Artist: Danta Title: Danta Year: 1972 Label: Epic For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: ‘Danta’
Maybe Rudolph’s Just Not For You
Why are you picking on Rudolph?
From The Stacks: David Bowie, “Heroes” (12-Inch German/French Single)
Here’s a great Bowie disc for the completist in your life.
From The Stacks: The Rolling Stones, ‘Love You Live Los Angeles’ (Bootleg)
I own a lot of bootlegs, but only a couple from shows that I attended.
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: David Carroll, ‘Latin Percussion’
Artist: David Carroll and His Orchestra Title: Latin Percussion Year: 1960 Label: Mercury Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
From the Stacks: Card Songs
What Ricky Jay could do with playing cards went well beyond magic tricks.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: ‘Glencoe’
Artist: Glencoe Title: Glencoe Year: 1972 Label: Epic For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
A Ricky Jay Tribute That’s All About Me
I tried all week to write a piece about actor/magician Ricky Jay and I failed miserably, several thousand words and not one worth keeping.
From The Stacks: Wild Man Fischer, ‘Wildmania’
If you’re a Rhino Records or Zappa fan, here’s one that you need in your stacks.
From The Stacks: New England, “Don’t Ever Wanna Lose Ya” (12″ Single)
They were huge in Tuvalu, but New England is known these days mostly for an interesting footnote.
