From Aretha to Zeppelin to Bruno Mars, Atlantic Records' Illustrious History Comes Alive in Giant New Coffee-Table Book (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS)
Along with Columbia, Atlantic Records is probably the most storied record label in U.S history, with a 75-plus-year legacy…
… that ranges from Ray Charles and Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin to John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman …
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from Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones to ABBA and the Allman Brothers, from Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars to Hootie & the Blowfish and Cardi B …
and those are just the very top.
You've got tons of Atlantic records in your vinyl or CD collection or playlists, whether you realize it or not — and so do your parents and maybe your grandparents…
It's a heavy, heavy legacy, and the label and virtuoso publishers Taschen Books have paid it tribute with a heavy, heavy book — in fact, virtually anyone's first reaction will be, 'OHMYGOD IT'S SO HEAVY.'
Measuring 14' x 14' with super-thick page stock and packaged in a cardboard box, it weighs at least 11 pounds and is almost impossible to hold in your lap for long without your legs losing blood circulation…
but wow are these photos amazing.
The label's archives are a national treasure (disclosure: this writer worked at Atlantic and spent a lot of time digging through them), and the photo research here is next level…
You see everyone from Aretha (giving a serious side-eye to producer Tom Dowd) to the Drifters, the Stones to Zeppelin, Chic to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and more in the studio, on stage, posing or just looking cool. And the editors were sure that the label's recent history got an outsized look as well — Sheeran, Bruno, Jewel, Hootie & the Blowfish, Brandy, Janelle Monae, Cardi B and many more…
although a 14 x 14 photo of '90s rockers Collective Soul may not be as electrifying as, say, the incredible shot of Otis Redding and Nina Simone hanging out and smiling.
There's plenty of archival articles and extended captions as well, but there's little question that the real draw here are the photos. Dig into a small selection above …
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