Extraordinary Records Book by Alessandro Benedetti, Giorgio Moroder, & Peter Bastine (Taschen Edited)

This electrifying vinyl edition creates a new and edgy definition for “album art.” Produced in collaboration with Colors magazine, it brings together more than 500 remarkable records from the collection of Alessandro Benedetti and Peter Bastine and from the Wende Museum in Los Angeles.

This book forms a junction between photography, music, and design, celebrating vinyl for the integrity of sound recording and its artistic potential as a material form. With featured artists including Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Prince, Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, and beyond, it offers compelling insight into the most intricate details of a performer’s visual identity, from a vivid colour to a futuristic mirror effect.

Page after page, this kaleidoscopic encyclopedia of innovative and ingenious vinyl is a colourful journey through era-defining records and artists.