Du Browa, Corey -& Friends-
An Ideal For Living - A Celebration Of The Ep
The extended play recording. Not quite an album. More than a single. And not only an artifact of the vinyl era, the EP has survived and even thrived at every turn of the music industry's evolution, from vinyl to tape to CD to stream. This definitive book unearths the EP's origins, history and cultural impact and enlists nearly 50 music-industry veterans (musicians, scribes, producers, executives, superfans) to create a list of the 200 Best EPs ever recorded. From Dangerhouse to Touch & Go to Sub Pop to Flying Nun, and all roads in between, savvy labels have used the EP to great effect and it's been the way to introduce bands in a less risky mid-sized format for decades. This super-interesting 202-page softcover guide shows how the format developed and how it took on a life of its own, from early jazz and rock'n'roll through the beat and psychedelic rock era, right on through punk, new wave and post-punk, and into the alternative/indie rock era, right up to the modern age.