The Greatest Albums You'll Never Hear by Bruno Macdonald

The Greatest Albums You'll Never Hear by Bruno Macdonald

The Greatest Albums You’ ll Never Hear  untangles the twists of fate, the fights and the sheer bad luck that prevented these sonic gems from being pressed. A Pink Floyd album with no instruments. A Sex Pistols record more incendiary than  Never Mind The Bollocks. A sci-fi rock opera by Weezer. Rock ’ n’ roll history is littered with intriguing albums that never saw the light of day, let alone the charts. Self-destructive ambition, intra-band turmoil, record-company politics and even death have all played their part in creating a fascinating sub-genre of mythic masterpieces. Spanning more than half a century of music from all genres, these tales take in legends such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie, cult heroes like Brian Eno and Frank Zappa, and contemporary artists, including Green Day and Dr Dre. Each ill-fated record is accompanied by an imagining of the cover that might have been. These original artworks have been brought to life by a team of acclaimed designers and illustrators, including Vaughan Oliver (Pixies, Bush, Cocteau Twins), John Pasche (The Rolling Stones, The Who, Jimi Hendrix) and Bill Smith (Genesis, The Jam, Led Zeppelin).

'It is a procrastinator’s delight, source of hours of nerdy music fun'

'Start digging and it's hard to stop..the story of this imaginary record collection makes for a strangely compelling read'

'For the covers alone it's a marvel of rock history that might have been, never was or might yet be'

'Start digging and it's hard to stop...the story of this imaginary record collection makes for a strangely compelling read'

'For the covers alone it's a marvel of rock history that might have been, never was or might yet be'

'It is a procrastinator’ s delight, source of hours of nerdy music fun'

Bruno MacDonald was a contributing editor on the acclaimed 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. His other books include Pink Floyd: Through the Eyes of ..., Rock & Roll Heaven, Air Guitar: A User’s

Guide, and Rock Connections. He contributed

to Rock: The Rough Guide, Rock Chronicles,

Guinness Hit Singles, and Rockopedia, and

has written for Time Out and Radio Times.

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ISBN 13	9781781312193
ISBN 10	1781312192
Title	The Greatest Albums You'll Never Hear
Author	Bruno Macdonald
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2014-09-04
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.