Comments on: Daily Dose for August 6, 2007 http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/08/05/daily-dose-for-august-6-2007/ Just another xpn.org weblog Thu, 24 May 2012 19:07:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Cathy Heard http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/08/05/daily-dose-for-august-6-2007/#comment-685 Cathy Heard Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:30:47 +0000 http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/08/05/daily-dose-for-august-6-2007/#comment-685 RE: Physical Graffiti. That's another fantastic example of the really incredible interactive things that could be done with vinyl art. RE: Street Survivors. Since I first saw this cover long after the plane crash, it always struck me as seriously creepy. Plus the song "That Smell" is also extra morbid in retrospect. RE: Alan Parsons. Wow. Art rock and prog rock covers should be another whole blog entry. Did you know Phil Hartman (of SNL fame) was a graphic designer who worked on some of these? Thanks for reading! RE: Physical Graffiti.
That’s another fantastic example of the really incredible interactive things that could be done with vinyl art.

RE: Street Survivors.
Since I first saw this cover long after the plane crash, it always struck me as seriously creepy. Plus the song “That Smell” is also extra morbid in retrospect.

RE: Alan Parsons.
Wow. Art rock and prog rock covers should be another whole blog entry. Did you know Phil Hartman (of SNL fame) was a graphic designer who worked on some of these?

Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Hunter Gordon http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/08/05/daily-dose-for-august-6-2007/#comment-629 Hunter Gordon Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:41:49 +0000 http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/08/05/daily-dose-for-august-6-2007/#comment-629 Being (slightly) older than you, I have a fairly extensive, and now somewhat obsolete, collection of vinyl albums. Yet as a young buck, I too had the cover of my father’s copy of Whipped Cream and Other Delights burned into my memory. But I do cherish many of my old albums for their artwork. While I have many personal favorites for reasons that wouldn’t apply to others (the album struck an emotional chord with me when it came out), and skipping some of the obvious classics, here are some of my top picks: - Jethro Tull’s Thick As A Brick, for being entirely a newspaper spoof. - Neil Young’s American Stars ‘N Bars, since it took me a while to figure out what the scene/perspective of the front cover was while… uh… in an altered state. (And when it came to me….. Like totally cool, man.) - Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti, for the different window combinations you could make. - Led Zeppelin’s Presence, for the omnipresent object in retro scenes. Almost, but not as good as Wish You Were Here. - Lynryd Skynyrd’s Street Survivors, the original with the flames around them. I got this just before the plane crash, and the cover art change. Foreshadowing? - CSNY’s So Far, for Joni Mitchell’s artwork. - Alan Parson’s Project’s Eve, for it’s eerie, if disconcerting, photo of beautiful women with flaws partially hidden by viels. - Joe Walsh’s Barnstorm, because I just like the sepia-toned photo of the log cabin ruin. Evocative of the tone of the album. - Monty Python’s Complete Record Collection (original release), which folded out into a box you could put on your shelf to create the appearance of just such a thing. Clever. - Monty Python’s Another Monty Python Record, for using a Beethoven album and just scratching it out. Economical. - Charlie’s No Second Chance. Okay, I was 13 and this was my version of my father’s Whipped Cream and Other Delights. Thanks for giving me a reason to peruse through my old vinyl collection! It was a nice trip down memory lane. Being (slightly) older than you, I have a fairly extensive, and now somewhat obsolete, collection of vinyl albums. Yet as a young buck, I too had the cover of my father’s copy of Whipped Cream and Other Delights burned into my memory. But I do cherish many of my old albums for their artwork. While I have many personal favorites for reasons that wouldn’t apply to others (the album struck an emotional chord with me when it came out), and skipping some of the obvious classics, here are some of my top picks:

- Jethro Tull’s Thick As A Brick, for being entirely a newspaper spoof.

- Neil Young’s American Stars ‘N Bars, since it took me a while to figure out what the scene/perspective of the front cover was while… uh… in an altered state. (And when it came to me….. Like totally cool, man.)

- Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti, for the different window combinations you could make.

- Led Zeppelin’s Presence, for the omnipresent object in retro scenes. Almost, but not as good as Wish You Were Here.

- Lynryd Skynyrd’s Street Survivors, the original with the flames around them. I got this just before the plane crash, and the cover art change. Foreshadowing?

- CSNY’s So Far, for Joni Mitchell’s artwork.

- Alan Parson’s Project’s Eve, for it’s eerie, if disconcerting, photo of beautiful women with flaws partially hidden by viels.

- Joe Walsh’s Barnstorm, because I just like the sepia-toned photo of the log cabin ruin. Evocative of the tone of the album.

- Monty Python’s Complete Record Collection (original release), which folded out into a box you could put on your shelf to create the appearance of just such a thing. Clever.

- Monty Python’s Another Monty Python Record, for using a Beethoven album and just scratching it out. Economical.

- Charlie’s No Second Chance. Okay, I was 13 and this was my version of my father’s Whipped Cream and Other Delights.

Thanks for giving me a reason to peruse through my old vinyl collection! It was a nice trip down memory lane.

]]> By: fredric http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/08/05/daily-dose-for-august-6-2007/#comment-597 fredric Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:44:33 +0000 http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/08/05/daily-dose-for-august-6-2007/#comment-597 Even though the cover art form isn't as widely embraced now in the online age (I'd even argue that the music video isn't as inventive these days either), it still is great to see that there are plenty of artists that still take this very seriously and continue to drive their artistic vision not just through music, but in all other accompanying forms. Even though the cover art form isn’t as widely embraced now in the online age (I’d even argue that the music video isn’t as inventive these days either), it still is great to see that there are plenty of artists that still take this very seriously and continue to drive their artistic vision not just through music, but in all other accompanying forms.

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