This Ain't No Disco: New Wave Album Covers

This Ain't No Disco: New Wave Album Covers

Why did Frankie say "Relax"? Did anyone really want to hurt Boy George? And why didn't anybody walk in L.A.? This Ain't No Disco can't answer all these head-scratchers, but it does bring the New Wave era back with page after totally awesome page of 300 of the best album covers. This rad collection includes covers from the late 1970s to the mid-'80s and will have true believers of a certain generation totally spazzing. New Wave was defined as much by style, fashion, and graphic design as the music itselfwitness the ruffled cuffs and heavy makeup of the New Romantics, the skinny ties and peg-pants of the neo-Mods, and the unsettling robotic personae of Devo and Gary Numan. Bursting with wild hairstyles, futuristic typography, pastel shapes, and outlandish clothing, these are the album covers that defined an era and continue to influence music and fashion styles today. A nostalgic trek with a mental soundtrack, This Ain't No Disco will inspire readers to don those rubber bracelets once again and proclaim, "Let's dance this mess around!"

Country	USA
Author	Jennifer McKnight-Trontz
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Chronicle Books
EAN	9780811845427
Feature	Shows posters of the culture during the 1980's
ISBN	0811845427
Label	Chronicle Books
Manufacturer	Chronicle Books
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	256
PublicationDate	2005-04-07
Publisher	Chronicle Books
Studio	Chronicle Books
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00