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Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: ‘Picnic: A Breath Of Fresh Air’

Artist: Various Title: Picnic: A Breath Of Fresh Air Year: 1970 Label: Harvest For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Facebook Can Kiss My Nipples

Facebook sent me to time out last week. What threw me into the no-no corner was
From The Stacks: ‘Magic Bus: The Who On Tour’

The Who’s fourth American album was an odds and sods release that oddly wasn’t titled Odds & Sods. The band wouldn’t use that album title until 1974, but back in ’68 The ‘Oo were touring the U.S. without a new album to promote. The Who Sell Out had been on the market for nine months–a…
From The Stacks: Mother Love Bone, “This Is Shangri-La” (Test Pressing)

If I had to whittle my test pressings down to a single one, this would be it.
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Ivan Moravec, ‘Chopin Nocturnes Volume 1’

Artist: Ivan Moravec Title: Chopin Nocturnes Volume 1 Year: 1966 Label: Connoisseur Society Cover Design and Art Direction: Arthur Seymour Photographer: Lucien Clergue For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
Deep Cuts: Emotion Songs

I don’t think there’s much I can say about emotions. When they’re good they’re good,
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: ‘Cochise’

Artist: Cochise Title: Cochise Year: 1970 Label: United Artists For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Screaming Into the Hurricane

I think I’m depressed.
From The Stacks: Peter Frampton, “Lying” (Picture Disc)

I like Frampton. I like picture discs. Sue me.
From The Stacks: ‘Sex Pistols File’ (Bootleg)

Here’s one of the all-time great punk rock bootlegs.