Romeo’s Escape was Dave Alvin’s attempt to make a hit album. Things didn’t go as planned but it’s a helluva record with a swell collagey cover. The album is only available on YouTube in the playlist format. It’s worth dealing with: Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Romeo’s Escape
In which Adrastos posts an Osmonds album cover. Yeah, those Osmonds. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Crazy Horses
I still have the Bright Knight on my mind. Here’s more evidence of that: Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Batman Soundtrack
Jim Kweskin was a respected folkie in the Sixties. He got involved with a semi-cult in Boston that was founded by the harmonica player in his Jug Band, Mel Lyman. There was a hair-raising story about the Lyman Family by … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Jim Kweskin’s America
Blue Oyster Cult is one of the best band names ever. Their cover art was always pretty darn good as well. Here’s a sampler in chronological order for a change. Finally, a scatological parody of the previous cover: If you … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Blue Oyster Cult
The two sides of Marvin Gaye. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: In Our Lifetime
Larry Graham is one of the best bassists of all-time. He started off with Sly and the Family Stone but got tired of working with the band’s brilliant but unreliable leader. He quit in 1972 and formed Graham Central Station, … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Graham Central Station
Adrastos on Hall & Oates’ life of “crime.” Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Abandoned Luncheonette
Vive la France week continues with two Charles Aznavour album covers. Aznavour is still very much alive. He’ll turn 93 on May, 22. Aznavour is the child of Armenian immigrants, and has been a French national treasure for decades. Here’s how … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Charles Aznavour
Don’t you worry ’bout a thing until we reach a higher ground. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Innervisions
Ry Cooder is one of the quirkiest artists in rock music history. And 1976’s Chicken Skin Music is quirky even by his standards. It’s also one of his best records. Btw, the title has nothing to do with fried chicken: it’s … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Chicken Skin Music
My old friend Gus Mozart posted this Gabor Szabo cover on Zuckerbook the other day. I’d never seen it before but I liked the image immediately. And who among us does not like saying the name Gabor Szabo? He was … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Magical Connection
My friend Kyle D. Drummer (not his real name but it should be) thinks the only downside of Yes’ admission to the RRHOF is the exclusion of founding lead guitarist Peter Banks. Since I’m partial to guys with that first … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Out Of Our Hands
Saul Bass Meets Duke Ellington. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Anatomy Of A Murder
JP Richardson aka the Big Bopper was the epitome of a one-hit wonder artist. It was, however, a huge hit: Chantilly Lace. We’ll never know if he had more pop greatness in him because he was on that plane with … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: The Big Bopper
The first time I saw the cover of Satan Is Real, I was convinced it was a parody cover. It is not. It’s the real thing. For good or ill, the cover was actually the idea of the Louvin Brothers: … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Satan Is Real
I’m not sure if I love or hate the cover of Steeleye Span’s 1976 album Rocket Cottage. The folk rock veterans were aiming at mainstream commercial success with this record but it didn’t happen. The cover qualifies as either geek chic … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Rocket Cottage
The Move is best remembered for the hit song Do Ya and for morphing into the Electric Light Orchestra who morphed into ELO. They had several hit songs… The Move was a two-headed monster in 1971 when Message From The … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Message From The Country
Carnival is dead, long live Carnival. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Gumbo
I usually don’t use greatest hits/best of covers for this feature. Why? They’re rarely very distinctive. Time Peace is an exception to that rule. This 1968 album from the Rascals has nifty pop art packaging and I love pop art. It … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Time Peace
An ugly album cover for ugly times. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Woke Up With A Monster
John Wetton, R.I.P. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Three By Asia
Ben Shahn was one of the most interesting American artists of the 20th Century. He was a true Renaissance man: painter, photographer, muralist, printmaker, educator, writer, and lefty political activist. He also had a lively sideline as an album cover … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Ben Shahn
“I’m off the rails on the crazy train.” Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Blizzard Of Ozz/Diary Of A Madman
Eyeball-to-eyeball with the Residents. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: The Residents
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir are scheduled to perform at the Trumpnaguration. The choir, however, is riven with dissent and singers who refuse to perform for the Insult Comedian and the nutria pelt on his head. In “honor” of their January 20th … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
A tribute to George Michael. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Make It Big
Adrastos meets Moe, Larry, Curly, Shemp, and, alas, Curly Joe. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Merry Stoogemas
I’ve long thought that East Bay Grease is one of the best album titles ever. It’s how Tower of Power described their music in the early days: funky, oily, and greasy. East Bay Grease was released in 1970 and the album art … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: East Bay Grease
I don’t recall if Pearl Harbor Day and ACAW have ever coincided before. If they have, my taste level used to be higher. Hey, who’s laughing? Everyone? Oh well, what the hell. Hopefully, this will not be a day that … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Pearl Harbor and the Explosions