This Whole World: The Complete Beach Boys Single and Ep Cover Collection
by Manfred Schmidt, Christian Haschke
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Author: Christian Haschke, Manfred SchmidtEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04
ISBN: 3931959406
Number of pages: 300
Publisher: Fossil-Verlag Gmbh
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Book Review: A Gem of a Book
Summary: 5 Stars
I chanced upon this book in a "remainders" shop, and bought it mainly out of curiosity. I'm very glad I did.
The author is demonstrably a resourceful collector who has put together an awesome range of Beach Boys (and some related) EP and Single covers. The quality of the artwork is superb, and I like the way he has organized the collection by country. The variations and similarities across the globe are truly interesting, and reveal some very quirky selections (that has to be a sketch of Rick Nelson on a Japanese release of Surfer Girl).
There's also limited commentary, especially when a record/cover is unusual and/or rare.
And a section at end covers related artists like the Honeys and Dean Torrance.
My overall observation is that artwork on Beach Boys singles and EPs was of a higher standard than their album covers.
This is obviously a book for Beach Boys collectors, however you don't have to be a fanatic - even more casual fans will find it a useful addition to the coffee table.
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