Monthly Archives: June 2016

Leave or stay?

Posted on June 22, 2016 by simon robinson

This Howie B single is an elaborate package for a 12″, with a diecut printed inner sleeve, but a dirty great sticker on the front which ruined the designer’s work for me, so I spent half an hour carefully removing … Continue reading →

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Pressing vinyl

Posted on June 17, 2016 by simon robinson

I moan about The Guardian as much as any other longterm reader, but can’t see me going anywhere else. And not sure which other paper would publish a set of photographs documenting how a vinyl album is pressed. I think … Continue reading →

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Colour me pop

Posted on June 10, 2016 by simon robinson

What a fantastic sleeve illustration!  I like the dreamy look in Sax player Ben Webster’s eye as he tries to make sense of it all. The work is by illustrator Jan Parker, who did a number of excellent covers for … Continue reading →

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