Artist: 101 Strings Title: Million Sellers From the Movies Year: 1972 Label: Alshire Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: 101 Strings, ‘Million Sellers From the Movies’
Deep Cuts: Discovery Songs
We just celebrated Columbus Day in the United States, one of our most contentious holidays.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’
Artist: The Greatest Show On Earth Title: The Greatest Show On Earth Year: 1975 Label: Harvest For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
From The Stacks: ‘An Interview With Ian McCullough’ (Picture Disc)
“Interview” picture discs were fairly common during the ’80s.
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
From The Stacks: Richard and Willie, ‘Willie and Rising Dick’
Now this one has a couple of stories behind it.
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.
