Author Archives: simon robinson

About simon robinson

Having worked as a graphic designer in the music industry, mainly in the reissue sector, I now concentrate on the design and publication of books about popular culture - and even write some of them.

White Noise

Posted on November 23, 2020

I was reading about a proposed live performance from the Radiophonic Workshop the other day and spotted the news that today would be Delia Derbyshire Day. This roughly annual event celebrates the career of the Radiophonic Workshop pioneer. It got … Continue reading →

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All wrapped up

Posted on November 16, 2020

I have shown some home made sleeves on the site before, but did enjoy this 7″ sleeve made from Christmas wrapping paper which I turned up. I would guess at a late 1970s design, using retro style art. All held … Continue reading →

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Yeah yeah yeah

Posted on October 30, 2020

I’ve got more music posters than I know what to do with already, scrounged from outside venues or music shops (or even in the case of The Sex Pistols peeled off a wall light at night after they’d just been … Continue reading →

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Reading record retailers

Posted on October 16, 2020

You must have been spoiled for choice when out shopping for records in Reading in the 1960s if this trio is anything to go by! I don’t know the town much at all having only been there a couple of … Continue reading →

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House of Andrews

Posted on September 28, 2020

Just a simple shop bag to hold a 7″ 45 rpm disc… But then you delve into the name a little and discover there is 150 years or more of history behind it. The firm was founded by the original … Continue reading →

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Chest Slap and Yell

Posted on September 20, 2020

In these strange times here’s an album find which I thought might sit well with the current move to get us all to try and relax a bit.  It was sent by Chris Meloche but he warns us that all … Continue reading →

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Abbe Lane – Das Stereo Klang Wunder

Posted on September 11, 2020

Das Stereo Klang Wunder, or roughly, The Wonder Of Stereo Sound.  This seems to be an sampler introducing the Mercury Perfect Presence Sound Series to a German audience. Already very popular in America when they launched, the albums made much … Continue reading →

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Follow up your French

Posted on August 28, 2020

Another classy BBC offering, this is their French language course “Suivez La Piste”  released in 1966, and designed to tie in with a BBC TV series for schools television. The design uses a grid not dis-similar to their early sound … Continue reading →

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The comfortable depths of your own armchair

Posted on August 14, 2020

  Two more vintage 78 shop sleeves from charity shop finds. It is to me remarkable that 100 years after these were first sold they are still sometimes turning up, and as these two were in almost mint condition I … Continue reading →

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Bertelsmann 7″

Posted on July 31, 2020

This attractive record bag (both sides are the same) is from the German Bertelsmann label, and adorned 45 rpm singles issued by the label in the late 1950s into the early 1960s. As with many other European countries, most German … Continue reading →

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