OUTSIDERS (DUTCH) - WONDER WHAT THE LIABILITY ISSUES ARE ...

Artist: Outsiders
Album: Outsiders
Label: Relax

Catalog: 30.007
Year: 1967
Art Designer: unknown
Photography: unknown
Grade: **** stars

 

C'mon, you've got to admit this was a pretty cool idea ... let's put the band in a large wooden crate and hang them from a massive crane over an Amsterdam harbor loading pier.   Oh, tell the band to look like they're having a good time, or we'll drop their sorry butts into the water.   By the way, Wally Tax and the band delivery a classic '60s R&B and beat band album.  

FOCUS - DUTCH MASTERS

Artist: Focus
Album: Dutch Masters
Label: Sire

Catalog: SSAD 7505
Year: 1975
Art Designer: Fred Marcellino
Painting: David Byrd Artists Associates
Grade: **** stars

 

I'm old enough that I can remember cigarette and cigar advertisements being run on television (geez that seems so long ago).   Anyhow, this 1975 Focus "greatest hits" package had a hysterical cover concept based on an old Dutch Masters cigar boxes.   Maybe it's a reflection of my age, but I thought it was funny (and no, I don't smoke cigars, or cigarettes).