L.A. billboards advertise all sorts of things — upcoming films, non-profit organizations or strip clubs. But in an earlier time, more billboards were all about music.

Robert Landau's new book Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip displays the rise of that music genre and its influence through hand-painted ads on Sunset Blvd. Here are some photos from the book to that will take you back to a groovier time.

10. 10cc / Deceptive Bends, (1977, Mercury)

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

9. Rolling Stones / Love You Live, (1977, Rolling Stones/Atlantic)

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

8. Crosby, Stills and Nash (1970)

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

7. Donna Summer / Live and More (1978, Casablanca)

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Up next: Pink Floyd

6. Pink Floyd / Animals, (1977, Columbia)

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

5. Cher / Take Me Home (1979, Casablanca)

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

4. Randy Newman / Born Again (1979, Warner Bros./Reprise)

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Up next: Linda Ronstadt

3. Linda Ronstadt / Living in the USA (1978, Asylum)

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

2. UFO / Obsession (1978, Chrysalis)

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

1. The Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, c. 1979

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

Credit: Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by Robert Landau, published by Angel City Press

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