a visual collective outlet of inspiration
mmparis + inez and vinoodh = bjork² by kl
album covers
the greatest woman
“once i wanted to be…the greatest” – so craves our reckless beauty chan marshal.
by nk
wish you were here
this is absolutely one of our favorite album covers. one man on fire, the other not–floyd’s idea that you can be burned at any given moment, so you should conceal your real feelings. a little known fact, the burning man IS actually on fire; before the shoot, he prepped by wearing an asbestos suit and a wig, then dousing himself with gasoline and lighting a match. certainly going to lengths for a good reason, any pink floyd fan would agree. the cover was designed by hipgnosis, the english art design group who specialized in rock albums. by nk + sv
bootleg x-ray vinyl
vinyl was so scarce in the old ssur, that some brilliant minds came up with the idea of using leftover radiographs as a replacement in the pressing process. apparently the center hole was often made by burning it with a cigarette. may we suggest banning vinyl world wide. by kt
Film Persona: Greek goddess film athens
film soundtracks for films never made. maybe nk would be inspired. by xy
vanessa paradis – love songs
ok, now that is a great crew. album artwork by m/m paris, photo by karim sadli, music by mister benjamin biolay, video by dusan reljin and well vanessa is pretty nice too… oh and by the way the song rocks! (fuck vevo!) by pp.
STA: Friday I’m in Love
friday i’m in love. not exactly ‘real’ album covers, but quite good indeed. from surface to air with love. featuring steve mcqueen, sergio amorim, skydive yannick do, breakbot. by dd
GRACE JONES – JEAN PAUL GOUDE
more goude, here the “pre-photoshop” steps of goude’s famous pictures for the cover of grace jones’s island life record. all of these with a pair of scissors and a brush… lovely! by pp.
ultra bunny: the 3rd album
free download of the album for a limited time starting october13. made in connecticut, USA. see ultra bunny live in brooklyn this sat the 13th. rock on bunny. by xy
memorabilia – double fantasy
might be the ultimate john lennon memorabilia… the disc is the one his murderer had lennon sign a few hours before he took action. sad. by pp.
PAPPELTALKS
interactive cd cover designed by checz studio: Hubero Kororo in which after opening (tearing off the seal), the outer minimalistic graphic of the snow-white package is irretrievably disturbed by a stain, which turns to the colour of the inner content. by cp
david bowie “pin ups” – the story behind the cover
“I remember distinctly that I’d got it with the first shot. It was too good to be true. When I showed Bowie the test Polaroids, he asked if he could use it for the Pin Ups record sleeve.
I said: “I don’t think so, since this is for Vogue. How many albums do you think you will sell?”
“A million,” he replied.
“This is your next album cover!” I said.
When I got back to London and told Vogue, they never spoke to me again. Several weeks later, Twigs and I were driving along Sunset Boulevard and we passed a 60ft billboard of the picture. I knew I had made the right decision.”
Justin de villeneuve on the picture he made that ended up being the cover of bowie’s “pin ups”. the entire story here by pp+tg.
