Music History

Gift Idea: A New Rolling Stones Picture Book. The Bad News? It Costs $10,000.

The Stones are one of the most-photographed bands of all time, attracting some of the best photographers in the world. Ethan Russell. Jim Marshall. Anton Corbijn. Annie Leibovitz

There’s now a 518-page collection of the best of those shots taken from about 1965 to 1992. And as with all things Stones, it ain’t cheap.

rolling_stones_su_gb_signpage001_02616_1410221638_id_845217

The “basic” version of the book runs $150 USD while limited editions go for $5,000 (“sumo-sized” with foldouts and silk-screened printed chapter folder) and $10,000 (six “Art Editions,”limited to just 75 copies) The publisher is Taschen, no strangers to high-end photo books.

Rolling Stones  - Mick and cat

 

More samples at Billboard.

 

 

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

Alan Cross has 39606 posts and counting. See all posts by Alan Cross

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.