A few albums serve only as time capsules.
From The Stacks: ‘A Child’s Garden of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy)
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Tiare Tahiti – ‘Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti’
Artist: Tiare Tahiti Title: Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti Year: 1976 Label: Barclay Art Director: Jacques Lubin For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: The Pretty Things, ‘Savage Eye’
Artist: The Pretty Things Title: Savage Eye Year: 1975 Label: Swan Song For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
A Labor Day Short Story
Locke’s Caravan
From The Stacks: ‘On the Move’
When I hit the bins at charity shops, I’m looking mostly for sentimental gold.
Cartoon Saturday: Earle Doud And Alen Robin, ‘Welcome to the LBJ Ranch’
Artist: Earle Doud and Alen Robin Title: Welcome to the LBJ Ranch Year: 1965 Label: Capitol Cover Artist: Frank Frazetta
From The Stacks: Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (CD Single)
In 2019, compact discs were declared as dead as vinyl was in 1991, when this CD was released. Oddly, nobody bothered to ask CD buyers if the format is dead. My local […]
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Flash’
Artist: Flash Title: Flash Year: Late 1972 Label: Capitol Cover Art: Hipgnosis For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
Deep Cuts: Stop Songs
Whoever first said “may you live in interesting times” must have been a sadist.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: UFO, ‘Force It’
Artist: UFO Title: Force It Year: 1975 Label: Chrysalis For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
