Iconic punk singles designs from the punk revolution, including the Sex Pistols, the Stooges, Richard Hell, the Ramones, the Clash, Talking Heads and many more

A guide to hundreds of original seven-inch record cover sleeve designs—visual artifacts found at the heart of the most radical and anarchistic musical movement of the 20th century. The revolutionary do-it-yourself ethic of punk was applied to the aesthetic of design as much as it was to music, and record sleeves acted as lo-fi signifiers of anarchy, style, fashion, and politics. This book is an exciting celebration of the stunning artwork of punk music—everything from the most celebrated and iconic designs through to the stark beauty of the cheapest do-it-yourself lo-fi obscurities.

Punk 45! is introduced and coedited by Jon Savage, author of the acclaimed definitive history of punk, "England’s Dreaming," and features a new introduction by Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream. Contributors include Peter Saville, Richard Hell, Richard H Kirk, Seymour Stein, Roger Armstrong, Martin Mills, Gee Vaucher, and Savage Pencil.

Softcover flexibound, 380 pages