Artist: Renaissance Title: Scheherazade And Other Stories Year: 1975 Label: Sire For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Renaissance, ‘Scheherazade And Other Stories’
From the Stacks: The Who, ‘Closer To Queen Mary’ (Bootleg)
Picking the moment when the Who peaked is tough. Was 1969’s Tommy their transcendent moment? Maybe the emotionally complex Quadrophenia is your pick. Regardless, I think we can all agree it wasn’t […]
Cartoon Saturday: The Bears, “Trust”
Artist: The Bears Title: “Trust” Year: 1985 Label: Primitive Man Recording Company (IRS) Cover Artist: Mort Drucker
From The Stacks: Jimi Hendrix, ‘Rare Hendrix’ (8-Track)
After Jimi’s death on September 18, 1970, there was a gold rush on both Hendrix and “Hendrix” product.
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Mohammed El-Bakkar, ‘Music For A Belly Dancer’
Artist: Mohammed El-Bakkar & His Oriental Ensemble Title: Music For A Belly Dancer Year: 1973 Label: Audio Fidelity Art Director: Ron Warwell For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover […]
Deep Cuts: Vanishing Songs
Nobody tells you that you’re going to vanish.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Bad Company, ‘Straight Shooter’
Artist: Bad Company Title: Straight Shooter Year: 1975 Label: Swan Song For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
The Man Who Vanished
Fiction David Wilton awoke that Tuesday morning to find that his left ear was missing.
From The Stacks: ‘Prestige Modern Jazz Carnival’
This might be the coolest thing I own that I know nothing about. I found this Japanese import in a record store’s 45 bin. The package contains four one-sided seven-inch flexi discs, […]
Cartoon Saturday: Kikrokos, ‘Jungle D. J. & Dirty Kate’
Artist: Kikrokos Title: Jungle D.J. and Dirty Kate Year: 1978 Label: Polydor Cover Artist: P. Barthe
