Ayan na ang usapang music!!!discexchange2003 wrote:george,
remember the album covers of the seventies when the creative rush in producing these jackets were at its peak? (i'm sure you have a lot more in your stash to add)
to name a few:
rolling stones/sticky fingers- real zipper on jacket
rolling stones/satanic...- hologram pix on cover
rolling stones/some girls- die cut cover to reveal diff faces on inner sleeve
led zed/physical grafitti -same as above
led zep 3 - die cut cover as above plus spinning wheel to reveal diff images
CSNY/de ja vu - "photograph" pasted on leather-like paper jacket w/ gold foil letterings
traffic/shoot out at fantasy factory - 6 sided album die-cut
grand funk railroad/el pluribus funk - silver coin shaped die cut
3 dog night/around the world - gatefold jacket opens to 2 pockets die cut of members outline
mark almond 1- envelope style jacket w/ flap
elton john/madman... - gatefold opens to fullsized booklets stitched on cover
elton john/tumbleweed. . . - same as above
this is not to mention free posters given together with Chicago 4, leif garret etc..
there is really only so much creativity you can squeeze out of a 5 X 5 jewel case nowadays, for how can you appreciate mati klarwein's artwork of abraxas if not in its full 12 X 24 splendor or for that matter andy warhol"s banana on velvet underground's cover.
even the simple b/w allman/fillmore east cover gives you a prelude of what you are about to listen to.
these i consider "artworks", quintessential icons of a bygone era.
discexchange2003 wrote:
there is really only so much creativity you can squeeze out of a 5 X 5 jewel case nowadays, for how can you appreciate mati klarwein's artwork of abraxas if not in its full 12 X 24 splendor or for that matter andy warhol"s banana on velvet underground's cover.
even the simple b/w allman/fillmore east cover gives you a prelude of what you are about to listen to.
these i consider "artworks", quintessential icons of a bygone era.
Bedroom Eyes wrote:
Siguro it will be very informative it the three of you and some other knowledgeable guys can tell us how the music came about from a particular singer/songwriter For example the song "Seperate lives" of Stephen Bishops, Fire & Rain by James Taylor, Operator & Time in a Bottle in Jim Croce, Killing me softly of Lori Lieberman.
WS members who know the story behind please join the fun!!!
bobot
ihatejazz wrote:Bayonic,
A lot of collectors of LPs mainly collect jackets due to artwoork of different forms. Some seek the Blue Note covers due to the photography of Francis Wolf in black and white. Pete Turner's work often grace the CTIs glossy covers. Ditto Richard Avedon. Even the great Norman Rockwell's portraits were on covers of rock LPs i.e. The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. Leroy Neiman was also often contracted. These are things of beauty specially if it is framed and hung on the music room. Hhmmmmm....why not? Try framing CD covers. ha ha
Bot,
This is the part I enjoy most being an audiophile. Listening to the music, appreciating the artists, studying them, reading about their lives, reading about why and how the song was written and to and for whom. Sarap!
I love talking about this. Learning and sharing. I have a "best friend" whom I talk over the phone every morning and all we talk about is music and the artists. I have abosorbed so much about a medium I am learning to appreciate. It is like a guided tour to an unfamiliar territory. There is so much to grasp and so little time. It is always a pleasure to share what little we know
ihatejazz wrote:
This is the part I enjoy most being an audiophile. Listening to the music, appreciating the artists, studying them, reading about their lives, reading about why and how the song was written and to and for whom. Sarap!
I love talking about this. Learning and sharing. I have a "best friend" whom I talk over the phone every morning and all we talk about is music and the artists. I have abosorbed so much about a medium I am learning to appreciate. It is like a guided tour to an unfamiliar territory. There is so much to grasp and so little time. It is always a pleasure to share what little we know
ihatejazz wrote:
This is the part I enjoy most being an audiophile. Listening to the music, appreciating the artists, studying them, reading about their lives, reading about why and how the song was written and to and for whom. Sarap!
I love talking about this. Learning and sharing. I have a "best friend" whom I talk over the phone every morning and all we talk about is music and the artists. I have abosorbed so much about a medium I am learning to appreciate. It is like a guided tour to an unfamiliar territory. There is so much to grasp and so little time. It is always a pleasure to share what little we know
Our discussion about Bob Dylan's life, art and music was very enlightening. Sarap tumambay sa audio room mo, dami natutunan! I really appreciate it.
discexchange2003 wrote:george wrote:I had most of them specially the Stones' "Their Satanic Majesties Request" was teh one I missed most. I remembering tearing out the hologram to put it the dashboard of my car.
george, that car must've really rocked!
discexchange2003 wrote:george,
remember the album covers of the seventies when the creative rush in producing these jackets were at its peak? (i'm sure you have a lot more in your stash to add)
to name a few:
rolling stones/sticky fingers- real zipper on jacket
rolling stones/satanic...- hologram pix on cover
rolling stones/some girls- die cut cover to reveal diff faces on inner sleeve
led zed/physical grafitti -same as above
led zep 3 - die cut cover as above plus spinning wheel to reveal diff images
CSNY/de ja vu - "photograph" pasted on leather-like paper jacket w/ gold foil letterings
traffic/shoot out at fantasy factory - 6 sided album die-cut
grand funk railroad/el pluribus funk - silver coin shaped die cut
3 dog night/around the world - gatefold jacket opens to 2 pockets die cut of members outline
mark almond 1- envelope style jacket w/ flap
elton john/madman... - gatefold opens to fullsized booklets stitched on cover
elton john/tumbleweed. . . - same as above
this is not to mention free posters given together with Chicago 4, leif garret etc..
there is really only so much creativity you can squeeze out of a 5 X 5 jewel case nowadays, for how can you appreciate mati klarwein's artwork of abraxas if not in its full 12 X 24 splendor or for that matter andy warhol"s banana on velvet underground's cover.
even the simple b/w allman/fillmore east cover gives you a prelude of what you are about to listen to.
these i consider "artworks", quintessential icons of a bygone era.
abraxas, truly one of the most famous rock covers. the jap press that we had was printed on a silver-like paper that made the cover design more ethereal. i haven't seen that b/w poster of band yoy mentioned. looks interesting.timn8ter wrote:Santana Abraxas which I recently repurchased on vinyl. I was surprised that the artwork and album cover remained true to the original on the reprint. Even includes the black and white poster of the band in the second pocket of the cover.
timn8ter wrote:Santana Abraxas which I recently repurchased on vinyl. I was surprised that the artwork and album cover remained true to the original on the reprint. Even includes the black and white poster of the band in the second pocket of the cover.
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