1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Author General Editor: Robert Dimery, Preface by Michael Lydon
Cover artist Jon Wainright
Country United States
Language English
Genre Reference work
Publisher Tristan de Lancey; Universe Publishing (first edition)
Publication date
 2005
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 960 p.
ISBN 1-84403-392-9
OCLC 224890343
781.64026/6 22
LC Class ML156.9 .A18 2006

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited, first published in 2005 by Universe Publishing. It compiles writings and information on albums chosen by a panel of music critics to be the most important, influential, and best in popular music between the 1950s and the 2000s.[1] The book was edited by Robert Dimery, a writer and editor who had previously worked for magazines such as Time Out and Vogue.[2]

Each entry in the book's list of albums is accompanied by a short essay written by a music critic, along with pictures, quotes, and additional information (such as the album's running time and producer). Only albums consisting fully of original material by a particular artist were included, which meant that compilations by various artists, including film soundtracks, were also excluded.

The most recent edition consists of a list of albums released between 1955 and 2016, part of a series from Quintessence Editions Ltd. The book is arranged chronologically, starting with Frank Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours[3] and the most recent edition concluding with Blackstar by David Bowie.

Critical reception

In February 2006, Publishers Weekly called the book a "...bookshelf-busting testament to music geeks' mania for lists" and said it "...is about as comprehensive a 'best-of' as any sane person could want." They continued, "For music lovers, it doesn't get much better."[4] The 2006 version had an average rating of 3.92 stars out of 5 on Amazon.com's social cataloging website Goodreads, with 860 ratings as of April 30, 2015.[5] The same 2006 version had an average rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 on Amazon.com, with 55 reviews as of April 30, 2015.[6]

Genres

Most of the book's recommendations are rock and pop albums from the Western world. 1001 Albums also features selections from world music, rhythm and blues, blues, folk, hip hop, country, electronic music, and jazz. The rock and pop albums include such subgenres as punk rock, grindcore, heavy metal, alternative rock, progressive rock, easy listening, thrash metal, grunge and 1950s-style rock and roll. Classical and modern art music are excluded.

Artists

These artists have the most albums in the 2013 edition.[7]

Revision

Originally published in 2005, the book was revised in 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2016 to include newly released albums. The 2011 edition includes 25 albums released from 2005 to 2009, with the same number of albums removed from the first edition to keep the total at 1001.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Publisher description for 1001 albums you must hear before you die / [edited by] Robert Dimery". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Dimery, Robert, ed. (2011). 1001 Albums: You Must Hear Before You Die. Preface by Michael Lydon. Octopus. p. 22. ISBN 1-84403-714-2; ISBN 978-1-84403-714-8.
  4. ↑ "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". publishersweekly.com. 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Goodreads: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". goodreads.com. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  6. ↑ "Amazon.com: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Amazon.com. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  7. ↑ "1001 Albums You Must Hear - 2008 Edition". RockList.net. Retrieved 2012-10-08.

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