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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Jodette, ‘How To Belly Dance’

By James Stafford on March 4, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Carmen Cavallaro, ‘Love Can Make You Happy’

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Why Do It If It Doesn’t Pay?

By James Stafford on February 22, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Larry Fotine, ‘Listening To Larry’

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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Gerard Kremer, ‘Les Grands Carnavals D’Amerique Latine’

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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Andre Kostelanetz, ‘Calendar Girl’

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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Members Only’

By James Stafford on January 14, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Members Only Title: Members Only Year: 1987 Label: Muse Photographer: Hugh Bell

You Need To Write That Great Story

By James Stafford on January 11, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Many years ago I outlined a novel idea that I titled The Patriot. This was toward the beginning of the Tea Party movement, when the first signs of modern day hyper-patriotism emerged; […]

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: The Three Suns, ‘Warm and Tender’

By James Stafford on January 7, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

Artist: The Three Suns Title: Warm and Tender Year: 1962 Label: RCA Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department

Who Dares To Tackle the Push-Up Challenge?

By James Stafford on December 31, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

Need a New Year’s resolution? This is a good one.

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Bernadette Peters, ‘Now Playing’

By James Stafford on December 31, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Bernadette Peters Title: Now Playing Year: 1981 Label: MCA Front Cover Painting: Alberto Vargas Art Direction: George Osaki  

Why We Always Rebuild

By James Stafford on December 28, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

There’s a distinct cadence to every disaster, at least in the news. First, of course, is the breaking story with its mishmash of speculation, talking heads, cellphone footage, and shaky helicopter video. […]

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Bert Kaempfert, ‘…Love That’

By James Stafford on December 24, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra Title: …love that Year: 1967 Label: Decca Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department

Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Nazareth, ‘Close Enough For Rock ‘N’ Roll’

By James Stafford on December 22, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Nazareth Title: Close Enough For Rock ‘N’ Roll Year: 1976 Label: A&M For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

Conjunction

By James Stafford on December 21, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Fiction Jose Carpintero had not seen his wife for one year, but the coyote promised that she would be delivered tonight. He assumed that the smuggler picked this, the longest night of […]

Cartoon Saturday: George Garabedian, ‘Tijuana Christmas, Volume Two’

By James Stafford on December 19, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: The George Garabedian Players Title: Phillips 66 Presents Tijuana Christmas, Volume Two Year: 1968 Label: Mark56 Records Cover Artist: Unknown, presumed in-house art department

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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Jodette, ‘How To Belly Dance’

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Carmen Cavallaro, ‘Love Can Make You Happy’

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Larry Fotine, ‘Listening To Larry’

From the Stacks »

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Arthur Fiedler, ‘Gaite Parisienne’

From The Stacks: The Mamas and the Papas, ‘The Papas and the Mamas’

From The Stacks: ‘David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev’s Peter And The Wolf’ (Green Vinyl)

Album Covers »

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Gerard Kremer, ‘Les Grands Carnavals D’Amerique Latine’

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Andre Kostelanetz, ‘Calendar Girl’

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ’20 Great Stars Perform 20 Great Hits of the 60’s’

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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Members Only’

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: The Three Suns, ‘Warm and Tender’

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Bernadette Peters, ‘Now Playing’

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