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Authors: Joe Levy, Joe Levy (Editor), Steven Van Zandt
ISBN-13: 9781616851873, ISBN-10: 1616851872
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wenner Books
Date Published: October 2006
Edition: Bargain

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Author Biography: Joe Levy

Book Synopsis

From the editors of Rolling Stone magazine comes a new book, The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time a tribute to the finest popular music of all time. Whether you're looking for advice to round out your music collection or just inspiration for a heated argument, Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the essential guide to the best music of modern times from the world's greatest music magazine.

The albums included in this comprehensive book were chosen by 273 of the world's pre-eminent musicians and critics ranging from Fats Domino to Moby. From the Beatles' Sgt. Peppers to Nirvana's Nevermind, Ray Charles' The Birth of Soul to the White Stripes Elephant, this book is packed with classics. Behind-the-scenes stories of the making of these albums are included, as well as rare photos of legendary recording studios including Abbey Road and Muscle Shoals. Topping the list of 500 are Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (the Beatles, 1967), Pet Sounds (the Beach Boys, 1966), Revolver (the Beatles, 1966), Highway Revisited (Bob Dylan, 1965), Rubber Soul (the Beatles, 1965), What's Going On (Marvin Gaye, 1971), Exile on Main Street (the Rolling Stones, 1972), London Calling (the Clash, 1980), Blonde on Blonde (Bob Dylan, 1966 ), and The White Album (the Beatles, 1968 ).

Joe Levy is a deputy managing editor of Rolling Stone Magazine where he has overseen the magazine's music coverage since 1997. A former editor at Details, Spin and the Village Voice, he is also a frequent on-air contributor to VH1 and MTV.

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