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  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Depeche Mode, “Personal Jesus”

    Artist: Depeche Mode Title: “Personal Jesus” Year: 1989 Label: Sire Front and Back Cover by Anton Corbijn Designed by Anton Corbijn and Area For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.  

  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Xavier Cugat, ‘The Best of Cugat’

    Artist: Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra Title: The Best of Cugat Year: 1961 Label: Mercury Photos: George Pickow–Three Lions Photos Posed by Abbe Lane Model: Abbe Lane For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.

  • What Is Real Art?

    Recently I watched Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art, Barry Avrich’s entertaining documentary about an $80 million dollar forgery scandal involving New York City’s oldest art gallery. The film explores how the fine art wold of experts, collectors, and critics could be taken in by knock-offs of Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell, and…

  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Jodette, ‘How To Belly Dance’

    Artist: Jodette Title: How To Belly Dance Year: 1972 Label: None, Distributed by Silwani and Company Art by George Silhi  

  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Carmen Cavallaro, ‘Love Can Make You Happy’

    Artist: Carmen Cavallaro and Orchestra and Chorus Title: Love Can Make You Happy Year: 1969 Label: Decca Cover credits: Unknown, presumed in-house art department For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.

  • Why Do It If It Doesn’t Pay?

    Once upon a time you were probably a child. I can’t say for, certain, as I don’t know you personally. You may have sprung forth at full maturity from a madman’s laboratory or perhaps you are a sentient plant, but for the sake of this conversation let’s assume that at some point in your history…

  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Larry Fotine, ‘Listening To Larry’

    Artist: Larry Fotine and His Golden Thirteen Title: Listening To Larry Year: 195? Label: Bel Canto Photography: Garrett-Howard For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.

  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Gerard Kremer, ‘Les Grands Carnavals D’Amerique Latine’

    Artist: Gerard Kremer Title: Les Grands Carnavals D’Amerique Latine Year: 1978 Label: Arion Model: Beatrix Farina Photographer: Gerard Kremer For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.

  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Andre Kostelanetz, ‘Calendar Girl’

    Artist: Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra Title: Calendar Girl Year: 1956 Label: Columbia Cover credits: Unknown, presumed in-house art department

  • The Unappreciated Art of Staying in the Background

    We can’t thing about everything all of the time….

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