1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

2005 Robert Dimery book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die or 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 1001albums.jpg Robert Dimery (general editor) Jon Wainright United Kingdom English Reference work Tristan de Lancey; Universe Publishing (first edition) 2005 Print (Hardback) 960 p. 1-84403-392-9 781.64026/6 22 ML156.9 .A18 2006 224890343 Original edition cover 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book first published in 2005 (with several later editions) by Universe Publishing. Part of the 1001 Before You Die series, it compiles writings and information on albums chosen by a panel of music critics to be the most important, influential, and best in popular music between the 1950s and the date of publication.Publisher description for 1001 albums you must hear before you die / [edited by] Robert Dimery http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0628/2005930000-d.html live Library of Congress April 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160405063113/http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0628/2005930000-d.html April 5, 2016 The book is edited by Robert Dimery, an English writer and editor who had previously worked for magazines such as Time Out and Vogue.Hachette https://www.hachette.co.uk/contributor/robert-dimery/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210302231520/https://www.hachette.co.uk/contributor/robert-dimery/ March 2, 2021 Each entry in the book's roughly chronological list of albums is accompanied by a short essay written by a music critic, along with pictures, quotes, and additional information (such as the album's running time and producer). Compilations of various artists, and most film soundtracks, are excluded. Selection and sorting methodology In the book's introduction, general editor Robert Dimery notes that the selections were also intended to bring attention to gifted songwriters. Joni Mitchell, Elvis Costello and Nick Cave are named as examples. The release dates are chosen from the date the album first released in the artist's home country, and the version is the first one released. In most cases, bonus tracks added for later versions are ignored. The editors also attempted to ensure that each album profiled was still available for purchase. Soundtracks that were not original material from a particular artist were also excluded. Editions The 2005 edition starts with Frank Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours,Dimery Robert Preface by Michael Lydon 1001 Albums: You Must Hear Before You Die https://books.google.com/books?id=PIyEkArSW0EC live Octopus 2011 22 July 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170222103201/https://books.google.com/books?id=PIyEkArSW0EC February 22, 2017 978-1-84403-714-8 978-1-84403-714-8 and ends with Get Behind Me Satan by the White Stripes.1001 albums you must hear before you die https://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/1001albumsyoumusthear.htm Muzieklijstjes.nl https://web.archive.org/web/20210227011231/https://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/1001albumsyoumusthear.htm February 27, 2021 As the book has been reissued several times, some albums are removed in each edition to make space for more recent albums. The 2010 edition ends with It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, while the 2013 edition ends with The Next Day by David Bowie.The '1001 Albums...' 2016 Edition is Here! https://www.1001albums.co.uk/the-2016-edition-is-here/ 1001albums.co.uk February 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20201116185635/https://www.1001albums.co.uk/the-2016-edition-is-here/ November 16, 2020 The 2016 edition ends with Blackstar, also by Bowie. The 2018 edition ends with Microshift by Hookworms.Fleming Greg The 1001 album debate https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-1001-album-debate/S77ZJNSUQZWNKZ56XGQCCF6PFU/ New Zealand Herald 2 December 2018 February 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20201027061225/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-1001-album-debate/S77ZJNSUQZWNKZ56XGQCCF6PFU/ October 27, 2020 The 2021 edition ends with Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan. Critical reception Writing for The Sun-Herald in November 2005, John Clare said that he loved the book and that it "is good-looking and has a great body" which is "perfectly proportioned", being "fat but not too wide or tall". Of the jazz albums included in the book, Clare felt that "all are well chosen except one"; he thought that the inclusion of two Stan Getz albums was too many given the absence of a Louis Armstrong album.Clare John November 27, 2005 Hefty tome flatters and frustrates 90 The Sun-Herald A284833310 In a more critical review in the same month, Matt Price of The Australian said that "[t]he whole premise of the book is humbug", arguing that it would take too long to listen through all the albums in the book whilst also following new releases. He also criticized several of the book's choices on what albums to include and to not include, concluding that it was "biased, un-Australian and unacceptable".Price Matt November 26, 2005 Talk about ABC bias, it's on the record 18 The Australian 200511261018560901 bwh In February 2006, Publishers Weekly called the book a "bookshelf-busting testament to music geeks' mania for lists" and said it was "about as comprehensive a 'best-of' as any sane person could want ... For music lovers, it doesn't get much better."http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7893-1371-3 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die publishersweekly.com 2006-02-06 2015-04-30 2015-06-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150614185218/http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7893-1371-3 live Mirela Roncevic reviewed the book for Library Journal in May of that year, citing it as an example of a reference work that is "highly enjoyable to browse" and "downright addictive".Roncevic Mirela May 15, 2016 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Library Journal 131 9 132 0363-0277 A146957901 Grant Alden also reviewed the book in May 2006 for No Depression. He stated that he was unaware of most of the critics who contributed to the book and was of the opinion that "you don't have to hear all these". He also criticized the relative lack of albums included in the book from the 1950s compared to later decades.Alden Grant May 1, 2006 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die https://www.nodepression.com/1001-albums-you-must-hear-before-you-die/ June 25, 2022 No Depression en-US June 25, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625005915/https://www.nodepression.com/1001-albums-you-must-hear-before-you-die/ live Genres Most of the book's recommendations are rock and pop albums from the Anglosphere. 