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Wednesday 16 July 2008

The world is flat...

Jose Gonzales poster by Nate Duval

...in this retro-eighties-high-tech-but-somehow-still-charming poster for Jose Gonzales by Nate Duval. The US gig posters scene just keeps giving and giving – if only promoters in the UK cared about design in this way.

You can buy it for the giveaway price of $25 in Nate’s shop where he’s also got tons of other great posters and art prints for sale.

Cable reunion poster by Aaron Horkey

Cable reunion poster by Aaron Horkey

Aaron Horkey of Burlesque Design, Minnesota has created this amazingly detailed poster for American hardcore punk band Cable’s reunion tour. It also has the distinction of being the longest image I’ve ever posted. Spotted at OMG Posters.

Wednesday 9 July 2008

LP Cover Lovers unearth car boot sale treasures


Matt and Tony are two guys based in New York who've spent the last 30 years collecting vinyl LPs and 45s with funny, quirky and unusual covers. Now they've decided to share their collection with the world at the LP Cover Lover blog.

Here are just some of the many gems they’ve revealed so far:

Skull Snaps cover from LP Cover Lover
Soul Snaps drum breaks have been sampled by Ol’ Dirty Bastard and The Prodigy.

Electrified Favorites cover from LP Cover Lover
Health and safety was a big thing in the fifties

Caution - Men Swinging cover from LP Cover Lover
It meant something different in those days apparently...

The world’s first album cover


Columbia Records “Smash Hit Songs” cover

This, apparently is the world’s first album cover, designed for Columbia by then 23 year old designer Alex Steinweiss. Before this records were sold in generic sleeves. You can read the full story and see lots more images over at Udependent.

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