Description
Broken Records: 1960-1969 by A.S. Guthrie
Hong Kong, China 2007
published by Lick Ink
“Broken Records: 1960 – 1969”, is an accordion-formatted artist book that documents one 45rpm for each year of the1960s. The selection of the 45rpms is practically random (as if rescued from oblivion), yet accurate in their portrayal of the times, as history tends to skip the left over, the unspectacular, and/or the minor hit.
On one side of the accordion foldout are pictures of the records, on the reverse side each record is documented, citing band members and singers, production and label information, its position in record industry charts, and its place in Pop Music history. Additionally, there are sidebars about each year of the 1960s in world history, and a running commentary about the recording industry, pop culture, ownership rights, marketing and the 1960s as a significant turning point in youth culture.
The 45rpms in “Broken Records” include:
“Willie” The Bill Black Combo
“Tragedy” The Fleetwoods
“Rearin’ Back” Sonny Stitt
“Comin’ Home Baby” Kai Winding
“Jolly Green Giant” The Kingsmen
“That’s Right Baby” Marianne Faithfull
“I May Be Gone” Bobby Vee
“The Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp” O.C. Smith
“Give Me Love” The Foundations
“Broken Records: 1960 – 1969” was collected by the Brooklyn Museum of Art in 2010
Category: Multiple
Pages: [20] pages
Dimensions (folded): 21 x 21 cm.
Cover: box
Binding: accordion
Edition 500
Language:English
