There was a time when things were much simpler for you. Your fingers rubbed the smooth edges of that LP. It was larger than life. The way it smelt. The way you stared at it. The way you tried to figure out how to open it. Keep the plastic on or off? Scotch tape will secure it as it slides against other albums in your crates. It wasn't just music and you knew it. It was an experience. It was special. You flipped the cover over and read all the liner notes as the music blasted from your turntable.
You memorized the lyrics as your head bopped and you became absorbed in it all. And the album art took you somewhere. An artistic exploration as you discovered yourself in the music... The moment side A was over and the rhythm of that echoing skipping sound of the needle brought you back from wherever you just went, you turned the record over to the B side and hoped the ride would never stop. But you knew eventually all good things must come to an end, so you thought to yourself I need to share this experience with someone else.
So now I share with you a video I directed with my friends from Supreme about the history and album artwork of Pedro Bell for Funkadelic. His work evokes a time when things were much simpler...
That guy is the truth. I miss album and album art so much. You don't see stuff like this anymore. One of my favorite sleeves/art is the Black Moses album.
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I was going to post this yesterday but I ran out of time. A great book is the "The Greatest Album Covers of All Time."
Amazing stories and artwork...
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Album-Covers-All-Time/dp/1843404818/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240934893&sr=1-1
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