Displaying album covers mostly from the 50s thru the 70s, this is a fantastic book. History of their original function as simple protective sleeves to creating a new image vocabulary (faces) for the artists themselves as the production evolved with new technology. Large format book which is a goldmine for record buyers from years back. Vinyl is not mentioned in the book but vinyl is now being sold again at bookstores. Pages of album covers which are recognizable for the most part instantaneously. ( )