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In the age of ipods and invisible music, is album art dying? *cue Dvorak's Hovis Tune*
Was I a member of the last generation to remember fondly the thrill of taking the little booklet or gatefold sleeve out of a fresh musical purchase and seeing what aesthetic delights were in store? Seems that way .
So, what's yer favourite album art then? Mines is...
It's not the art I miss, but the smell. I really miss pulling the record out of it's sleeve, putting it on the turntable then sticking my head in the sleeve............... the smell. the smell......
a.r.kane wrote:It's not the art I miss, but the smell. I really miss pulling the record out of it's sleeve, putting it on the turntable then sticking my head in the sleeve............... the smell. the smell......
I thought I was the only person who did that. It's not so much the artwork I miss ,rather something to read, besides the usual thank you's and who produced the thing.
boudicca wrote:
Was I a member of the last generation to remember fondly the thrill of taking the little booklet or gatefold sleeve out of a fresh musical purchase and seeing what aesthetic delights were in store? Seems that way .
You may be right unfortunately, but I don't care. 12" covers will always be better than cheap CD covers, not to mention MP3s ! I'll keep buying vinyls no matter what. Call me old fashioned.
I'd end this moment to be with you
Through morphic oceans I'd lay here with you
boudicca wrote:
Was I a member of the last generation to remember fondly the thrill of taking the little booklet or gatefold sleeve out of a fresh musical purchase and seeing what aesthetic delights were in store? Seems that way .
You may be right unfortunately, but I don't care. 12" covers will always be better than cheap CD covers, not to mention MP3s ! I'll keep buying vinyls no matter what. Call me old fashioned.
You'll have a limited amount of new records to buy
About 18 months ago I bought Bloc Party's debut single (500 limited edition blah blah etc etc) of ebay. When I received it and took it out of the cardboard sleeve you could tell it was mint and had never been taken out of the inner sleeve let alone played. The inner sleeve (think a cross between a cheap plastic bag and cling-film) was still compressed against the vinyl. When I lifted it back from one side to look in the opening ...not a dust particle in sight but I just had to have a sniff. Heaven.
I love the smell of new vinyl in the morning.
[size=9:7c190484cc]Johnny Boy - JB - Loki - Johnny M
Heartland 14 Jul 03 - 05 Aug 06.[/size:7c190484cc]
"TALK TO THE HANDS! TALK TO THE HANDS!
In me Joy Division oven gloves
DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE!
In me Joy Division oven gloves
Ooooh, Picallily Shinpads
Ooooh, polishing the knave"
NOW.
Can we get back to the question please? Whit's yer favourite?
There's a man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millets
I don't think Nigel ever wrote a song about anybody's arse on a tea cosy. He's definitely an oven gloves man, with maybe a bit of Amanda Burton on autopilot
I've always liked the covers that didn't feature a picture of band members, art in it's self, rather than a promo' picture.
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Being brave is coming home at 2am half drunk, smelling of perfume, climbing into bed, slapping the wife on the arse and saying,"right fatty, you're next!!"
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...the mental image...!
