Monthly Archives: December 2013

Tinsel horror!

Posted on December 29, 2013 by simon robinson

Yuletide Disco • Released by Pickwick in North America in 1979, this might have had more shelf impact if you’d been able to see the cover photo. Or not.  The poor (and poorly lit) woman is wearing a pair of … Continue reading →

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Christmas covers

Posted on December 24, 2013 by simon robinson

A small collection of sleeves designed to try and capture impulse Christmas buys in the 50s and 60s. My favourite is this promo only German promotional album, which had push out postcards on the inner gatefold. Click here to read … Continue reading →

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metal collections

Posted on December 18, 2013 by simon robinson

Three glossy art director driven photo shoots decorated these Deep Purple compilations, showing that budget spend even on reissue albums was rarely stinted!

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Beck back

Posted on December 7, 2013 by simon robinson

An interesting 1980 Jeff Beck cover, with early grunge type and a famous art director.

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