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  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Ferrante and Teicher, ‘Our Golden Favorites’

    Artist: Ferrante & Teicher Title: Our Golden Favorites Year: 1967 Label: United Artists Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department   For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.

  • Deep Cuts: Rage Songs

    Man, we’re angry these days–and rightfully so, most of the time,

  • Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: ‘Gravy Train’

    Artist: Gravy Train Title: Gravy Train Year: 1970 Label: Vertigo For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

  • Last Week In Outrage

    Topical writing doesn’t age well, especially on the internet, where the 24 hour news cycle is accelerated to 24 seconds.

  • From The Stacks: Stewart Copeland, ‘Rumble Fish’

      If you asked me in 1983 to name a group of artists who could do no wrong, my list might have paralleled the crew of Rumble Fish.

  • From The Stacks: Fishbone- “?(Modern Industry)” (12-Inch Single)

    > If there was any justice in this world, Fishbone would enjoy success on at least a U2 level.

  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘The Happy Sound of Ragtime, Vol. 3’

    Artist: Harry Breur and Orchestra Title: The Happy Sound of Ragtime, Vol. 3 Year: 1960 Label: Audio Fidelity Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department   For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.

  • Deep Cuts: War Songs

    My granddad took that photo. I’m not sure where and when, but

  • Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Sounds Nice, ‘Love At First Sight’

    Artist: Sounds Nice Title: Love At First Sight Year: 1970 Label: Parlophone For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

  • Headstones, Barbecues, and Mattress Sales

    I spent a good hour yesterday drafting a Memorial Day story, and then it hit me:

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