tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67208453752734736382024-03-13T20:08:08.764-07:00Album ArtBADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-32740971948111113702020-05-14T10:39:00.001-07:002020-05-14T10:40:21.219-07:00BRAINBOX - "BRAINBOX"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Brainbox</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover art: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> J</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">acques Bontje</span><br />
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BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-43921898513138555672020-04-28T17:14:00.004-07:002020-04-28T17:14:50.525-07:00COSMIC ROUGH RIDERS - "ENJOY THE MELODIC SUNSHINE"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Cosmic Rough Riders</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 2001</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Art Direction: Jake Rickwood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover art: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Jake Rickwood</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Okay, it was released in 2001, but the packaging just screamed 1967 ... And the album is one of my favorite recent discoveries. Literally one of those rare albums where there wasn't a single bad song on the collection. More about them on the BadCatRecords website:</span><br />
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BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-34773585245752486832020-03-29T14:35:00.001-07:002020-03-29T14:35:08.168-07:00WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND - "A CHILD'S GUIDE TO GOOD & EVIL"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Title: A Child's Guide To Good & Evil</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 1968</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover photo: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> John von Hamersveldt</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There are thousands and thousands of psychedelic album covers out there. This one easily gets into my top-10 list. It lacks the rainbow of colors typical of psychedelic offerings, but that might be part of what makes this such a great cover.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Baltimore's John von Hamersveldt is probably best known for designing The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour", but over a career starting in the mid-'60s, he's designed 300+ covers, including The Stones' "Exile On Main Street", The Jefferson Airplane's "Crown of Creation" and The Beach Boy's "WIld Honey". All are stunning, but this may be my favorite.</span><br />
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BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-86550699547828693882020-03-29T09:21:00.002-07:002020-03-29T09:21:23.330-07:00MILT JACKSON - "SUNFLOWER"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Milt Jackson</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 1972</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover photo: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Peter Turner</span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gL-h8jsRJu8/XoDIhtPPzVI/AAAAAAAACZA/8nolMW58wVsNHzYizCpuNSmeYCZnQ4JEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/BADCAT.31032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gL-h8jsRJu8/XoDIhtPPzVI/AAAAAAAACZA/8nolMW58wVsNHzYizCpuNSmeYCZnQ4JEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/BADCAT.31032.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Maybe because I just saw the film Jamanji 2, this cover came to my mind. I'm not at zoologist, but I'm guessing those are ostriches on the cover? No matter, the late Peter Turner's image of the heads silhouetted against the sun made for a stunning cover.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Turner was responsible for dozens and dozens of albums covers; most for the CTI jazz label. There's even a book featuring his work and a fascinating website devoted to his work: </span><a href="http://peteturner.com/" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">http://peteturner.com/</a></div>
BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-75056907328265560862020-03-24T11:12:00.001-07:002020-03-24T11:12:09.179-07:00VARIOUS ARTISTS - "A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: various artists</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover art: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Keith Haring</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Even if you are not into art, there's a good chance you've seen the work of the late Keith Haring. I don't know what you would call it ... Grafitti? Pop art? Street Art? To me it really doesn't matter since there's something charming and uplifting in the simple, almost child-like Christmas themed cover he provided for this 1987 charity album intended for the Special Olympics.</span><br />
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BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-46508699410830949272020-02-25T03:35:00.002-08:002020-02-25T03:35:43.491-08:00CORYELL/MOUZON - "BACK TOGETHER AGAIN"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Larry Coryell / Alphonse Mouzon</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 1977</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover art: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Roger Huyssen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Okay, the jazzy tunes don't do much for my ears, but Roger Huyssen's playful cover always makes me smile. The man's responsible for a dazzling array of commercial art including commercials (he's worked for Coke and M&M),movies, as well as designng over 50 album covers. Most are for jazz artists, but there are some exceptions, including a couple of the iconic Boston LPs and James Brown's "Sex Machine Today".</span><br />
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BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-21788550824951802422020-02-02T04:34:00.000-08:002020-02-02T04:34:21.655-08:00KENNY LOGGINS - "VOX HUMANA"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Kenny Loggins</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover art: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Michael Gonzales</span><br />
