Foreword Book of the Year Awards Finalists

ForeWord Magazine recently announced their finalists for their 2012 Book of the Year Awards, which include three books from Insight Editions! The winners will be announced at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago, Friday, June 28th, 6pm at The Pop Top Stage.


Rolling Stones 50 x 20 (Insight Editions), Performing Arts & Music category
By Chris Murray, Foreword: Richard Harrington, Hardcover, Price: $34.99

Rolling Stones 50 x 20 celebrates one of the most influential, enduring, and controversial bands in rock history with images captured by twenty of the world's greatest music photographers. Chris Murray is the founder and director of Govinda Gallery in Washington, D.C. For over thirty years, Murray has organized more than 200 exhibitions of many of the nation's leading artists and photographers. Richard Harrington is a writer whose work has appeared in the Washington Post and the Washington Star.

The Monkey King (Insight Editions), Art category
Hardcover, Price: $40.00

The Monkey King collects the work of 72 international artists who were asked to draw the mythical Chinese hero, the Monkey King, in his or her own unique way. The result is a stunning collection of different interpretations, styles, and media. The Monkey King is a centuries-old character from Chinese literature,
possessed of incredible strength and supernatural powers, and capable of 72 transformations into various animals and objects. The artists’ step-by-step drawings and text explaining their creative process are also included.

Under the Halo (Insight Editions), Sports category
By Pete Donovan, Preface: Arte Moreno, Foreword: Tim Salmon, 
Introduction: Mike Scioscia
Hardcover, Price: $50.00

Generations of Angels fans can relive their favorite team moments in Under the Halo. With more than 300 images, a vintage lineup sheet, game tickets, postcards, and a fold-out timeline of the Angels' history, this book traces the memorable moments, personalities, and accomplishments of this remarkable franchise. Tim Salmon spent his entire career with the Angels, where he earned the American League's Rookie of the Year award in 1993 and finished as one of the most popular players in team history. Arte Moreno and his Angels have won five American League Western Division championships since he took over the team in 2003. Mike Scioscia has been the manager of the Angels since 2000. Pete Donovan is a sports columnist for the Palm Springs Desert Sun, is a former sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, and has covered and followed the Angels for over 40 years.

50 Years with The Rolling Stones

Coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the "World's Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band," Rolling Stones 50x20 celebrates the career of the Rolling Stones as seen through the lens of twenty world-class photographers. This stunning visual essay brings together more than eighty exceptional black-and-white and color photographs that document the longevity, celebrity, and popularity of the band synonymous with rock.

Beginning with Gus Coral's photos of the Stones' first tour of England in the fall of 1963, Rolling Stones 50x20 chronicles the band's development through such key periods as the Between the Buttons images of Gered Mankowitz, the Satanic Majesties Request-era photographs of Michael Cooper, the Beggar's Banquet session photos of Michael Joseph, and much, much more.

Chronologically sequenced, each photographer's work is accompanied by a personal essay that discusses the significance of and circumstances surrounding the images and when they were shot.

Rolling Stones 50x20 features the photographs of Fernando Aceves, Bob Bonis, Gus Coral, Michael Cooper, William Coupon, Barry Feinstein, David Fenton, Claude Gassian, Bob Gruen, Ross Halfin, Michael Joseph, Eddie Kramer, Chris Makos, Gered Mankowitz, Jan Olofsson, Michael Putland, Mark Seliger, Eric Swayne, Mark Weiss, and Baron Wolman.

Featuring a foreword by Richard Harrington, music writer for the Washington Post, an introduction by the book's editor, Chris Murray, founder and director of Govinda Gallery in Washington, D.C.; and an afterword by Chris Salewicz, writer for the NME and author of many books, Rolling Stones 50x20 delivers an intimate look at the artists and portrays defining moments in their illustrious career.

Today in Music History - Jimi Hendrix celebrates his birthday with The Rolling Stones

Today in music history - (November 27, 1969) Jimi Hendrix celebrates his birthday at The Rolling Stones concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. 

Eddie Kramer was there to capture this photo of Jimi and Mick backstage and we're thrilled to have this image included in our book Rolling Stones 50x20, celebrating the fifty-year career of this legendary rock band.

Jimi Hendrix can be found in many of our photography books featuring legendary musicians, such as The Experience (photos by Gered Mankowitz), Rock Gods (photos by Robert M. Knight) and All Access (photos by Ken Regan).

More images of The Rolling Stones can be seen in Gered Mankowitz' latest collection, One on One: Rolling Stones.

Big Announcement from the Rolling Stones

Surely, you must have known this was coming! The Rolling Stones have just announced their 50th anniversary tour taking place in November and December of 2012.


 

Join us in celebrating 50 years with The Rolling Stones by picking up a copy of one of our new books covering the entire history of this legendary band. 

One on One:Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones 50x20

Listen to our Rolling Stones Spotify playlist and let us know, in the comments below, which songs we need to add.

One on One with Bob Marley, Rolling Stones, and Elvis

Insight Editions has had the pleasure of highlighting some pretty legendary musicians in our publications and this year, we're excited to launch our new One on One series for an even more intimate look at some music icons.

Bob Marley, Elvis and the Rolling Stones are the first three names to make it on this list with photograph collections unlike anything else we've ever done.

David Burnett followed Bob Marley on his Exodus tour in 1977, taking photos on the bus, during sound check, playing soccer, and in concert. 

"It's not every day that you come across an unpublished collection of photographs of a legend. It is even more amazing when those photographs were taken by an accomplished, award-winning photojournalist." - Chris Murray (from the introduction)

Available Now:

Bob Marley
by David Burnett

Paperback

160 pages

$14.99

Coming Soon:

Elvis
April 2012

Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer

Paperback

320 pages

$19.99

"...when somebody is doing something that is more important in his or her life than having their photograph taken, you're going to get good pictures." - Alfred Wertheimer

Rolling Stones

September 2012
Photography by Gered Mankowitz, Written by Sean Egan

Paperback

240 pages

$19.99

Limited Editions for die-hard fans

Our Limited Edition items make great gift ideas for the die-hard fans on your holiday list. Check out these amazing collector's items:

• Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop
• Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars
• The Experience: Jimi Hendrix at Mason's Yard
• Elvis at 21: New York to Memphis
• Rolling Stones 40 x 20
• Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artwork
• The Beatles in India
• John & Yoko: A New York Love Story

Titles are limited, so be sure to add these to your collection before they're no longer available.

The Photography of Ken Regan

Ken Regan's portfolio of images is unlike any other. With behind-the-scenes, candid photos of rock 'n roll legends like The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin and The Rolling Stones, his new collection of pictures from the past forty years of his career, Regan captures a worldwide audience of music lovers and those who can not look away from pop culture icons.

Photo by Ken Regan

"All Access: The Rock 'N' Roll Photography of Ken Regan" contains over 300 pages that will delight and captivate readers of all ages. With an introduction by Mick Jagger, a Preface by Keith Richards, and an Afterword by James Taylor, fans will be left with an even greater appreciation for Regan's place in history.

Four decades of private photo shoots and unforgettable moments that define popular music can be found within these pages which include images of true rock stars, such as:

• Joan Baez
• Chuck Berry
• The Doors
• Eagles
• Billy Joel
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Madonna
• Roy Orbison
• Robert Plant
• Prince
• Carly Simon
• Sting
• James Taylor
• U2

Ken Regan is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared on more than 200 magazine covers, including Time, Rolling Stone, People, Newsweek, Life, and Entertainment Weekly. His previous photography book, "Knockout: The Art of Boxing", earned an independent Book Publishers Gold medal Award.