The Art of Classic Rock Rock Memorabilia, Tour Posters and Merchandise from the 70s, 80s and 90s

by Grushkin, Paul; Roth, Rob; Cooper, Alice; John, Elton

• ISBN13: 9781847960290
• ISBN10: 1847960294
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-07-01
• Publisher: Goodman

Summary

For 40 years Rob Roth has collected rare examples of rock tour posters, advertising posters, rock memorabilia, and original artwork. His vast spectacular collection has never been displayed publicly; only visitors to his spacious New York loft—visitors like Elton John and Alice Cooper—have glimpsed his amazing treasures. This lavishly produced volume presents some of the most vivid and exciting images from the rock world featuring classic artists like the Rolling Stones, Queen, Pink Floyd, the Who, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Alice Cooper, and David Bowie.

Author Biography

Rob Roth is an internationally renowned theater director whose many productions include the award-winning Beauty and the Beast. He is a lifelong rock fan and rock memorabilia collector, continuing to add to his collection at every opportunity. Rob lives in New York.

Paul Grushkin is a widely regarded rock historian. He produced the immense Art of Rock (Abbeville Press), which became the standard work worldwide on rock posters, as well as cowriting The Art of Modern Rock (Chronicle). He is the coauthor, with Joel Selvin, of Treasures of the Hard Rock Café (Rare Air Media), and with Cynthia Bassett and Jonas Grushkin, of Grateful Dead: The Official Book of the Dead Heads (HarperCollins). Paul lives in San Francisco.