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BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-58802489952189540452020-02-01T13:21:00.001-08:002020-02-02T04:34:36.839-08:00LITTLE FEAT - "WAITING FOR COLUMBUS"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Little Feat</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover art: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Neon Park</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">This double album live collection was a turntable mainstay for me when I was in college. The mixture of rock, country and funkier moves was almost magical and I was always amazed and how good Little Feat sounded in a live setting. Okay, the magic of post-production may have helped a little bit. And then there was the late Neon Park's fascinating cover ... "Waiting for Columbus" was the seventh Little Feat album cover he designed and with the possible exception of "Sailin' Shoes", the best. If nothing else, it's the best album cover I've ever seen featuring an anthropomorphic tomato.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">There are lots of sites devoted to Park's career. You can find one of the better ones, including some information on his links to Little Feat at this one: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Lee's kind of the James Last version of the reggae world. In that role he's recorded dozens of album (most sporting cheesecake, pin-up covers), featuring reggae-fied version of popular pop, rock and soul songs. For goodness sakes, this album has a reggae cover of a Jackson Five song, as well as George Harrson's 'My Sweet Lord'. The guy's certainly not without talent, but his sound has always struck me as more Holiday Inn, than Bob Marley. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Regardless of the merits of this album, I'm kind of a space nut, so the polarized colored cover of the Apollo 12 splashdown was kind of cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The bizarre cover is what caught my attention. Initially I thought the cover art featured one of the strangest looking guys I'd ever seen dressed in drag. It's actually a heavily made-up Denyse. Curiously, the liner notes credited Denyse's make-up artists, as well as the folks responsible for the bizarre outfit she was wearing. Elsewhere, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Denyse's sheer blouse displayed a little more of her anatomy than one might have expected. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Anyone curious about the pair can find them lip-synching the title track at: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5QbB3-p4pw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5QbB3-p4pw</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Let me warn everyone that Denyse's shrill, little girl voice and Denis' flat delivery make for an acquired taste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Title: The Strange Thing at the Nursery Window</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Label: Takoma</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 1973</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">I'm not a gigantic fan of acoustic guitar work, but I'll make an exception for the likes of Peter Lang, John Fahey and Leo Kottke.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Even if you're not a fan of the music, there's something fascinating about Pat Finnerty's weird-as-hell cover. I've looked around the internet for some information on the album title and cover art with nothing to show for my efforts ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">By the way, check out Finnerty's artwork for John Fahey's "America" album - it's even stranger ... </span></div>
BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-62230000725027159632020-01-01T08:06:00.002-08:002020-01-01T08:06:55.148-08:00KOSSOFF KIRKE TETSU RABBIT - "KOSSOFF KIRKE TETSU RABBIT"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Label: Capitol</span><br />
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BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-61716074752546743602020-01-01T05:10:00.000-08:002020-01-01T05:10:03.816-08:00KOKOMO - "RISE AND SHINE"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Kokomo</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If you've looked at any of the entries in this blog you'll notice my tastes tend to run to the sophomoric. And here's another example of that character defect. Can't say I liked the adult contemporary tunes on this album very much, but the Canadian pressing at least had a nice cover that makes me smile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The fact I'm writing this on the first day of the new year when much of the population looks like the rooster on the album cover, only makes it even funnier.</span></div>
BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-23623994035208046662020-01-01T04:27:00.001-08:002020-01-01T04:27:23.042-08:00DADDY COOL - "TEENAGE HEAVEN"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Daddy Cool</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My wife and friends will tell you I have the sophistication and sense of humor of a 12 year old. I won't argue the point. Fart jokes still make me laugh. And that probably explains why I think this cover is so funny. Admittedly Mickey Finn's cover illustration is not the most sophisticated concept you've ever encountered and it probably fails by today's hypersensitive set of PC rules. Still, the cover makes me smile.</span></div>
BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-60041362354245330292019-12-29T17:54:00.000-08:002019-12-29T18:00:33.025-08:00ANOTHER YEAR<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So for 2019 I managed to post 45 album cover entries - admittedly I'm not exactly burning up the internet here. Of course that was way better than 2018 where I managed to squeeze out an amazing 8 entries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As it turned out, one of my Christmas presents was a book by Michael Ochs - <u>1000 Record Covers.</u> Kudos the Ochs for putting this project together. He's done way more than I'll ever accomplish in this realm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Does anyone think Joni Mitchell's "Mingus" is a stunning cover? Admittedly Mitchell designed the cover, but so what ... Similarly, what's so special about the first James Taylor LP for Apple Records?</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 1966</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Genre: soul</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover Design: Ronnie Stoots</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover photo: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ronnie Stoots</span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FtdlJ-oQubM/XglSQVuZXGI/AAAAAAAACR0/SCO2Q2vN-Fw1R0HfLzb-mRsEAYJHfDMaACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/REDDINGdictionary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="198" height="196" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FtdlJ-oQubM/XglSQVuZXGI/AAAAAAAACR0/SCO2Q2vN-Fw1R0HfLzb-mRsEAYJHfDMaACLcBGAsYHQ/s200/REDDINGdictionary.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">I don't think I have every heard a bad Otis Redding album and I've owned most of the catalog at one time or another. The fact this one has a cool cover is simply icing on the cake. It's just one of those covers that brings a smile to my face. Also, if you like music - any kind of music, buy a copy of this class album !!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">I never noticed Ronnie Stoots was responsible for the album design. Stoots may be better know as the lead singer for The Regents and The Mar-Keys, but he was also a talented designer. He was responsible for the original Stax logo, as well as designing numerous Stax album covers.</span></div>
BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-25557325018210108082019-12-29T11:57:00.002-08:002019-12-29T11:58:16.867-08:00EDDIE HARRIS - "COME ON DOWN"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Eddie Harris</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Label: Atlantic</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Catalog: SD 1554</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 1970</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Genre: jazz</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover Design: Loring Eutemey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover photo: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Loring Eutemey</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Having just posted a Loring Eutemey cover as a favorite, why not another one? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">So, I'm not a gigantic jazz fan. It's a genre I've tried to get into (just like I've tried to cultivate a taste for wine), but like wine, the results have been disappointing. Beer please ... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">I guess my musical tastes are just too lowbrow to get most jazz. That said, this 1970 album us actually surprisingly funky - kind of a Stax-meets-jazz vibe on tracks like 'Don't You Know Your future's In Space' and 'Live Right Now'. And the cover is just plain strange. No idea what the concept was, but the juxtaposition of an orange on sax player Hariss' head was eye catching. Did I mention how strange it was?</span><br />
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BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-65346284312497590172019-12-29T11:09:00.001-08:002019-12-29T11:09:13.887-08:00ARCHIE BELL AND THE DRELLS - "TIGHTEN UP"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Archie Bell and the Drells</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Title: Tighten Up</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Label: Atlantic</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 1968</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Genre: soul</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover Design: Loring Eutemey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover photo: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Loring Eutemey</span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cLZbviMCAD4/Xgj4ZgLwY6I/AAAAAAAACRc/da0vyGzWt6U_wY6aKGxMl9q53FPzBLbRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/BELLarchieTIGHTEN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="143" data-original-width="143" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cLZbviMCAD4/Xgj4ZgLwY6I/AAAAAAAACRc/da0vyGzWt6U_wY6aKGxMl9q53FPzBLbRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/BELLarchieTIGHTEN.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">'Tighten Up' is one of my first musical memories ... I was nine and most certainly heard it on AFN Europe, as my family was living in what was West Germany and the time. I'm now in my early 60s and to this day the song remains one of the funkiest tunes I've ever heard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Ironically I did not see a copy of the parent album until I was in college - I spotted it at a used record store in Blacksburg, Virginia and instantly grabbed it. As much as I love the song, the late Loring Eutemey's stylized '60s cover was just as cool. How can you not love a cover that shows a guy wearing a Nehru jacket?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Someday I'll have to do a little more research on the late Eutemey (he died in September, 2013 at the age of 88). He started out as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, originally known for the dozens of jazz covers he designed in partnership with Atlantic Records. By the early-'60s he'd expanded his horizons to include soul and pop covers.</span><br />
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BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-82064247478419149802019-12-25T09:47:00.000-08:002019-12-25T09:47:54.304-08:00BEE GEES - "ODESSA"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: The Bee Gees</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 1969</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Genre: pop</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Bee Gees at their most over-the-top, 1969's "Odessa" is one of those albums that you'll love, or hate with a passion. Personally I'm a fan of their attempts to get deep and heavy. Add to that, it was a double album concept piece - the title track's plot line apparently having something to do with the story of a disappearing ship. Elsewhere there were all sorts of oddball detours, including a nod to Thomas Edison ("Edison")..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Anyhow, the reason this one makes the list has to do with the cover. ATCO marketing must have a fit when the Gibbs decided they wanted to package this collection in a red, pseudo-velvet cover with gold imprints. Yeah, it made for an impressive package. Reissues did away with the velvet material.</span></div>
BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-90006805946500152692019-12-24T09:52:00.004-08:002019-12-24T09:53:19.393-08:00CHUBBY CHECKER - "FOR TWISTERS ONLY"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Chubby Checker</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Genre: soul</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q11KCKFTxbE/XgJOmwEgdnI/AAAAAAAACOk/IyZIlKmrC9kWFAtmPnH4wziVYJWWH0zzACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/CHECKERchubby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q11KCKFTxbE/XgJOmwEgdnI/AAAAAAAACOk/IyZIlKmrC9kWFAtmPnH4wziVYJWWH0zzACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/CHECKERchubby.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">I'm not a big Chubby Checker fan and didn't even realize I owned this album until I was filing away a pile of vinyl that had been sitting under my desk for a year. Musically this set isn't anything to get excited about - just another entry in the seemingly endless caravan of early-'60s albums intended to ride on the Twist dance craze. The album cover isn't really an better until you take a close look at the map and realize the designer apparently failed out of Geography 101, Among the states missing in action - Mississippi, Louisiana, most of New England ... Maybe twisters wiped them off the map? </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Elsewhere state borders were simply realigned without much attention. Who knew Maryland was such a big place? </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Not sure, but it made me smile.</span></div>
BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-76358660874609650532019-12-14T05:49:00.003-08:002019-12-24T09:54:39.827-08:00KEITH JARRETT - "STAIRCASE"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Keith Jarrett</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">My wife will tell you that I suffer from a severe case of Obsessive Compulsive Disease (ODC) and there's probably some truth to that observation. It may not be severe, but I certainly prefer things to be neat and tidy. As an example, countertops should be clear ... But living with a wife who doesn't subscribe to that outlook (to say nothing of having raised two sons who never saw a floor that shouldn't have junk tossed on it), means I've learned to set limits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Kind of like the Vietnam War, where the South Vietnamese and American forces basically gave up on certain regions of the country, I've given up trying to keep the whole house clean. Instead, I focus on select areas; even though those are never ending war zones where I try to retain some semblance of order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Anyhow, what's that have to do with this album? Well Franco Fontana's cover photo appeals to the minimalist in me. There isn't a lot of clutter here - basically straight lines; just the bare bones structure. Nice and clean !!! Can't say I'm a big fan of Jarrett's keyboard heavy jazz riffing, but I like the album cover enough to keep it in my collection.</span></div>
BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-54146551294434932402019-12-14T04:22:00.001-08:002019-12-14T04:22:11.682-08:00JEAN MICHEL JARRE - "EQUINOXE"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Jean Michel Jarre</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Title: Equinoxe</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Label: Polydor</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 1978</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Genre: progressive</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Art Direction: Michel Granger</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cover art: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Michel Granger</span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c2ktku5dw8Y/XfTTFlQEAKI/AAAAAAAACN8/Eie2mkBD_WsWnaIP5tgpOVrfLxjlr9DfACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/BADCAT.11632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="198" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c2ktku5dw8Y/XfTTFlQEAKI/AAAAAAAACN8/Eie2mkBD_WsWnaIP5tgpOVrfLxjlr9DfACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/BADCAT.11632.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is another album that I have one of those complex love-hate relationships with. A college roommate had an affection for this kind of new wave/progressive stuff and played this album on a regular basis. The fact he owned the stereo meant he controlled most of the music we heard. In sharp contrast, I found the seemingly endless synthesizer washes cloying and outright irritating. To this day the burps and bleeps remind me of an Atari game set on its final electronic legs. Regardless, there's something frightening and fascinating in Michael Granger's cover art. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For anyone fascinated by this one, YouTube has the album at: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAcUmjU-ZDo&list=OLAK5uy_kCr8MQoq8KCIboAp61hoX0wiIqC2W14yE">Hear Jean Michel Jarre's "Equinox"</a></span></div>
BADCATRECORDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386711556731595929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720845375273473638.post-67397424122135141592019-12-08T19:37:00.003-08:002019-12-08T19:37:43.985-08:00JAN & DEAN - "THE BEST OF JAN & DEAN"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Artist: Jan & Dean</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Label: Liberty</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 1981</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Genre: surf</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So this was clearly a throwaway retrospective collection, perhaps meant to sell to the remaining handful of Jan & Dean fans before they passed on to the great surfing competition that awaits in the next life ... Regardless, the album sported one of the most unimaginative covers that you could imagine.</span></div>
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