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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