
Yes there have been a couple of fairly tatty “worst record sleeves” books before, but this one aims a little higher while still providing laughs and disbelief! The Art Of The Bizarre Record Sleeve is being put together by Easy On The Eye Books who did that very well reviewed book Covered some years back, so we can expect a thorough job. The material comes from the amazing collection of Steve Goldman, who featured some of the covers in a pop-up exhibition about a year ago. The covers have since been shown elsewhere and continue to find amazed audiences. We will have more details over the next few months but you can sign up for a dedicated newsletter from the publisher which will keep people up to speed. ST33’s Simon Robinson (who is happy NOT to see any of his work in here!) is helping out on the project: “I have a couple of my own album art titles on the go already but this came along out of the blue. So it will take precedence! I saw the collection when it was on display in Stoke On Trent a few months ago and met Steve, so we thrashed out a concept and this flyer was put together very quickly to hand out to attendees. The cover may get tweaked as it nears publication, but has been so much fun to look through the collection and choose the best (or rather worst!) to feature in the book. And while many of the covers feature in online “worst cover” polls, usually as abysmal jpegs, the sleeves here are being scanned off original vinyl in all their glory. And the stories behind the covers are often fascinating, shedding light on how they ended up as they did.”
Visit the publisher’s preview pages. The Art Of The Bizarre Record Sleeve
Check out the publisher’s previous vinyl art book. Covered!