Artist: Percy Faith Title: Percy Faith Plays Continental Music Year: 1953 (original release); 19– (this printing) Label: Columbia Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department For more great sleeves, visit […]
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Percy Faith Plays Continental Music’
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Pink Floyd, ‘Obscured By Clouds’
Artist: Pink Floyd Title: Obscured By Clouds Year: 1972 Label: Harvest For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
From The Stacks: David Bowie, “Modern Love” (12-Inch Single)
For my money, “Modern Love” is the greatest hit of Bowie’s eighties pop era.
From The Stacks: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ (Original London Cast Recording)
The legend of The Rocky Horror Picture Show loomed large when I was 11 or 12.
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘The Astromusical House of Pisces’
Artist: Ed Bland (arranger and conductor) Title: The Astromusical House of Pisces Year: 1969 Label: GWP Records Designer and Art Director: Bob Cato Photographer: Francesco Scavullo “Coiffures By Paul Mitchell for Henri […]
Deep Cuts: Songs For A Long Walk
I can’t imagine walking all the way from Ohio to D.C. for a protest.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Pretty Things, ‘Freeway Madness’
Artist: Pretty Things Title: Freeway Madness Year: 1972 Label: Warner Brothers For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Locke’s Caravan
Fiction I was pruning Mrs. Woodward’s shrubs when the first men walked past.
From The Stacks: What Is This, ‘Squeezed’
You claim to be a Red Hot Chili Peppers fan, but you don’t own Squeezed, the debut EP from What Is This? I don’t even know who you are anymore.
From The Stacks: ‘The Night They Raided Minsky’s’
Quick, connect The Night They Raided Minsky’s to Molly Hatchet. I’ll give you a hint: The answer in no way involves Kevin Bacon.
