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Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: The Gods, ‘Genesis’
Artist: The Gods Title: Genesis Year: 1968 Label: Columbia For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
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Hits, Misses, and Record Store Trivia
“Hey, I got another bunch of singles for you,” Robin said as soon as 45 Guy walked into the record store. Condition doesn’t matter to 45 Guy, only quantity. He’s kind of an odd cat as collectors go.
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From The Stacks: ‘Anna Russell In Darkest Africa’
Holy crud, this album cover really happened.
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From The Stacks: David Bowie (Laser Disc)
One of the many marks of a true lunatic is the presence of dead formats. Along with my vinyl and CDs, I own cassettes, 8-tracks, 4-tracks, 78s, Edison phonographs, and Hip Pockets. One of these days I’ll stumble across a good album on reel to reel, and then my life will be complete. It won’t…
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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘This Is the Three Suns’
Artist: The Three Suns Title: This Is the Three Suns Year: 1972 Label: RCA Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
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Deep Cuts: Velvet Songs
Where did all the velvet go? When I was a kid it was everywhere: furniture, car interiors, suits. Now? No velvet. Oh, we have Polar Fleece. We have stretchy denim. Vegan leather. But velvet? Not so much. And it’s such a seemingly decadent fabric. Nothing says “I’m loud, proud, and tacky” like a velvet sport…
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Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Alexis Korner, ‘A New Generation of Blues’
Artist: Alexis Korner Title: A New Generation of Blues Year: 1968 Label: Liberty For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
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The Velvet Couch
I don’t remember exactly how old I was. The outer boundaries are maybe five years old, as that’s
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From The Stacks: Grand Funk, ‘We’re An American Band’
Grand Funk had two things going for them in 1973: Todd Rundgren and cowbell. Okay, they had a lot more going for them that.
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From The Stacks: UB40, ‘Signing Off’
Back in 1983, Americans discovered a brand new band named UB40. This sensational discovery was made by turning on the radio,
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