The Music Library
Where sound meets surface. A visual symphony of vinyl design.

Before streaming. Before playlists. There was the album cover—a 12-inch square of graphic poetry that turned every record into an object of desire. The Music Library is a love letter to that lost art, celebrating the golden age of music library records: rare, genre-defying LPs created for film, television, and advertising between the 1950s and 1980s.

Curated by Jonny Trunk (founder of cult label Trunk Records), this expanded edition dives deep into the strange and sublime world of library music. Expect everything from psychedelic funk to eerie ambient scores—each wrapped in cover art that ranges from minimalist to madcap. It’s a journey through forgotten corners of audio culture, where design and sound coexisted in glorious harmony.

At Canyon Creative Studio, we see this book as an analog treasure chest: lush, obscure, tactile. For crate diggers, graphic designers, sound artists, and nostalgia chasers, The Music Library is both reference and revelation.

Details

• Hardcover, 248 pages

• Features over 600 full-color album cover reproductions

• Includes commentary from Jonny Trunk and contemporary musicians

• Published by FUEL

• Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches