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Item Description

Amazing Capitol Records 75th Anniversary Book, "75 Years of Capitol Records" in its original gift packaging, & Rare Commemorative Poster, "Capitol Tower 2016."  This is a truly special chance to own Hollywood and music history.

To celebrate its 75th Anniversary in 2016, Capitol Records had a huge party and commissioned a stunning photo poster and commemorative book.  This lot includes a new, unopened copy of the book in packaging just for the party, as well as the poster, still in its original tube. 

While the book is available online with different packaging, the poster is not.  The poster never was available for sale and was a gift to limited Capitol employees and insiders.  This is a very rare opportunity to own not only the book, in its special packaging, but also this very special poster. 

The Poster: Inside its original tube, with a cute commemorative "special delivery" label, this poster is a stunning piece of artwork by Nick Walker, which he named "Capitol Tower 2016."  The poster measures approximately 17.5 by 17.5".  The poster has rarely been opened and is in perfect, new condition.  We removed it only to photograph it.

The Book:  Still shrinkwrapped in a commemorative box, with a carrying case holding the book inside, this book is approximately 14" x 3" x 15.8" and weighs 14 pounds.  It has 492 gorgeous pages of photos and essays. 

From the publisher:

"From the Beatles to Beck, Sinatra to Sam Smith, a parade of era-defining artists have passed through the doors of the Capitol Records Tower, one of Hollywood’s most distinctive landmarks and home to one of the world’s most defining labels for the past 75 years.

To commemorate this extraordinary history of recorded music, TASCHEN presents this official account of Capitol Records, from its founding year of 1942 to today. With a foreword by Beck, essays by cultural historians and music and architecture critics, as well as hundreds of images from Capitol’s extensive archives, we follow the label’s evolution and the making of some of the greatest music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Through pop, rock, country, classical, soul, and jazz, the photographic and musical history includes the label’s most sucessful, cool, hip, and creative stars, as well as the one-hit wonders who had their all-too-brief moments in the spotlight.

Along the way, we encounter the likes of Miles Davis, Nat King Cole, the Kingston Trio, and Frank Sinatra in Capitol’s first 20 years; the Beach Boys, the Band, and the Beatles in the 1960s; global rock magnets Pink Floyd, Wings, Steve Miller Band, Bob Seger, and Linda Ronstadt in the 1970s; Beastie Boys, Duran Duran, Radiohead, and Bonnie Raitt in the 1980s and 1990s; and such contemporary stars as Coldplay, Katy Perry, and Sam Smith. An unmissable milestone for music lovers, 75 Years of Capitol Records is a live and kicking celebration of the mighty giant of the industry that created the soundtrack to generations past, present, and future."

Donated by Peter Bermont, Annette Adler, Capitol Records

Item Special Note

The book is extremely large and heavy (almost 500 pages, and roughly 13 x 16" and 14 pounds) and the poster is in an approximately 18" long tube, so these items will incur extra postage charges.

Thus, additional and significant shipping and packing charges (via USPS or UPS) will apply based on the nature of this item. Winner is responsible for those charges in addition to the winning bid amount.

In lieu of shipping costs, winner can come to the Calabasas area for our pick-up day, listed on the home page, or make other arrangements with us.