My grandmother, the ghost.
Deep Cuts: Supernatural Songs
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Pretty Things, ‘S.F. Sorrow and Parachute’
Artist: Pretty Things Title: S.F. Sorrow and Parachute Year: 1975 Label: Harvest For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
It’s A Ghost Story, I Promise
This is the story of a mother once removed.
Cartoon Saturday: Redd Foxx, ‘Laff of the Party, Volume 1’
Artist: Redd Foxx Title: Laff of the Party, Volume 1 Year: 1956 Label: Dooto Cover Artist: (Redd?) Foxx
From The Stacks: Frank Zappa, ‘Apostrophe’ (8-Track)
Frank Zappa fandom is a lonely thing, and for good reason. The Zappa catalog covers a tremendous amount of territory, from recordings of people talking to tinny-sounding Synclavier records to doo-wop to […]
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Be-Bop Deluxe, ‘Sunburst Finish’
Artist: Be-Bop Deluxe Title: Sunburst Finish Year: 1976 Label: Harvest Art Direction: Mike Doud (AGI, London) Photography: John Thornton Cover Concept: Bill Nelson, Mike Doud
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: 10CC, ‘The Original Soundtrack’
Artist: 10CC Title: The Original Soundtrack Year: 1975 Label: Mercury For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Writer, Author, Purveyor of Bland Chocolates
I’m supposed to be writing about plastic right now, but I got distracted by numbers.
From The Stacks: Ace Frehley, “Into the Night”
Here’s a record you don’t need, unless you’re a KISS collector. Then you totally need it.
Cartoon Saturday: George Garabedian, ‘Tijuana Taxi’
Artist: The George Garabedian Players Title: Taco Bell Presents…Tijuana Taxi Year: 1968 Label: Mark56 Records Cover Artist: Unknown, presumed in-house art department
