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 ...