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GOOD(BYE) FRIDAY
Jeff Beck 24 June 1944—10 January 2023 🖤 Yukihiro Takahashi [YMO] 6 June 1952—11 January 2023 🖤 Renee Geyer 11 Sep 1953—17 January 2023 🖤 David Crosby 14 Aug 1941—19 January 2023 🖤 Tom Verlaine [Television] 13 Dec 1949—28 January 2023 🖤 Burt Bacharach 12 May 1928—8 February 2023 🖤 Wayne Shorter 25 August 1933—2 […]
10 MORE HIPGNOTIC ALBUM COVERS
Being the third and final part of this current series on album design legends Hipgnosis, in which your host and Mark Blake, author of the new book Us And Them: The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis, choose some of their favourite album covers and disagree about folk-rock. * These first two illustrate the wit and humour […]
UNDER HIPGNOSIS — THE MARK BLAKE INTERVIEW
Every record collector of a certain age knows the album covers of legendary British design studio Hipgnosis. Now, thanks to a new book by Mark Blake, we can dive into the colourful history of the crew who gave us so many memorable record sleeves. The author kindly agreed to talk to Vinyl Connection. Vinyl Connection: […]
10 HIPGNOTIC ALBUM COVERS
Founded by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell in 1968, British design company Hipgnosis created album covers for some of the major acts of the rock era. Many are so iconic as to be instantly recognisable, even if you didn’t know they were the products of the fertile, experimental minds at Hipgnosis. A couple of […]
10 SUPER STAR WARS ALBUM COVER MASHUPS
No matter how often these STAR WARS album cover mash ups pop up, they always bring a smile. There are many out there, displaying varying degrees of wit and technical skill. Here is a personal TOP TEN. * #10 Quite obvious, in a way, but very nicely done. Font matching isn’t easy and this re-imagining […]
HIGHLIGHTS
Although there is little to be gained from scrutinising end-of-year stats, it’s hard not to be a bit curious about what was viewed. It’s also tempting, on New Year’s Eve in particular, to reflect on the year in blogging. So let’s have a very brief look at the bar chart, make a couple of all-too-obvious […]
1972: ALBUM COVER EXTRA
THE ART OF THE LP — 1972 Here are three albums that didn’t make it onto the 72 FROM ’72 list. If, however, the ranking had been about cover art and design they would have polled very well indeed. * This LP by Family is a delightful conception, beautifully realised. The retro bakelite TV offers […]
ALBUM COVERS | A BRIDGE 2 FAR
Album cover posts seem to generate great interest and enthusiasm, which is fantastic. They also tend to proliferate as further albums fitting the theme are suggested. Thanks in no small part to the memory-mining efforts of Cincinnati Babyhead (CB to his friends) we are delighted to present a second instalment in the ‘Bridges on Album […]
ALBUM COVERS | BUILDING BRIDGES
7 ALBUM COVERS FEATURING BRIDGES It’s quite an invention, the bridge. A method of getting from A to B without wetting your feet. Here are some album covers featuring clever bits of civil engineering. * PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS — “London Town” [1978] * THE NICE — “Five Bridges” [1970] * WOODEN SHJIPS — “West” […]
ALBUM COVERS | ARTIST PORTRAITS PART 3
Welcome to the final part of this meandering series of album covers featuring what we will loosely call portraits of the band. Once again we’ll begin in the 1960s, with an all-time favourite. I love the way artist/designer Bernard Yeszin utilised the television image of The Monkees (Davey’s shirt, Mike’s beanie) to create an engaging […]
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