Monthly Archives: July 2010

Girls and guns

Posted on July 26, 2010 by simon robinson

To me it was just another slightly kitschy sleeve for the collection, but when I delved into the story, it turned out that Ray McVay formed the UK Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1999. He began his career as Larry Parnes’ … Continue reading →

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V&A Donation!

Posted on July 25, 2010 by simon robinson

Good of Vince & Aileen to donate a pile of 200+ easy listening albums to our cause this weekend. You can’t even accuse them of doing it just to save them a trip to a charity store, as they live … Continue reading →

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All that Glitters

Posted on July 25, 2010 by simon robinson

You’ve got to feel sorry for the designer John Kosh. He is commissioned by Bell Records and goes to a lot of trouble to develop a smart gatefold sleeve for one of the first big glam-rock star’s 1972 album Glitter, … Continue reading →

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Milton Glaser

Posted on July 23, 2010 by simon robinson

This Harry Chapin album really stood out in the charity shop rack, and looked even better when I realised it opened up as a gatefold. Inside beyond the lyrics and regular credits the last entry was for Design & Illustration … Continue reading →

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Hip soundtrack

Posted on July 16, 2010 by simon robinson

Another antique centre blag which didn’t take much dithering over as it was both eye catching and cheap! Film soundtracks are usually neither; dull because they just copy indifferent cinema poster designs, expensive as they were pressed in small numbers* … Continue reading →

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From Geoff With Love

Posted on July 7, 2010 by simon robinson

If we know band leader and trombonist Geoff Love (1917-1991) at all, it will be for one of the many dozens of easy listening orchestral albums he fronted during the 60s and 70s for British labels like MFP and Studio … Continue reading →

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