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Summary: I know how good this book is my name is in it
Review: Back in the 60's I designed a rock poster that is now a collecters item. Very few people ever knew who designed it. I found the poster and my name on page 258 and in the credits he lists me as the artist. This man did his homework. If I'm there then he got the rock art scene covered down to the finest detail. Some of my oldest friends are only now discovering the poster from 1969 and what I created 35 years after the fact. It is my newest history book.
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Summary: don't bother straining your eyes.....
Review: be aware that this TINY book is not much bigger than a book of matches. a true rip off.
save your money for a real rock book.this book is a joke.
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Summary: An indispensable guide to rock poster art
Review: For fans of rock concert posters, this is the ultimate bible of the who, what, when and where behind their creation. The book concentrates particularly on the psychedelic period of 65-72 and a select few cities (San Fransisco especially, for reasons that quickly become clear.) The Fillmore and Family Dog poster series dominate the book, with attention given to other venues like the Matrix. Other cities like New York, Denver and Detroit get their say as well. All of the major artist of the period are covered in sufficient detail for all but the most die hard fans.One area that the book only deals with in passing is the art of punk rock posters. They are relegated to a few pages with precious few examples. Perhaps it is because they seem cheap and out of place next to the richly colored psychedelic posters. Still, they are an important part of a vital branch or rock. A separate volume covering them would seem appropriate. The book's publication in the late 80's means that it doesn't profile the posters of the 90's, a pity given the renaissance that the genre experienced in that decade. Still, this book is as authoratative as you will find on concert posters from the 60s and 70. It is worth reading just to marvel at the creativity and dynamics of the works.
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Summary: An indispensable guide to rock poster art
Review: For fans of rock concert posters, this is the ultimate bible of the who, what, when and where behind their creation. The book concentrates particularly on the psychedelic period of 65-72 and a select few cities (San Fransisco especially, for reasons that quickly become clear.) The Fillmore and Family Dog poster series dominate the book, with attention given to other venues like the Matrix. Other cities like New York, Denver and Detroit get their say as well. All of the major artist of the period are covered in sufficient detail for all but the most die hard fans. One area that the book only deals with in passing is the art of punk rock posters. They are relegated to a few pages with precious few examples. Perhaps it is because they seem cheap and out of place next to the richly colored psychedelic posters. Still, they are an important part of a vital branch or rock. A separate volume covering them would seem appropriate. The book's publication in the late 80's means that it doesn't profile the posters of the 90's, a pity given the renaissance that the genre experienced in that decade. Still, this book is as authoratative as you will find on concert posters from the 60s and 70. It is worth reading just to marvel at the creativity and dynamics of the works.
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Summary: herculean effort
Review: get the large , hardcover one if you can. i got it at a book store for like 14 bucks, they had plenty of excess copies. while i personally don't care for much punk rock, there are hundreds of wonderful , creative, and beautiful posters from the real golden age of rock- 1965 to about 1971 or so. a bad band from that period would be better than most so called good groups today. i mean, limp bizkit. what the hell is that b.s.? grushkin is to be commended for a great job assembling this tome.
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Summary: herculean effort
Review: get the large , hardcover one if you can. i got it at a book store for like 14 bucks, they had plenty of excess copies. while i personally don't care for much punk rock, there are hundreds of wonderful , creative, and beautiful posters from the real golden age of rock- 1965 to about 1971 or so. a bad band from that period would be better than most so called good groups today. i mean, limp bizkit. what the hell is that b.s.? grushkin is to be commended for a great job assembling this tome.
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Summary: can you say zero stars
Review: I was unaware this "book" is only 4x5 inches.Kind of defeats the purpose of looking at posters.
Man, what a rip off. The type on some of the "posters" is so small,that you will need a magnifing glass to read what band it is for.
Don't waste your money
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Summary: can you say zero stars
Review: I was unaware this "book" is only 4x5 inches.Kind of defeats the purpose of looking at posters.
Man, what a rip off. The type on some of the "posters" is so small,that you will need a magnifing glass to read what band it is for.
Don't waste your money
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Summary: What a rip off
Review: I wish I saw the previous review before I bought this book, because let me tell you, it is 100% accurate. This book is a piece of trash; it's completely worthless. The whole point of this book is to show off this beautiful art and how can you do that on a 4 inch page? While paging through this book I pratically felt sick for spending the money on it, and also because of the disgrace it makes of the original. Please, don't make the same mistake I did; Don't waist your money on this book. Seek out an original in a used book store. It will probably cost quite a bit, but it's worth it.
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Summary: The best rock art reference book I've seen.
Review: If you want to price a rock poster, handbill or flyer, this is the best reference material available. It includes all the necessary information to identify artist, date, edition, etc and any interesting associations regarding the piece. The best!
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