What do you make?
Deep Cuts: Songs For Making Things
James Stafford
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Electric Light Orchestra, ‘On the Third Day’
Artist: Electric Light Orchestra Title: On the Third Day Year: 1973 Label: United Artists For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
The Reason We Put Shape To Things
I recently watched Robert Frost: A Lover’s Quarrel with the World, a 1963 documentary about America’s greatest poet who isn’t Nipsey Russell.
From The Stacks: ‘The 5th Dimension / Live!!’
The 5th Dimension haven’t aged as well as many of their peers. There’s a reason for that: The band’s target audience was the middle of the road. I can imagine fans of […]
Cartoon Saturday: Ramones, ‘Road To Ruin’
Artist: Ramones Title: Road To Ruin Year: 1978 Label: Sire Album Cover Artist: John Holmstrom
From The Stacks: ‘The 1969 Warner/Reprise Songbook’
The 1969 Warner/Reprise Songbook is the first collection in a series that ran until 1980. That series is known as the Loss Leaders, because for two bucks buyers got a two record […]
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Ya Habibi!’
Artist: Eddie “Sheik” Kochak, Hakki Obadia Title: Ya Habibi! Exciting New Sounds of the Middle East Year: 1964 Label: Decca Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department For more great […]
Deep Cuts: Songs For the Second
All this talk about New Year’s Day, but it’s January 2 when things really get moving.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Roger Cook, ‘Minstrel In Flight’
Artist: Roger Cook Title: Minstrel In Flight Year: 1973 Label: Kama Sutra For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
My New Year’s Incremental Ambitions
It hardly seems possible to me that we’re nearly two decades into the 21st century, maybe because so little has changed.
