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Tag Archives: vinyl
Memorable Album Covers of 2017
Don’t let anyone tell you album covers are dead. Album artwork continues to express the visions of artists and the musical content of the albums themselves as powerfully as covers did in the era of album-oriented rock. Memorable album … Continue reading
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Tagged David Deal, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, music, Portugal The Man, Superhype, Thundercat, vinyl
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How DJ Khaled Uses Visual Storytelling to Sell His “Keys”
Even though album sales continue to decline, album cover art is more important than it was during the days when vinyl ruled the world. As I have discussed on my blog, today album cover art acts as a visual imprint … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Entertainment, Music
Tagged album covers, David Deal, DJ Khaled, Major Key, Snapchat, Superhype, The Keys, vinyl, visual storytelling
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Memorable Album Covers of 2016
Memorable Album Covers of 2016 The success of Adele’s 25 triggered speculation that maybe, just maybe, record albums were coming back as an art form following years of declining sales. But by July, album sales figures released by Nielsen Music … Continue reading
Memorable Album Covers: “Exile on Main St.”
Whenever I see the cover of Exile on Main St., I think of my courtship with Janice Deal in the late 1980s. We learned about each other through our vinyl collections during that time. Jan’s Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel … Continue reading
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Tagged David Deal, Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, Superhype, vinyl
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Memorable Album Covers: Elton John’s “Greatest Hits”
Have you ever come across someone who captures a style that you can admire but never hope to emulate? Elton John made me awestruck when I found a copy of Greatest Hits in my sister Karen’s room when I was … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, David Deal, Elton John, Greatest Hits, Superhype, vinyl
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Memorable Album Covers of 2015
The massive success of Adele’s 25 has prompted the music industry to speculate that maybe the record album as an art form is back. Well, record albums aren’t back — Adele is. Meantime, the album remains stuck in a long, sad … Continue reading
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Tagged album covers, albums, Bjork, Colleen Green, David Deal, Grimes, Kendrick Lamar, Superhype, vinyl
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“Sticky Fingers”: How an Album Cover Defined the Stones
Some album covers are memorable because they perfectly express an artist’s image (or brand, if you will) as well as music. Such is the case with Sticky Fingers, the 11th American studio album of the Rolling Stones. Sticky Fingers, newly … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Warhol, David Deal, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, Superhype, vinyl
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From Eminem to Warhol: creating art out of vinyl
Daniel Edlen makes art out of vinyl LPs. Yup, I’m talking about the shiny black LPs that defined how we experienced music in the pre-digital era, which have become in vogue again more than 60 years after vinyl was introduced. … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged Amy Winehouse, Andy Warhol, Best Buy, CDs, Daniel Edlen, Eminem, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Mick Jagger, Miles Davis, Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, Velvet Underground, vinyl, Vinyl Art
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