Rolling Stone Cover to Cover: The First 40 Years

Rolling Stone Cover to Cover: The First 40 Years

Rolling Stone Cover to Cover: The First 40 Years
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Book Summary Information

Editor: Rolling Stone
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-09
ISBN: 0979526108
Number of pages: 216
Publisher: Bondi Digital Publishing

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Book Review: The Counterculture at Your Finger Tips!
Summary: 5 Stars

When I was a preteen at the begining of the mid 1970's, I was just starting to get into my lifelong obsession with music. I had a tiny record album collection (remember those??) which was a mixture of mostly classic rock. One day my older teenage brother stopped by my room carrying a big ol' cardboard box. Inside was huge pile of magazines with the enigmatic title "Rolling Stone". "I'll swap you these for some of your records" he said. He gathered up a handful of records (including a now rare version of the Dead's "Blues For Allah") and off he went.

To this day I have no ideal, why I took him up on his offer. Maybe it was the fear of being beat up, maybe it was just my own curiosity. But over the years, I would spend hours and hours just poring over those old issues (mostly from the late 60's to the mid 70's) learning all about the music, culture & events of the previous generation, which just fascinated me. I learned about events such as Woodstock, Watergate, even the Patty Hearst kidnapping. It gave me musical heroes such as John Lennon, George Harrison, CSNY, Lou Reed The Band, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell & Dylan. In addition, I was exposed to literary & artistic heroes such as Hunter S. Thompson, Cameron Crowe, Ben Fong-Torres, Annie Leibovitz and Ralph Steadman. Those were just a few among many. It might sound odd but those old magazines were one of the best educational experiences I ever had.

So now it is almost 30 years later. I have subscribed to Rolling Stone magazine for a good portion of my life. I have always pretty much considered it my 'musical bible' of whats going on. Every once in a while I would collect and keep an issue of historical importance or special meaning to me. So, imagine my surprise, when during a visit to my local bookstore, I came apon "Rolling Stone Cover to Cover: The First 40 Years". Here it was on 4 little DVD discs, my access to every single issue of Rolling Stone from its inception in 1967 to the latest 2007 issue thats' still sitting next to my john. All the classic articles, reviews, all the photos, illustrations even the freak'n nostalgic advertising! This is one amazing find!

The software is pretty easy to load. It is very user friendly in catagorizng magazine issues and it is super easy to do searches on any particular subject matter, that crosses your mind. Say you want to see all the articles about "The Grateful Dead". Just plug in the words and it gives you cross indexed listings on every Rolling Stone article to mention the group. The listings even tell you how relevent the article is to your your search. From there you just pop into your computer's drive the DVD discs that correspond to the date of the article you want to look up! And Viola! Instant Garcia! Instant rock n' roll history is at your finger tips!

To this day, I still have that big old box of "Rolling Stone" sitting in the back of my bedroom closet. I'll still have a special place for it in my heart and memories. But I just might be going back to it a drop less now that I have "Rolling Stone Cover to Cover:The First 40 Years". This product is an amazing archive for anyone who's a fan of "Rolling Stone" or rock n' roll in general! Highly recommended!

Summary of Rolling Stone Cover to Cover: The First 40 Years


System Requirements
  • Platform: Windows 2000 SP2 / XP / Vista, Mac OS X Minimum
  • 512 MB of RAM (1 GB RAM recommended)
  • 750 MB of free hard drive space
  • Minimum screen resolution 1024 x 768
  • Media: DVD-ROM
  • Item Quantity: 1

Software Features
  • Easy to use and searchable digital archive with every issue, every page (even the ads!) of Rolling Stone from the last 40 years on 4 DVD-ROMs
  • Includes the powerful Bondi Reader and search engine (Mac or PC). Find and read any award winning cover story, interview, photo or review in seconds
  • The browse-by-cover feature lets you visually locate any issue by its cover--simply click the cover and the issue opens to read
  • Over 1,000 complete printable issues--cover to cover, that?s over 98,000 scanned pages, completely indexed and searchable
  • Custom reading lists let you organize the collection any way you want
Book Description

Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Rolling Stone stoked the imagination of America's social revolutionaries and fueled the careers of brilliant writers like Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, Joe Klein, Cameron Crowe, P.J. O'Rourke and visionary photographers including Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger and Baron Wolman.

Rolling Stone Cover to Cover is a backstage pass to four decades of popular culture--a DVD ROM-based, searchable digital archive of every issue of Rolling Stone magazine from 1967 to 2007. Browse issues 1 through 1026 ? over 98,000 searchable pages, exactly as they first appeared in print--every story, review, interview and even every ad.

This exclusive box set also comes with a photo-filled, 208?page page companion coffee table book providing a vivid behind-the-scenes look at the magazines history, from birth to today and includes a bonus one-year subscription to Rolling Stone (a $12.95 value). See certificate inside package for offer and rebate details.

The product includes the Bondi Reader, powerful MAC or PC browsing software that allows you to explore, search and view every page, and to arrange and save multiple reading lists. The ultimate pop culture reference tool, this essential collection is a must-have for all music fans, political junkies, nostalgia buffs and collectors.



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