Set for release in March, 2007, Punk on 45: Revolutions on Vinyl 1976-79 collects a 4-year span of 45rpm 7” vinyl album art that started a revolution in design and aesthetics. The DIY attitude of the punk movement led to the wide use of collage, photocopy, and cut-n-paste techniques allowing for highly creative but affordable picture-sleeves.
Split into a timeline of punk subgenres, the book is not only a beautiful collection of record cover artwork but also a significant history lesson on an incredibly influential period of music as well. Starting out from the origins of punk in 1976, the book comprehensively displays and offers intelligent discussion on the album covers of such legends as The Clash, the Ramones, Television, the Sex Pistols, The Slits, and Blondie as well as showcasing rare artwork by groups like The Fall, Magazine, The Police, the Dead Kennedys and The Cramps, concluding with Post-Punk groups like The Cure, Joy Division and Bauhaus.
– dániel perlaky
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