Popular music marks history. It defines years. It denotes eras. And on personal level, it supplies the soundtrack toour lives, possessing the power to take us back in time, place and emotion-a transformative feat also accomplished through the powerful words and arresting images of the On Record?book series. In chronicling individual years through the prism of music, each On Record edition brims with visual narratives that inspire, educate and entertain in tuneful reminiscence.

On Record - Vol. 1: 1978: Images, Interviews & Insights From the Year in Music (On Record, 1)

Arts & Photography

Brown, G.

Photography & Video

Colorado Music Experience

Product Description 
The On Record series is an encyclopedic look at the evolution of popular music from 1978 to 1998. 
VOL 2. 1984: The biggest artists of the MTV era—Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis, and even “Weird Al” Yankovic—in addition to acts from Van Halen to Prince and the year's top R&B, alternative, country and jazz releases. 
 Colorado Music Experience founding director and author G. Brown covered popular music at the Denver Post for 26 years, interviewing well over 3,200 musicians, including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and Kurt Cobain, all of whom recounted their escapades and reminisced about what their time on the charts meant to them personally and musically. Over the decades, G. also amassed an archive of close to 15,000 rare promotional photos. 
 Each volume of the On Record series presents nearly 200 rare archival images and 100 interviews with an array of performers, from the late Jerry Garcia and Dave Matthews to Bono and Santana. Beautifully crafted, these books belong in the library of every music fan and music institute. 
 Proceeds from book sales will benefit the Colorado Music Experience. 
 Review 
I've always thought that the music journalists from large daily newspapers were more credible than others, if only for the fact that they saw and heard so much more music than anyone else. G. Brown, the 
Denver Post's beat writer for 26 years, proves my point with his On Record books. -- 
Huey Lewis, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and actor\nIt's always nice when the person interviewing me knows more about music than I do. Every time I've spoken to G. Brown over the decades, he has impressed me with his knowledge and, more importantly perhaps, his humor. I enjoy people who make me laugh, and G. does that constantly. Read his On Record books and enjoy his perspective. -- 
Graham Nash, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee\nFor decades, nobody in Colorado had more access to the biggest stars or wrote more insightfully about music than G. Brown. Finally, with the On Record book series, he digs through his notes for exclusive interviews, digs through his garage for a lifetime of photos, and digs through his brain to craft indispensable mini-histories on all your favorite acts. -- 
Steve Knopper, Billboard editor at large and author of MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson 
 About the Author 
G. Brown has navigated the Rocky Mountain musical landscape for decades, both as a journalist and as a radio personality. He covered popular music at the Denver Post for 26 years, interviewing well over 2,500 musicians, from Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen to Bono and Kurt Cobain. Published in numerous national magazines, including Rolling Stone and National Lampoon, Brown also covered music news and hosted and programmed for a myriad of Denver-based radio stations. 
He is the author of four other books, including the award-winning Red Rocks: The Concert Years, Colorado Rock Chronicles, and Telluride Bluegrass Festival: The First Forty Years. And he is the founding director of Colorado Music Experience, a nonprofit cultural and educational organization established to preserve the legacies of Colorado music.

On Record - Vol. 2: 1984: Images, Interviews & Insights From the Year in Music (On Record, 2)

Photographic / text history of the year in music.

On Record - Vol. 3: 1991: Images, Interviews & Insights From the Year in Music (On Record, 3)

Chronicles the first stirrings of synth pop writ large (the Human League, Soft Cell), the gated reverb drum sound that became ubiquitous (Phil Collins), superstars from Stevie Nicks to Billy Joel to the Police, and a full complement of one-hit wonders and R&B, country and jazz sensations..The On Record series is an year-by-year, comprehensive look at the evolution of popular music from 1978 to 1998.Colorado Music Experience founding director and author G. Brown covered popular music at The Denver Post for 26 years, interviewing well over 3,200 musicians, including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and Kurt Cobain, all of whom recounted their escapades and reminisced about what their time on the charts meant to them personally and musically. Over the decades, G. also amassed an archive of close to 15,000 rare promotional photos.Each volume of the On Record series presents nearly 200 rare archival images and 100 interviews with an array of performers, from the late Jerry Garcia and Dave Matthews to Bono and Santana. Beautifully crafted, these books belong in the library of every music fan and music institute.Proceeds from book sales benefit Colorado Music Experience.

On Record - Vol. 4: 1981: Images, Interviews & Insights From the Year in Music (On Record, 4)

In 1906, Denver's Pietro Satriano and his 25-piece brass band became the first musical act to perform at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, then christened the Garden of the Titans. Over a century later, Denver is a must-stop for every nationally touring act, and Red Rocks, set deep into the towering red rocks of Morrison, Colorado, is heralded as America's most important outdoor music venue. From the Grateful Dead to Willie Nelson, every star in the musical galaxy has aspired to play on this special and magical stage. Red Rocks: The Concert Years presents a comprehensive history of what came to be considered one of the Natural Wonders of the World, thanks to the combination of natural aesthetics and acoustics, as impressive to the eyes as to the ears. Colorado Music Experience director and author G. Brown presents over 200 interviews with an array of performers, from the late Jerry Garcia and Dave Matthews to Bono and Paul McCartney, as well as the most detailed accounts to date of the legendary Beatles show in 1964, Bruce Springsteen's first outdoor concert ever in 1978, and U2's career-making 1983 video shoot. Richly illustrated, this well-crafted coffee-table book includes hundreds of images from leading photographers in the area, supplemented by historical photos from the libraries of the major daily newspapers, historical societies, and private collections. Foreword by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Carlos Santana. Proceeds from book sales benefit the Colorado Music Experience, a nonprofit organization that educates the public on everything that's great about the state's music.

Red Rocks: The Concert Years

On Record – Vol. 5: 1988: Images, Interviews & Insights From the Year in Music (On Record, 5)

On Record – Vol 6: 1995: Images, Interviews & Insights From the Year in Music (On Record, 6)

On Record – Vol. 7: 1979: Images, Interviews & Insights From the Year in Music (On Record, 7)

On Record – Vol. 8: 1986: Images, Interviews & Insights From the Year in Music (On Record, 8)

On Record: Vol. 9 – 1992: Images, Interviews & Insights From the Year in Music (On Record, 9)

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