The cover for the Brazilian and Spanish edition features the Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious, the cover for the Norwegian edition features Hank von Helvete of Turbonegro, the cover for the Finnish and the Swedish editions features David Bowie, and the cover for the Polish edition features Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
The latest version, released in 2011, has the Andy Warhol-designed banana from The Velvet Underground & Nico in the cover, with the Brazilian reissue using Debbie Harry.
See also [edit]
- 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
- 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die
- 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
References [edit]
- ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ^ "1001 Albums You Must Hear - 2008 Edition". RockList.net. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
