{"product_id":"taschen-capitol-records","title":"Capitol Records","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapitol Records brought the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/search\/?searchPhrase=beatles\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/search\/?searchPhrase=beatles\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eBeatles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto America and the Beach Boys to the world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and its iconic Hollywood tower was home to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNat King Cole\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Sinatra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This epic photographic and musical history is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe official account of the legendary label\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring a foreword by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and hundreds of images from the Capitol Record archives exploring the history of pop, rock, country, classical, soul, and jazz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Legend of a Music Label\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapitol Records – from 1942 to today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eFrom the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/search\/?searchPhrase=beatles\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/search\/?searchPhrase=beatles\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eBeatles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto Beck, Sinatra to Sam Smith, a parade of era-defining artists have passed through the doors of the Capitol Records Tower, one of Hollywood’s most distinctive landmarks and home to one of the world’s most defining labels for the past 75+ years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo commemorate this extraordinary history of recorded music, TASCHEN presents this official account of Capitol Records, from its founding year of 1942 to today. With a foreword by Beck, essays by cultural historians and music and architecture critics,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eas well as hundreds of images from Capitol’s extensive archives\u003c\/strong\u003e, we follow the label’s evolution and the making of some of the greatest music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Through\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epop, rock, country, classical, soul, and jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e, the photographic and musical history includes the label’s most successful, cool, hip, and creative stars, as well as the one-hit wonders who had their all-too-brief moments in the spotlight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, we encounter the likes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis, Nat King Cole, the Kingston Trio,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFrank Sinatra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Capitol’s first 20 years; the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeach Boys\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe Band,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/search\/?searchPhrase=beatles\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/search\/?searchPhrase=beatles\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eBeatles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the 1960s; global rock magnets\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePink Floyd, Wings, Steve Miller Band, Bob Seger,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLinda Ronstadt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the 1970s;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeastie Boys, Duran Duran, Radiohead,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBonnie Raitt\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ein the 1980s and 1990s; and such contemporary stars as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColdplay, Katy Perry,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSam Smith.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAn unmissable milestone for music lovers,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapitol Records\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a live and kicking celebration of the mighty giant of the industry that created the soundtrack to generations past, present, and future.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarney Hoskyns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas born in London in 1959. He is the editorial director of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRock’s Backpages\u003c\/em\u003e, the online library of pop writing and journalism, and a former staff writer at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Musical Express\u003c\/em\u003e, contributing editor to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, and U.S. correspondent for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMOJO\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of the Tom Waits biography\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLowside of the Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2009) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrampled Under Foot\u003c\/em\u003e, the oral history of Led Zeppelin (2012).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReuel Golden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the former editor of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBritish Journal of Photography\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand the Photography editor at TASCHEN. His TASCHEN titles include:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMick Rock: The Rise of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, both London and New York\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePortrait of a City\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ebooks,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/the-rolling-stones\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/the-rolling-stones\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eRolling Stones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHer Majesty\u003c\/em\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eeditions, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-bailey\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-bailey\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eDavid Bailey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSUMO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/a\u003e. Polaroids\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eCapitol Records\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e11.8\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e11.8\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e9.42 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e488 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-8313-8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51918702903597,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_eed65be4-4fcf-4f98-b4b1-054a56880512.png?v=1773774229","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/taschen-capitol-records","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}