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Cartoon Saturday: Bob Booker & George Foster, ‘The New First Family, 1968: A Futuristic Fairy Tale’
Artist: Bob Booker & George Foster Title: The New First Family, 1968: A Futuristic Fairy Tale Year: 1966 Label: Verve Cover Artist: Mort Drucker
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From The Stacks: Elvis Presley, “My Happiness” (Jack White reissue)
Jack White and I both own a copy of this record. One of us paid ten bucks, the other paid $300,000.
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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: The Playmates, ‘Calypso With the Playmates’
Artist: The Playmates Title: Calypso With the Playmates Year: 1958-60? Label: Roulette Photographer: Chuck Stewart For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
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Deep Cuts: Commercial Songs
Pop songs are all about selling products, though usually the product is the song itself.
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Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Al Stewart, ‘Past, Present and Future’
Artist: Al Stewart Title: Past, Present & Future Year: 1973 Label: Janus Records For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
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Better Living Through Brand Identity
Social decades tend not to align perfectly with calendar decades.
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From The Stacks: Paul Kossoff, ‘Back Street Crawler’
This might be the greatest album you’ve never heard.
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Cartoon Saturday: ‘Both Sides of Herman’s Hermits’
Artist: Herman’s Hermits Title: Both Sides of Herman’s Hermits Year: 1966 Label: MGM Cover Artist: Frank Frazetta
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From The Stacks: Surf Punks, ‘My Beach’
The Captain and Tennille’s Daryl Dragon was only one successful member of a very musical family.
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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Billy Larkin and the Delegates, ‘Don’t Stop!’
Artist: Billy Larkin & the Delegates Title: Don’t Stop! Year: 1967 Label: World Pacific Art Direction: Woody Woodward Photographer: Ivan Nagy For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
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