Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Miles Davis, Leonard Bernstein, Johnny Cash, Beyonce, Adele, Billy Joel, Al Jolson, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Robert Johnson, Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, Simon and Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, Aerosmith, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Yo-Yo Ma, LL Cool J, James Taylor, Philip Glass, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Jack White…
Not a bad line up, ay? Those are just a smidgen of the artists who recorded with Columbia Records or a subsidiary. 125 years of non stop musical madness and in honor of this there is a book on the horizon
"360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story" will be out on October 30 via Chronicle Books. The deluxe edition will include a second book by Dave Marsh showcasing selection of 263 recordings from the label that he considers of "great musical and historical significance". A thumb drive is included in the package with all 263 songs. That thumb drive bit is a very cool feature.
The release of 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story will kick off with a launch event in New York on Oct. 30th and a retrospective exhibit at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.