Capitol Records (Jumbo)

About this book

From the Beatles to Beck Sinatra to Sam Smith a parade of era-defining artists have passed through the doors of the Capitol Records Tower one of Hollywoods most distinctive landmarks and home to one of the worlds most defining labels for the past 75 years. To 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 as well as hundreds of images from Capitols extensive archives we follow the labels evolution and the making of some of the greatest music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Through pop rock country classical soul and jazz the photographic and musical history includes the labels most successful cool hip and creative stars as well as the one-hit wonders who had their all-too-brief moments in the spotlight. Along the way we encounter the likes of Miles Davis Nat King Cole the Kingston Trio and Frank Sinatra in Capitols first 20 years; the Beach Boys the Band and the Beatles in the 1960s; global rock magnets Pink Floyd Wings Steve Miller Band Bob Seger and Linda Ronstadt in the 1970s; Beastie Boys Duran Duran Radiohead and Bonnie Raitt in the 1980s and 1990s; and such contemporary stars as Coldplay Katy Perry and Sam Smith. An unmissable milestone for music lovers Capitol Records is a live and kicking celebration of the mighty giant of the industry that created the soundtrack to generations past present and future.