Saturday, November 28, 2015

TOWER OF POWER "BUMP CITY"

Artist: Tower of Power
Album: Bump City
Label: Warner Brothers
Catalog: BS 2616
Year: 1972

Genre: funk
Grading: VG+ cover / VG+ LP
Quantity: 1
Cover Designer: Bruce Steinberg
Artist: Bruce Steinberg
Grade: * star


I typically highlight cover art that captures my attention for its positive attributes. Once in awhile I'll see a cover that's so gawdawful it deserves attention.  Here's one.  The airbrushed cover screams early-'70s, but in a bad way.  Like your 13 year old having grabbed some spray cans on gone nuts on the neighbor's sports car ... Seriously, how long do you think it to execute this cover ?   Twenty minutes ?  If you'd tagged a New York subway car with this the patrons would have covered it up ...

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