Monthly Archives: August 2013

Destroying Vinyl 5

Posted on August 30, 2013 by simon robinson

I like to keep this blog mostly original content but every so often something unique turns up somewhere else which I cannot resist. This abandoned vinyl warehouse was somewhere in France. Once a storage depot for stock (multiples of some … Continue reading →

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More sleeves

Posted on August 24, 2013 by simon robinson

On the site, a look at three variations of Marianne Faithful’s cool Broken English sleeve spanning three decades, and one of Bert Stern’s great covers, for Lolita, by way of tribute to the photographer.

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The swimsuit issue…

Posted on August 15, 2013 by simon robinson

Over a dozen album sleeves featuring swimsuits through the ages – well, late 1950s to late 1970s anyhow – in a new gallery.

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Destroying Vinyl 4

Posted on August 4, 2013 by simon robinson

Increasingly small outposts of vinyl are to be found lurking in antique centres. It’s not the same as a proper record shop, no haggling for a start, and it does feel a bit ghettoised. Even so, they do often have … Continue reading →

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