简介：Betweenthemid1960sandthelate1970s,thelong-playingrecordandthealbumsthatgraceditsgrooveschangedpopularmusicforever.Forthefirsttime,musicianscouldescapetheconfinesofthethree-minutepopsingleandexpressthemselvesasneverbeforeacrosstheexpandedartisticcanvasofthealbum.TheLPallowedpopularmusicbecomeanartform-fromthegloriousartworkadorninggatefoldsleeves,totheideasandconceptsthatboundthesongstogether,totheunforgettablemusicitself. Builtonstratosphericsalesofalbums,theseweretheyearswhenthemusicindustryexplodedtobecomebiggerthanHollywood.Frompoptorock,fromcountrytosoul,fromjazztopunk,allofmusicembracedwhat'thealbum'couldoffer.Butwiththecollapseofvinylsalesattheendofthe70sandthearrivalofnewtechnologiesandformats,thegoldeneraofthealbumcouldn'tlastforever. WithcontributionsfromRogerTaylor,RayManzarek,NoelGallagher,GuyGarvey,NileRodgers,GraceSlick,MikeOldfield,Slashandahostofothers,thisisthestoryofWhenAlbumsRuledtheWorld.…