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Category: Album Cover Art

Adrastos, Album Cover Art, Music

Album Cover Art Wednesday: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

A friend of mine recently criticized me for rarely posting heavy metal covers in this feature. It’s true: I’m not a fan of the music BUT the genre does have its share of cool covers. This week’s entry is one … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Blues After Sunset

May 1, 2019April 30, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

Since it’s the second week of Jazz Fest, it’s time to feature a New Orleans artist. Henry Butler was a much-loved pianist and all around nice guy who died last year at the age of 69. The cover design of … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Blues After Sunset

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: One Size Fits All

April 24, 2019April 23, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

I spend a lot of time in my formative years listening to Frank Zappa. I was attracted to his oddball sense of humor and his wry and sardonic stage patter. Wry and sardonic sums me up quite well. Above all … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: One Size Fits All

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Waiting For Columbus

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

Little Feat’s 1978 double LP Waiting For Columbus is one of the greatest live albums of all-time. That shouldn’t surprise anyone who has seen any of the band’s iterations over the years. Little Feat flat-out rocks, especially when the Tower … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Waiting For Columbus

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: High On The Hog

April 10, 2019April 9, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

Grim times call for comic relief hence this week’s selection. What’s funnier than a bunch of Southern hippies astride a hog nursing her piglets? After the success of the Allman Brothers Band, the record labels beat the bushes for Southern … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: High On The Hog

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Gimme Some Neck

April 3, 2019April 2, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

Ron Wood has not only been a rock star for longer than many of you have been alive, he’s also an accomplished artist as you can see from the artwork on his 1979 solo album, Gimme Some Neck. What’s not … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Gimme Some Neck

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: The Letter/Neon Rainbow

March 27, 2019March 26, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

I’ve had letters on my mind this week hence this selection. The Letter was a surprise #1 hit for the Box Tops in 1967, which led the record company to rush The Letter/Neon Rainbow into release. For the Alex Chilton … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: The Letter/Neon Rainbow

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Red Sails In The Sunset

March 20, 2019March 19, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

Red Sails In The Sunset was Midnight Oil’s commercial breakthrough in Australia. It was also the first time they charted in the US. The Oils got their foot in the door with this 1984 release but they kicked it in … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Red Sails In The Sunset

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Naturally

March 13, 2019March 12, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

Naturally was J.J. Cale’s first album. It was recorded in the wake of Eric Clapton’s hit version of Cale’s After Midnight. Here’s Cale’s description of how the record came about: Cale, who was languishing in obscurity at the time, had … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Naturally

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Strange Affair

March 6, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s Wishbone Ash Wednesday. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Strange Affair

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Al Hirt At The Mardi Gras

February 27, 2019February 26, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s that time of year so let’s set the Wayback Machine to 1962 with a live album from Al Hirt. The cover, via Discogs, is a bit old and beat up but so am I. It’s selected tracks time, baby: Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Al Hirt At The Mardi Gras

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Sidney Bechet

February 20, 2019February 19, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

New Orleans born and bred woodwind genius Sidney Bechet lived a large portion of his life in exile in Paris. And I’m not talking Paris, Texas, which was as segregated as New Orleans. Bechet left the Other Paris to Wim … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Sidney Bechet

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Struttin’

February 13, 2019February 12, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

Urban roosters are popular in New Orleans right now. The Meters were ahead of the trend with the cover of this 1970 LP released by Josie Records. Struttin’ was the first Meters albums to feature vocals. The back cover promotes … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Struttin’

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Book Of Dreams

February 6, 2019February 5, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

1977’s Book of Dreams was one of the biggest selling Steve Miller Band albums ever. The winged horse cover was created by Kelley-Mouse studio and was the first of five equestrian SMB album covers. Here’s the whole damn album via … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Book Of Dreams

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: I Love Paris

January 30, 2019January 29, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

Michel Legrand, 1932-2019. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: I Love Paris

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Peter Gunn

January 23, 2019January 22, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

Peter Gunn was a detective show starring Craig Stevens that ran for 114 episodes between 1958-1961. It’s best remembered for its creator, Blake Edwards, and the marvelous music of Henry Mancini. The theme song has been recorded many times over … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Peter Gunn

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Winter In America

January 16, 2019January 15, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s been cold so I ran a search for winter album covers and came up with Winter In America. This 1974 album is a collaborator between the late, great Gil Scott-Heron and his old friend jazz pianist Brian Jackson. The … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Winter In America

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: The New Lee Dorsey

January 9, 2019January 8, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

This 1966 album by New Orleans R&B singer and auto mechanic, Lee Dorsey, was produced by Allen Toussaint who also wrote 11 of the 12 tunes. The backing band was a combo you might have heard of: the Meters. The full … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: The New Lee Dorsey

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Gone To The Dogs

January 2, 2019 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dr. A and I closed out the holidays by watching the AKC dog show on the tube. We’re cat people who also love dogs. Della was horrified and retaliated by snoring loudly while she slept during the festivities. Holy protest … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Gone To The Dogs

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Nuggets

December 26, 2018 Peter Adrastos Athas

Nuggets was a trailblazing “various artists” album compiled by Lenny Kaye. He dug deep into the archives and produced an album of psychedelic rock and garage band tracks that was a hit in 1972. The album’s punny subtitle says it … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Nuggets

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Captain Kangaroo Christmas

December 19, 2018December 18, 2018 Peter Adrastos Athas

I’m too old to have watched Mister Rogers but I have fond memories of Captain Kangaroo. I don’t recall hearing any of his Christmas albums, but even at that young age I was more interested in listening to the Beatles. … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Captain Kangaroo Christmas

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Tijuana Christmas

December 12, 2018December 11, 2018 Peter Adrastos Athas

I’ve been known to post wacky Christmas album covers in this space. This one has an obvious political subtext in the age of Trump. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Tijuana Christmas

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Creedence Clearwater Revival

December 5, 2018December 4, 2018 Peter Adrastos Athas

CCR’s eponymous 1968 debut album cover featured a then fashionable psychedelic border/arch surrounding the band in the woods. They *were* among those who created roots rock, after all, Creedence Clearwater Revival is an oddity in the CCR catalog as it … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Forbidden Fruit

November 28, 2018November 27, 2018 Peter Adrastos Athas

I still have Nina Simone on my mind. Her 1961 album, Forbidden Fruit, has an unusual cover. Most of Nina’s album covers feature her sultry beauty and all around badassery. This cover has an Adam and Eve thing going on. … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Forbidden Fruit

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: The Raven

November 21, 2018November 20, 2018 Peter Adrastos Athas

I’m still contemplating my McRaven/Poe pun from Monday afternoon. It’s why this week’s album cover is the soundtrack of Roger Corman’s 1963 production called The Raven. It’s not an adaptation, it’s inspired by the Poe poem. The Raven features Boris … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: The Raven

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: An Evening With Richard Nixon

November 14, 2018November 13, 2018 Peter Adrastos Athas

Are you ready for an extra dose of the Weekly GV? Ready or not, here it comes. Gore Vidal viewed Tricky Dick with an appalled fascination. It resulted in Vidal’s 1972 play, An Evening With Richard Nixon. I’ll let the … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: An Evening With Richard Nixon

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

October 31, 2018October 30, 2018 Peter Adrastos Athas

The real world is a scary place right now so I’m focusing on the benign world of Sparky Schulz and the Peanuts gang this Halloween: Here’s Vince Guaraldi’s soundtrack:       Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 Peter Adrastos Athas

There are few musical acts with as wide a gap between their sound and their members behavior as this week’s featured artist. The Mamas and the Papas had a sweet, sunny sound that belied who they were as people. It’s … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Captain Sad and his Ship Of Fools

October 17, 2018October 16, 2018 Peter Adrastos Athas

Susan Cowsill of “the original family band” lives in New Orleans so  I ran a search for Cowsills album covers. The cover of 1968’s Captain Sad and his Ship Of Fools is a beaut. What’s not to love about clean-cut … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Captain Sad and his Ship Of Fools

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Zany Covers

October 10, 2018October 9, 2018 Peter Adrastos Athas

I did a search for zany album covers. Here are the two funniest ones that popped up. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Zany Covers

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