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Extraordinary Records: Aubergewohnliche Schallplatten; Disques Extraordinaires Paperback – June 1, 2009

by Giorgio Moroder (Introduction), Alessandro Benedetti (Introduction)
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This highly original collection, made in collaboration with Colors magazine, brings new meaning to the term album art, whats featured is not record covers but records themselves, in a plethora of colors, shapes, and forms. This book showcases over 400 records owned by Guinness award winning collector Alessandro Benedetti. From artists such as Pink Floyd, Queen, the Beatles, Prince, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Bon Jovi, and many others, these rare and valuable records run the gamut from gold to transparent to painted, photo-printed, or shaped like a map, butterfly, heart, star, or even a tree.
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    431 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Taschen America Llc
  4. Publication date
    June 1, 2009
  5. Dimensions
    9.75 x 1.75 x 9.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    3836507293
  7. ISBN-13
    978-3836507295
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Italian record producer, songwriter, and performer Giorgio Moroder has worked with some of the world's most successful recording stars, including Donna Summer, David Bowie, Janet Jackson, and Barbara Streisand, among many others. Moroder is also the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, where legendary acts from Led Zeppelin and Queen to Elton John recorded. Alessandro Benedetti has built up a personal collection of records that includes about 8,000 discs of various types. In 1981 he started collecting colored vinyl records and in 1998 his collection of colored vinyl won recognition in The Guinness Book of Records. The collection now includes about 1,200 colored vinyl discs. Alessandro has appeared on several TV talk shows, and his records were featured in an exhibition in 1999. His dream is to open a record museum so he can share his collection with the public.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Taschen America Llc (June 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 431 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3836507293
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3836507295
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.6 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 1.75 x 9.75 inches
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Richard Galbraith
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary Records / Images
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2013
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I bought a copy locally as a gift and ordered another one from amazon to give as a gift...... excellent images and would be great for any record collector interested in some of the art work & rare vinyl that has come out over the years. Highly recommended.
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Elias Margellos
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary Collection of Records, in a Extraordinary Edition!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2010
Extraordinary records is an Extraordinary Collection of Vinyl Records covers, in a Extraordinary Edition!!!

A BIG BRAVO to the editors!

Great gift for vinyl freaks, Artists, graphic designers or young people who missed the great years of vinyl!

Check for yourself and leaf through at [...]

Editors... please STOP and think.... start preparing the second edition, with MORE Extraordinary Designs and Vinyl Artwork!

5 stars for sure!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great coffee table book for the vinyl enthusiast
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019
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Page after page of photos of colored vinyl and in many cases accompanying album art. Some interesting articles, but mostly I just look at the pictures. When my vinyl enthusiast friends come over to listen to records, it's hard to get this book out of their hands.
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quietzone
5.0 out of 5 stars Optischer Genuss
Reviewed in Germany on April 15, 2012
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Ein wunderbares Buch! In sehr ansprechender Druckqualität werden Vinylplatten auf farbigen Vinyl und Bildplatten bzw. Platten mit ausgefallenen Formen präsentiert. Die grafische Umsetzung im Ablauf des Buches ist sehr gelungen, sodass man immer wieder gerne das Buch zur Hand nimmt und einfach darin blättert. Das Buch dokumentiert eine Zeit, zu der die grafische und haptische Umsetzung mit zum künstlerischen Endprodukt gehört hat. Sei es durch die Wahl der Farbe des Vinyls, was besonders schön bei "farbigen Bands" wie Deep Purple passt oder sei es durch das Aufgreifen der Covergrafik mittels Bildplatte oder besonderer Labels. Nicht nur für Vinylfreaks ein optischer Genuss.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Super Buch
Reviewed in Germany on August 27, 2013
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Nur soviel: Ich habe mir schon einige der vorgestellten Platten hier besorgt ...
Eine echt ganz tolle Inspiration für Sammler.
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