1001 Albums also features selections from world music, rhythm and blues, blues, folk, hip hop, country, electronic music, and jazz. The rock and pop albums include such subgenres as punk rock, grindcore, heavy metal, alternative rock, progressive rock, easy listening, thrash metal, grunge and rockabilly. Classical and modern art music are excluded.Dimery Robert 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die June 10, 2016 Octopus Publishing Group 978-1-84403-890-9 2016 https://www.waterstones.com/book/1001-albums-you-must-hear-before-you-die/robert-dimery/9781844038909 16 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170416224740/https://www.waterstones.com/book/1001-albums-you-must-hear-before-you-die/robert-dimery/9781844038909 16 April 2017 Artists thumb|David Bowie (pictured in 1987) is the musician with most albums on the list at 9. These artists have the most albums in the 2017 edition. 9 albums: David Bowie,He was also involved with producing and recording 2 Iggy Pop albums, and 1 Lou Reed album listed in the book. nb John Lennon (2 solo albums and 7 Beatles albums), Paul McCartney (1 solo album, 1 Wings album and 7 Beatles albums), Neil Young (7 solo albums, 1 Buffalo Springfield album and 1 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album). 8 albums: George Harrison (1 solo album and 7 Beatles albums). 7 albums: the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno (4 solo albums, 2 Roxy Music albums and 1 collaborative album with David Byrne),He was also involved with producing 7 albums listed in the book: 3 Talking Heads albums, 3 U2 albums and 1 Devo album. nb Morrissey (4 solo albums and 3 Smiths albums), David Crosby (4 Byrds albums, 1 solo album, 1 Crosby, Stills & Nash album and 1 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album). 6 albums: Nick Cave (1 Birthday Party album and 5 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds albums), Elvis Costello (3 solo albums and 3 Attractions albums),He was also involved with producing 2 albums listed in the book: The Specials' debut album and Rum Sodomy & the Lash by The Pogues. nb the Rolling Stones, Paul Simon (3 solo albums and 3 Simon and Garfunkel albums). 5 albums: the Byrds, Gene Clark (2 solo albums and 3 Byrds albums), Donald Fagen (1 solo album and 4 Steely Dan albums), Peter Gabriel (3 solo albums and 2 Genesis albums), Iggy Pop (2 solo albums and 3 Stooges albums), Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed (2 solo albums and 3 Velvet Underground albums), Sonic Youth, Bruce Springsteen, Stephen Stills (2 solo albums, 1 Buffalo Springfield album, 1 Crosby, Stills & Nash album and 1 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album), Tom Waits, the Who, David Byrne (4 Talking Heads albums and 1 collaborative album with Brian Eno). 4 albums: Black Francis (1 solo album and 3 Pixies albums), Blixa Bargeld (1 album with Einstürzende Neubauten and 3 albums with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton (1 solo album, 1 Cream album, 1 Derek and the Dominos album and 1 album with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers), Miles Davis, Dave Grohl (1 album with Foo Fighters and 3 albums with Nirvana), P.J. Harvey, the Kinks, Metallica, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, R.E.M., Steely Dan, Rod Stewart (2 solo albums, 1 Faces album and 1 album with Jeff Beck), Talking Heads,In addition to David Byrne, Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth participated in the recording of the debut album Tom Tom Club, and Jerry Harrison participated in the recording of The Modern Lovers album, who are also listed in the book. nb U2, Paul Weller (1 solo album, 2 Jam albums and 1 Style Council album), Björk (3 solo albums and 1 Sugarcubes album), Brian Wilson (1 solo album and 3 Beach Boys albums), Dennis Wilson (1 solo album and 3 Beach Boys albums), Stevie Wonder. 3 albums: Aerosmith, Barry Adamson (2 solo albums and 1 Magazine album), the Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Black Sabbath, Blur,Blur singer Damon Albarn also appeared on two albums that were previously featured in the book: Gorillaz’s debut album and The Good, the Bad & the Queen’s debut album. nb Tim Buckley, Kate Bush, John Cale (2 Velvet Underground albums and 1 solo album), Johnny Cash, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Cure, Deep Purple, Dexys Midnight Runners, the Doors, Nick Drake, Echo & the Bunnymen, the Fall, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, Emmylou Harris (2 solo albums and 1 collaborative album with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt), Ice Cube (2 solo albums and 1 N.W.A album), the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Michael Jackson, Lemmy Kilmister (2 albums with Motörhead and 1 album with Hawkwind), Kraftwerk, John Lydon (1 album with the Sex Pistols and 2 albums with Public Image Ltd.), Bob Marley and the Wailers, Van Morrison, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Parliament/Funkadelic, Pet Shop Boys, Jason Pierce (2 albums with Spiritualized and 1 album with Spacemen 3), Pixies, Elvis Presley, Prince (2 solo albums and 1 the Revolution album), Public Enemy, Q-Tip (2 A Tribe Called Quest albums and 1 solo album), Queen, Roxy Music, Frank Sinatra, the Velvet Underground, Kanye West, Wilco, Steve Winwood (1 solo album and 2 Traffic albums),He also participated in recordings on 5 albums listed in the book: Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Berlin by Lou Reed, One World by John Martyn, Broken English by Marianne Faithfull and The Colour of Spring by Talk Talk. nb Jah Wobble (2 albums with Public Image Ltd. and 1 with Jah Wobble’s Invaders of the Heart), Robert Wyatt (2 solo albums and 1 Soft Machine album), Yes, Frank Zappa (1 solo album and 2 Mothers of Invention albums). See also Album era All Time Top 1000 Albums Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die Notes "nb" References External links 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die website 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Generator 1001 Album List, Visual Library Category:2005 non-fiction books Category:Music guides