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Re: record covers
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:10 pm
by diplodocus
not at all, the thread is about the artwork on the cover, not the music, no one buys a record because of its cover, and anyone that does so for a book is a numpty
Re: record covers
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:25 pm
by Deuce Bigolo
You could tell from AC/DCs-Dirty Deeds cover what the music inside would be like
Classic Caricature Scene
cheers
B....OZ
Re: record covers
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:57 pm
by The Last Word
diplodocus wrote:
> no one buys a record because of its cover, and anyone that does so for a book is a numpty
I've done both, because I wanted to own the artwork.
You're right up to a point of course, though the sleeve can act as a deciding factor for the wavering or casual consumer, another of its functions.
o/t Re: artwork on book covers
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:06 pm
by Deuce Bigolo
Artwork that is eye catching will make a consumer pick that product up
That gives them at least a 50 percent head start on everybody else given the saturation of leisure items
Happened to me when trying to pick a book to read
Multitude of titles & genres to choose from but the artwork on a book by Janny Wurts
was like honey to a bee
The books were as good as the artwork which is a lmost a rarity thesedays
Lets not forget that the humble cover of a porn flick has a huge chunk of time spent on it because in many cases thats what will sell it
cheers
B....OZ
Re: record covers
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:20 am
by steve56
that was a very underated album released here in the autumn of 76 .Deuce Bigolo wrote:
> You could tell from AC/DCs-Dirty Deeds cover what the music
> inside would be like
>
> Classic Caricature Scene
>
> cheers
> B....OZ
Re: record covers
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 5:56 am
by mark cremona
the Roger Dean series of Yes Albums, defined 70's Prog rock his website has all the stuff on it
Re: record covers
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:20 am
by Rude Boy
Pink Floyd of course!! Animals! Also the debut Black Sabbath album, a perfect marriage of sound and vision. I've always loved Jethro Tull's "Thick As A Brick" cover too, now THAT is clever.
Re: record covers
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:32 am
by Jayr
Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds - the cover and the art work in the booklet were both excellent
Pink Floyd - Any of their albums had good art work! But my favourite is Wish You Where Here
Re: record covers
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:34 am
by randyandy
Flogging A Dead Horse by the Sex Pistols for no other reason than the model on the front cover.
Is is Mary millington isn't it?