PUNK 45 (SOUL JAZZ RECORDS) (PB)

This book is a revelatory guide to hundreds and hundreds of original 7” record cover sleeve designs – visual artefacts found at the heart of the most radical and anarchistic musical movement of the 20th century. The book also includes interviews with a number of significant figures in punk music. The revolutionary do-it-yourself ethic of punk was applied to the aesthetic of design as much as it was to music, and record sleeves acted as lo-fi signifiers of anarchy, style, fashion, politics and more. This book is an exhaustive, thorough and exciting celebration of the stunning artwork of punk music.