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  • Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: ‘Uno’

    Artist: Uno Title: Uno Year: 1974 Label: Pan For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

  • Reading Six Feet of History

    By any measurement, this was my biggest non-academic reading assignment.

  • From The Stacks: Alice Cooper, “Clones (We’re All)” (Single)

    The ’80s were tough years for many veteran rock stars. For every ’70s icon like Bruce Springsteen who achieved an artistic breakthrough during the new decade, a dozen dinosaurs floundered about, looking for a new sound that would keep them relevant. Not all were as embarrassing as Jefferson Starship’s “Out Of Control,” but many were.…

  • Cartoon Saturday: ‘Flash Fearless versus The Zorg Women Parts 5 & 6’

    Artist: Various Title: Flash Fearless versus The Zorg Women Parts 5 & 6 Year: 1975 Label: Chrysalis Cover Artist: Paul Sample

  • From The Stacks: Genesis, “Spot the Pigeon” (Colored Vinyl)

    Genesis is one of those bands that may as well be two bands.

  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Jaye P. Morgan, ‘Just You Just Me’

    Artist: Jaye P. Morgan Title: Just You Just Me Year: 1958 Label: RCA Cover Design: Unknown, assumed in-house art department For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.

  • Deep Cuts: Art Songs

    Art about art is often a bit too self-referential, like the Escher drawing of a hand drawing a hand that is drawing the hand that is…you get the picture.

  • Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: The Sharks, ‘Jab It In Yore Eye’

    Artist: The Sharks Title: Jab It In Yore Eye Year: 1974 Label: Island For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

  • Drawing From Life

    The last thing I ever imagined for myself was the kind of job where

  • From The Stacks: ‘Beatles ’65’

    Sometimes an album is worth buying just because of its condition.

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