“Interview” picture discs were fairly common during the ’80s.
From The Stacks: ‘An Interview With Ian McCullough’ (Picture Disc)
Cartoon Saturday: ‘Presenting The Sugar Bears’
Artist: The Sugar Bears Title: Presenting The Sugar Bears Year: 1971 Label: Big Tree Records Cover Artist: Unknown, presumed in-house art department
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Boston Pops, ‘Rhapsody In Blue’
Artist: Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Title: Rhapsody In Blue Year: 1960 Label: RCA Victor Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake […]
Deep Cuts: Records About Records
Ask any record store veteran around my age when we hit peak vinyl, and he or she will probably say 1985-87.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: The Edgar Broughton Band, ‘A Bunch of 45s’
Artist: The Edgar Broughton Band Title: A Bunch of 45s Year: 1975 Label: Harvest For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Have We Hit Peak Vinyl?
A social media buddy of mine recently proposed that we’ve reached peak vinyl, that purchasing records is now synonymous with investing in baseball cards circa 1991.
From The Stacks: Iggy Pop, ‘Cold Metal’ (Picture Disc)
David Bowie is legendary for reinventing himself, a trait he shared with his good buddy Iggy Pop.
Cartoon Saturday: Burt Bacharach, ‘What’s New Pussycat?’
Artist: Burt Bacharach Title: What’s New Pussycat? Year: 1965 Label: United Artists Cover Artist: Frank Frazetta
From The Stacks: ‘Fonzie Favorites’
The holy trinity of kids’ cool circa 1976 consisted of
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Jimmy McGriff, ‘Groove Grease’
Artist: Jimmy McGriff Title: Groove Grease Year: 1971 Label: Groove Merchant Album Art: Daniel Cooper-Bey Photography: Chuck Stewart For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
