The Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums - Larkin, Colin

What is the greatest album of all time? The Beatles' Sgt Pepper? The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds? Or Nirvana's Nevermind? It's a debate that has raged ever since they invented the LP, and that continues as fiercely as ever in the age of CDs and DAT.The Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums is a book that is as close to a definitive answer as you can get. Editor Colin Larkin, the founder of The Encyclopaedia of Popular Music, has sought the votes of as wide a range of people as possible on both sides of the Atlantic: journalists who write about music every week, fans who listen for their own enjoyment, critics who've heard it all before. Combining their opinions with the most significant readers' polls published in magazines and newspapers, this is the poll of polls, the chart of charts. The result: a compelling reference book with a twist. There is an entry for each of the 1000 albums, including a run-down on the music, full track listing, chart positions where relevant, and recommendations for further listening. There are also lists by genre, including jazz and blues, and lists by key artists -- the top five Neil Young or Bruce Springsteen.

Softcover. English. Virgin Books. 304 pp. ISBN: 9780753502587. 304 pp. Fair. Book No: