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Lessons Learned From a $100 Turntable

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

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Members Only’

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

You Need To Write That Great Story

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

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 )

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

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

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Charlie Byrd, ‘Aquarius’

By James Stafford on July 30, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Charlie Byrd Title: Aquarius Year: 1969 Label: Columbia Cover Photo: Frank Bez

Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Electric Light Orchestra, ‘The Light Shines On’

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

Artist: Electric Light Orchestra Title: The Light Shines On Year: 1977 Label: Harvest For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

The Rather Unusual Obituary of Jim Stafford, Part Eight

By James Stafford on July 27, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

What do you do when your whole world changes?  Jim Stafford and his wife, Bonnie, raised children for 22 years, but now in their early forties the couple found themselves alone for […]

Cartoon Saturday: Sailcat, ‘Motorcycle Mama’

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

Artist: Sailcat Title: Motorcycle Mama Year: 1972 Label: Elektra Cover Artist: Jack Davis

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Dionne Warwick’

By James Stafford on July 23, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Dionne Warwick Title: Dionne Warwick Year: 1982 Label: Armando Curcio Editore Art Director: Vittorio Antinori

Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Pink Floyd, ‘Animals’

By James Stafford on July 21, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Pink Floyd Title: Animals Year: 1977 Label: Columbia For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

The Rather Unusual Obituary of Jim Stafford, Part Seven

By James Stafford on July 20, 2020 • ( 5 Comments )

“They call those mountains? Those barely count as hills. Can you imagine what these hillbillies would think if they saw the Rockies? Now those are mountains.” Jim was at the wheel of […]

Cartoon Saturday: ‘Walt Disney’s Fantasia’

By James Stafford on July 18, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Irwin Kostal Title: Walt Disney’s Fantasia Year: 1982 Label: Buena Vista Cover Artist: Unknown, presumed in-house art department

Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘4 Lessons In Jazz’

By James Stafford on July 16, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Various Title: 4 Lessons In Jazz Year: 1956 Label: Aamco Model: Alice Denham

Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Bad Company, ‘Burnin’ Sky’

By James Stafford on July 14, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Bad Company Title: Burnin’ Sky Year: 1977 Label: Swan Song For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.

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

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