BROOK, Tony; SHAUGHNESSY, Adrian (eds.)
ACTION TIME VISION. Punk & Post-Punk 7" Record Sleeves (The Archive Series: #002)

Music from the punk era transformed the world of music. If you could play three chords, you could make records. You didn’t even need a record label. You could start your own.

The same thing happened in graphic design. All you needed were a few a sheets of Letraset and access to a photocopier, and you could make your own record covers. And lots of people did just that.

The work in this book is culled from the record collections of designer (and Unit Editions co-founder) Tony Brook, and leading punk scholar Russ Bestley. As one of the world’s leading authorities on punk and post-punk music, Russ has contributed an insightful essay to the book.

The book also features interviews with designer Malcolm Garrett, Mute founder Daniel Miller and Sniffin’ Glue editor and musician Mark Perry. [publisher's note]

Published by Unit Editions, 2016
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Graphic Design / Multiples & Ephemera / Music & Sound