The Art of Rock: Posters from Presley to Punk

About this book

From the 1950s through today here is the complete visual history of the rock concert poster: the funkiest bills advertising Elvis B.B. King and Howlin Wolf; the multicolored psychedelic hallucinations promoting the Grateful Dead Dylan and the Doors; the deliciously tasteless art for the Sex Pistols Crime and the Clash. From the Red Dog Saloon in San Francisco where the psychedelic scene started to CBGB New Yorks punk Mecca and beyond. 1 500 images searched out world-wide from clubs attics and bedroomsas well as more formal collectionsare reproduced in their original blazing colors. Replete with firsthand historyincluding exclusive interviews with scores of insiders poster artists musicians and promotersthis is the ultimate high for the rock music fan required reading for the poster collector a treasure trove for the graphic artist and a riotous feast for anyone who digs pop culture.