Eagles and Hotel California : 50 Years
by
Sean Egan
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
The Great Albums
ISBN-10
1577157672
ISBN-13
9781577157670
Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint
Motorbooks
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 10th, 2026
Print length
176 Pages
Weight
1,030 grams
Ksh 6,300.00
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Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, Eagles and Hotel California: 50 Years reveals the true story about how the Eagles created their landmark 1976 album Hotel California.
Take a stunning visual and narrative journey down the “dark desert highway” to explore the creation, legacy, and lasting cultural power of one of rock’s most iconic albums.
A milestone celebration of rock history and myth, Eagles and Hotel California: 50 Years offers fans and scholars a richly illustrated and deeply reported look at the Eagles and their landmark 1976 album Hotel California. Alongside 200+ photos and images, including rare studio, stage, and on-the-road photography and band memorabilia, veteran rock historian Sean Egan delivers a fresh analysis, exploring:
A milestone celebration of rock history and myth, Eagles and Hotel California: 50 Years offers fans and scholars a richly illustrated and deeply reported look at the Eagles and their landmark 1976 album Hotel California. Alongside 200+ photos and images, including rare studio, stage, and on-the-road photography and band memorabilia, veteran rock historian Sean Egan delivers a fresh analysis, exploring:
- The tumultuous recording sessions at the Record Plant (LA) and Criteria Studios (Miami) that gave birth to the album.
- The songs that became generational anthems—“New Kid in Town,” “Life in the Fast Lane,” and the title track with its now-famous guitar duel—and their cultural resonance across rock radio and beyond.
- The casualties, the excesses, and the contradictions of the L.A./desert-state rock scene: the band’s internal fractures, the golden age of studios, the paparazzi glare, and the trade-off between art and commerce.
- How the album’s 50th-year legacy plays out today, and how the myth of the “Hotel” gets repurposed for new generations of fans.
Presented in a giftable slipcased hardcover format, Eagles and Hotel California: 50 Years is a must-own book for enthusiasts of 1970s rock, delivering an in-depth glimpse into one of the most revered albums of all time and a reading experience that fuses music history with pop-culture myth-making.
The Great Albums series presents authoritative explorations of rock’s most revered records, beautifully packaged for fans to treasure. Delve into even more groundbreaking releases with: Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon, Bruce Springsteen and Born to Run, Prince and Purple Rain, Queen & A Night at the Opera, Run-DMC and Raising Hell, The Who & Quadrophenia, Beastie Boys and Licensed to Ill, and Fleetwood Mac and Rumours … with more to come!
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