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This is the last of the new edition book as it is sold out. The box they came in was damaged and I have several copies with minor damage. This one has a small dog-ear on the top right and small crease on the bottom 2 corners.
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg Encylopedia of Krautrock, Kosmische Musik & other progressive, experimental & electronic musics from German
By Steven Freeman and Alan Freeman
-Covers, inner sleeves and label pictures
-Infos about the albums: producer, studio, tracklist, musicians
A4 484 pages total, perfect binding (internal pages: 480) = 1.28 kg
448 numbered black & white text pages
16 colour picture pages insert- new superior scans, and a slightly different selection including a singles page
16 black & white picture pages insert- 65 band/artist pictures, compared to 28 in the original book
Artists:1587
Albums:4039
Various Artists releases:116
Singles:516
contents...
Page 4.Introduction, including: About this new edition, A little cosmic history, The Krautrock scene, etc.
Page 9.The Krautrock top 100
Page 10.Krautrock 101-200- the readers' choice
Page 12.A short guided tour, including: setting the scene, cities, the 4 major scenes, family trees, etc.
Page 24.About the book, including: layout, information, clichés & terminology
ENCYCLOPEDIA- 1587 artists
Page 29.Krautrock & related- 219 pages - 976 artists
Page 257.New Wave & Industrial- 110 artists
Page 275.Synthesizer & Ambient- 142 artists
Page 301.Soundtracks & Library Music- 39 artists
Page 309.Avant-Garde & Experimental- 58 artists
Page 323.Cuckos & Scrambled Eggs- 82 artists
Page 343.Austria, DDR, Switzerland- 180 artists
OTHER USEFUL INFO, including...
Page 378.Producers, Engineers, etc.- 59 artists
Page 388.Recording Studios- 33 entries
Page 389.Cover Art & Design- 24 entries
Page 392.Festivals & Concerts- 76 entries
Page 398.Various Artists / Samplers- 40 label/title entries, 88 releases
Page 403.Record Labels- 90 main label sections
Page 434.Group / Artist Index
Page 440.Further Reading / Further Listening
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