继《爵士乐唱片封面》大获成功之后，本书汇集了黑人音乐黄金时代的500多张传奇唱片。在这本关于放克和灵魂乐的精美图集中，迷幻与黑色力量相遇，性解放与社会良知相遇，街头肖像与幻想卡通相遇。

本书收集并颂扬了这些经典而罕见的唱片封面，它们不仅非常抢手，还表达了整个音乐氛围。马文·盖伊（Marvin Gaye）、詹姆斯·布朗（James Brown）、柯蒂斯·梅菲尔德（Curtis Mayfield）、迈克尔·杰克逊（Michael Jackson）、普林斯（Prince）等人用他们独特而令人难忘的声音改变了世界。歌迷们争相抢购他们的唱片，欣赏那些辉煌、大胆、离奇、纯美的封面设计。

本书以对业界关键人物的采访为特色，还提供了许多所选唱片封面的文化背景和设计分析。

Following the success of Jazz Covers, this epic volume of groove assembles over 500 legendary covers from a golden era in black music. Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets social conscience, and street portraiture meets fantastical cartoon in this dazzling anthology of visualized funk and soul.

Gathering both classic and rare covers, the collection celebrates each artwork’s ability to capture not only a buyer’s interest, but an entire musical mood. Browse through and discover the brilliant, the bold, the outlandish and the sheer beautiful designs that fans rushed to get their hands on as the likes of Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Michael Jackson, and Prince changed the world with their unique and unforgettable sounds.

Featuring interviews with key industry figures, Funk & Soul Covers also provides cultural context and design analysis for many of the chosen record covers.