The Eagles' ‘Hotel California' Celebrated in New Book

Pretty much everyone knows the song, and album, “Hotel California.” It’s simply iconic. Now, a new book is honoring the 50th anniversary of that famed record.

“Eagles and Hotel California: 50 Years” is described as 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,” the book’s description states.

It features more than 200 photos and images, as well as rare studio photos, tour images and band memorabilia. Veteran rock historian Sean Egan tells the story of the album in the book, including the “tumultuous 1976–77 sessions at the Record Plant (LA) and Criteria Studios (Miami) that gave birth to the album.”

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“Presented in a giftable slip-cased hardcover format, ‘Eagles and Hotel California: 50 Years’ is a must-own book for enthusiasts of 1970s rock,” the book’s description states, “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.”

“Hotel California” marked the Eagles’ fifth studio album and arrived in December 1976. It marked their first record with guitarist Joe Walsh and went No. 1 for eight weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It’s truly a groundbreaking album and helped launch the Eagles into superstardom.

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So, when can you get your hands on “Eagles and Hotel California: 50 Years?” The book will arrive Sept. 8, just in time for holiday shopping, and is currently available for preorder.

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This story was originally published June 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM.