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

By James Stafford on January 21, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Lessons Learned From a $100 Turntable

By James Stafford on January 18, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Members Only’

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You Need To Write That Great Story

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

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

Who Dares To Tackle the Push-Up Challenge?

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

Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Pezband, ‘Laughing in the Dark’

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

Artist: Pezband Title: Laughing in the Dark Year: 1978 Label: Passport For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Rudy Ray Moore, ‘The Cockpit’

By James Stafford on September 17, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Rudy Ray Moore Title: The Third Rudy Ray Moore Album: The Cockpit Year: 1971 Label: Kent Photography: Gladys Allen Cover Art: Ralph Pierce

Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: The Moody Blues, ‘Caught Live +5’

By James Stafford on September 15, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: The Moody Blues Title: Caught Live +5 Year: 1977 Label: London For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Stan Applebaum, ‘Hollywood’s Bad But Beautiful Girls’

By James Stafford on September 10, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Stan Applebaum Title: Hollywood’s Bad But Beautiful Girls Year: 1963 Label: Warner Brothers Photography: Ken Kim

Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Strawbs, ‘Deadlines’

By James Stafford on September 8, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Strawbs Title: Deadlines Year: 1978 Label: Arista For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

Jet Skis, Barbecues, and the Ludlow Massacre

By James Stafford on September 7, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

The closing months of 2020 qualify as interesting times: an important presidential election, unusual weather that’s quickly becoming the usual weather, a pandemic, wealth inequality to rival the Gilded Age, and an […]

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Cal Tjader, ‘Mas Ritmo Caliente’

By James Stafford on September 3, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Cal Tjader Title: Más Ritmo Caliente Year: 1958 Label: Fantasy Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department

Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Status Quo, ‘Live’

By James Stafford on September 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Status Quo Title: Live Year: 1977 Label: Vertigo For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Mammoth Mammoth, ‘Mount the Mountain’

By James Stafford on August 27, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Mammoth Mammoth Title: Mount the Mountain Year: 2017 Label: Napalm Photography: Trevor King

Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Hawkwind, ‘Quark, Strangeness and Charm’

By James Stafford on August 25, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Hawkwind Title: Quark, Strangeness and Charm Year: 1977 Label: Sire For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

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

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

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