Album Covers Shot On The Streets Of Los Angeles

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― Marshall Stax (Marshall Stax), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 05:49 (twenty years ago)

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― Remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:09 (twenty years ago)

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The band might not be on the street, but I suspect the cameraman is.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:16 (twenty years ago)

I'm not sure if N.W.A. are on the street in that photo (as opposed to in, say, a courtyard) but I do know that Compton is not Los Angeles.

― kelpie, Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:21 (twenty years ago)

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Just assuming that's L.A.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:21 (twenty years ago)

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― charleston charge (chaki), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:23 (twenty years ago)

It [Compton] is home to almost 100,000 citizens. Known as the “Hub City” because of its unique position in almost the exact geographical center of Los Angeles County... nobody specified city over county!

― Remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:26 (twenty years ago)

besides, it's the only one so far literally shot on the street.

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― Remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:26 (twenty years ago)

yeah, just bein' catty, it's a kinda bogus distinction in L.A. innit. So bring on those thousands of Beverly Hills and Santa Monica covers as well.

― kelpie, Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:29 (twenty years ago)

This image is terrible but the actual gatefold is a 180 degree panorama of Beverly Blvd. and you can see a recognizable aquarium which is now a Design Within Reach store.

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:30 (twenty years ago)

By "aquarium" I mean fish store. And the album is Charles Wright - Doing What Comes Naturally in case the picture is illegible on your monitor.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:31 (twenty years ago)

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:35 (twenty years ago)

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 06:39 (twenty years ago)

Damn, who did an album cover in front of the Watts Towers? I thought for sure it was Don Cherry or Ornette Coleman but I can't find anything. Did I imagine this?

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 07:04 (twenty years ago)

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 07:15 (twenty years ago)

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I'm assuming this is L.A.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 12:14 (twenty years ago)

I could be really wrong about this, but I'd bet......

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

The Circle Jerks album cover is San Francisco. The building with the diagonal pillars is the world famous Transamerica Building.

― Marshall Stax (Marshall Stax), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 12:41 (twenty years ago)

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― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

I found it! I couldn't have been more wrong about the artist though. Don't know why I was thinking Don Cherry...

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

The Circle Jerks album cover is San Francisco. The building with the diagonal pillars is the world famous Transamerica Building.
-- Marshall Stax (MrMarshallSta...), April 12th, 2005 9:41 AM. (Marshall Stax) (link)

So Alex in NYC and I were both wrong!

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

Don't know why I was thinking Don Cherry...

No, you're right. It's the cover of Brown Rice Couldn't find a link to the cover online though.

― arch Ibog (arch Ibog), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

Yes! Thank you, I thought I was going nuts.

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

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― tremendoid (tremendoid), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

This might be L.A. Probably not but it's worth posting anyway...

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

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I assume it's L.A.

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

The `Jerks were from L.A., though, right? Fuck were the doin' shootin' an album cover in San Fran for?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 16:05 (twenty years ago)

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― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

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― PopSarah (PopSarah), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 17:37 (twenty years ago)

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― PopSarah (PopSarah), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

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― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 17:48 (twenty years ago)

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always assumed it was la. could be wrong though.

― dan (dan), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:04 (twenty years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

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― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:07 (twenty years ago)

(well, technically Lake Hollywood there)

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:07 (twenty years ago)

always assumed it was la. could be wrong though.

I'm pretty sure that's not LA. There's a good book that details the stories behind the designs of many famous album covers. I don't remember where that shot was taken but I want to say it was on vacation at a castle in Switzerland or something jet-settingly fabulous. Also, one of those women was Michael Karoli's girlfriend.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:14 (twenty years ago)

I think this is the book if anyone cares:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/078944951X/qid=1113351423/sr=8-13/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i11_xgl14/002-6661013-9034409?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:18 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, here it is:
http://www.superseventies.com/ac26countrylife.html

It was shot in Portugal and the woman in question, Constanze Karoli was Michael Karoli's sister, not girlfriend.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:20 (twenty years ago)

Also, one of those women was Michael Karoli's girlfriend.

I thought it was his daughter.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:36 (twenty years ago)

Mother maybe.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:40 (twenty years ago)

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