But anyway, yeah, band / album artists relationships.. observe:
...and this can be taken further to an entire roster.. like Envelope 23 and the 4AD label. Or Designers Republic and WARP records.
Have you found yourself thinking this album art relationship has played a significant role in your appreciation of the albums in question? Have you ever questioned buying a record by your favorite band, because all of a sudden, the album cover wasn't done by "that guy" or "those guys"?
This, of course, is related to the more general "does album art change your listening experience?" question, and you're more than welcome to tie it all together.
― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― Kim (Kim), Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:30 (twenty-two years ago)
No mention of Factory & Peter Saville?
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)
(hint: contribute, don't question me, you rascals)
― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:39 (twenty-two years ago)
― Kim (Kim), Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:49 (twenty-two years ago)
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:52 (twenty-two years ago)
sorry
― JasonD (JasonD), Thursday, 5 December 2002 01:52 (twenty-two years ago)
well, say, Led Zeppelin never used Hipgnosis for their album covers, but instead just started using some scratchy guy's "deep" psychedelic drawings or paintings. Do you think that would have made a difference? To you? To their legion of fans?
If, say, Lou Reed or the Beach Boys had hired a consistent, critically acclaimed artist or collective to do their record covers, would they have been received better?
I know the immediate, impulsive thing to say is "no". But, I don't know, the more I think about it, the more album art does mean more to a band than most think. I think this is far more prominent in record label / artist relationships, surely... as collector impulses, and imaginary associations with labelmates get drawn, which makes a difference.
― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 5 December 2002 02:19 (twenty-two years ago)
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 5 December 2002 02:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chris P (Chris P), Thursday, 5 December 2002 02:32 (twenty-two years ago)
The relationship this thread reminds me of most of all is the kind of backwards one between the films of Tim Burton and Danny Elfman's everpresent soundtracks. I mean, just how much of the style and mood that people often attribute to Burton is *actually* Elfman? The two are almost is inextricably linked at this point. I think of that, and I see your point.
― Kim (Kim), Thursday, 5 December 2002 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― webcrack (music=crack), Thursday, 5 December 2002 05:05 (twenty-two years ago)
― briania, Thursday, 5 December 2002 05:16 (twenty-two years ago)
― J0hn Darni3ll3 (J0hn Darni3ll3), Thursday, 5 December 2002 05:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― Al (sitcom), Thursday, 5 December 2002 06:38 (twenty-two years ago)
Artwork totally got me into the band. I am Mr Shallow.
― meirion john lewis (mei), Thursday, 5 December 2002 10:31 (twenty-two years ago)
― tigerclawskank, Thursday, 5 December 2002 11:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― meirion john lewis (mei), Thursday, 5 December 2002 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)
― Joe (Joe), Friday, 6 December 2002 00:56 (twenty-two years ago)
Also: Bjork and Paul White.
― Paul Eater (eater), Friday, 6 December 2002 05:14 (twenty-two years ago)
― Melissa W (Melissa W), Friday, 6 December 2002 11:29 (twenty-two years ago)
Counter argument to above:For one reason or another I dislike the artwork on every single one of Stereolab's LPs. It has never affected my love for the music, however.
― Jeff W, Friday, 6 December 2002 11:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jeff W, Friday, 6 December 2002 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)
Marsh's art really accentuates the surreal and out-of-timeness feeling of those albums. Gives it that Museum Of Jurassic Technology quality.
― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Saturday, 7 December 2002 08:41 (twenty-two years ago)
― Kim (Kim), Saturday, 7 December 2002 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)
John D., this is actually the thread for you in ways, since you've obviously done both series style designs (thus the three disc collection of rarities) and been part of a larger aesthetic thanks to you now being on 4AD. So you could give some insight -- what input if any did you have into the Tallahassee cover and what did you think of it? And do you think that its style suggests the music well, etc.
(BTW, got that single -- thanks VERY much! :-))
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 8 December 2002 03:37 (twenty-two years ago)
Yes, I'm boring and like my printed information well-indexed/readable without promoting my myopia.
― Tom Millar (Millar), Sunday, 8 December 2002 04:10 (twenty-two years ago)