Category ART AND ABOUT
DON’T STOP ‘TIL YOU GET ENOUGH
So here is the Vinyl Connection New Year’s Resolution: To post a weekly diary of all – I mean all – new music arrivals at Base Camp Connection. The good, the bad (as in “that’s really, bad, man”) and the ugly. It’s been tried before and lasted two posts, there has been a holiday edition, even an […]
SHINE ON — 2014 DEPARTURES [COVERART #60]
“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more” Players who departed in 2014 included… * Rik Mayall [March 7, 1958 – 9 June, 2014] Tommy Ramone [January 29, 1952 – July 11, 2014] Doc Neeson (The Angels) [January 4, 1947 […]
IT’S IN THE BAG! [QUIZ #1B]
Vinyl Connection acquired 12 albums this year (1) . Here you can find each one in its original carry bag (2). The simple task, dear Friend of Vinyl Connection, is to name the Artist and the Album. The albums span every decade from the 60s to the 00s (3). * PLEASE DON’T post answers in Comments […]
MATI AND THE MUSIC [PART TWO]
This article is the second part of a feature on the album covers of artist Mati Klarwein. The first part is entitled More Than Abraxas. The life of a peripatetic artist is one of change and blending influences. Mati was a great traveller and enthusiastically soaked up images of culture and mythology from the many countries […]
SONGS OF INNOCENCE [COVERART #58]
Fleetwood Mac – Heroes Are Hard To Find [Reprise, 1974] Fleetwood Mac – Future Games [Reprise, 1971] The Larry Coryell Michael Urbaniak Duo [keytone, 1982] V/A – Woodstock Two [Atlantic, 1971] * Coming next… FLEETWOOD MAC 1970 – 1974
MORE THAN ABRAXAS
When you think of album art, some classic images spring to mind… – those four blokes on the London zebra crossing, – that angular tubular bell suspended over sky-sea-shore, – the underwater baby boy lured by an angler’s dollar bill. Though it is harder to capture in a few words, the cover of the second […]
SKYHOOKS CALLING [COVERART #57]
The debut album by Australian pop-rockers Skyhooks was released on 28th October 1974. Artwork was by Niels Hutchison. Read a memoir and album reflection here (previous post). When the first of several re-unions eventuated in the early 80s the band toured and – surprise surprise – released an album Live in the 80s in 1983. What […]
BLUE NIGHT [COVERART #50]
* Andreas Vollendender – Down to the Moon [1986] Eric Clapton – Pilgrim [1998] Rush – Fly by Night [1975] Ashra – New Age of Earth [1976] * “Blue Night” by Michael Learns To Rock [2000] * 50 word short stories triggered by the above sequence are welcome and can be posted in ‘Comments’ 🙂
KINDA BLUE [COVERART #49]
* amon düül II – phallus dei [1969] acoustic alchemy – positive thinking [1998] eno moebius roedelius – after the heat [1978] john abercrombie – timeless [1974] * feature image blue nile – hats [1989]
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!
Posters, lyric sheets, merchandise order forms, glimpses of other mouth-watering titles from the same record company… lots of different bits of paper have been inserted into LPs over the years. They are not our concern today. Here, in ascending order of magnificent silliness, are Vinyl Connection’s six favourite ALBUMS WITH EXTRAS. 6. ROTOGRAVURE – […]
A COVER ART QUIZ [#1]
Looking for fun ways to invite people to visit Vinyl Connection, I decided to try using Facebook by posting a ‘Cover Quiz’ on the Vinyl Connection Facebook page. But then I thought, “The WordPress crew would probably enjoy this too”. So here it is. Rules below. (Bossy, huh?) * * Here are 12 album covers (CD […]
LET’S GO TO BED [COVERART #46]
Things are crook at Chez Vinyl Connection. Ms Connection feels fowl. The boy has a swine of an earache. I’m sick as a dog. * Atomic Rooster – Atomic Rooster [1980] / Various Artists – Shelter Special Sampler Album [1972?] – Various Artists – Full Boar [1979] / Blodwyn Pig – Ahead Rings Out [1969] – […]
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