Category Archives: Images

More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on May 14, 2024 by the press music reviews

In the mid-80s, both R.E.M. and Talking Heads had album covers adorned with the singular work of Georgian folk/outsider artist and Baptist preacher, Howard Finster. Howard Finster’s (1916 – 2001) unique paintings depicted inspirational images from his own interpretations of … Continue reading →

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More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on May 14, 2024 by the press music reviews

Though probably best known for his images of Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo and other Hollywood celebrities, veteran photographer Tom Kelley created magic with David Bowie 49 years ago to the day. In May 1975, at his Studio in West Hollywood, … Continue reading →

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Look Closely: Black Sabbath’s Heaven And Hell

Posted on April 29, 2024 by the press music reviews

In April 1980, Black Sabbath unleashed Heaven and Hell, their first with Ronnie James Dio at the helm, and the iconic cover art was inspired by a charming 1928 photograph of some young women dressed as angels and smoking madly. … Continue reading →

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Elvis Costello and the Imposters | Palais Theatre

Posted on April 5, 2024 by the press music reviews

Elvis Costello and two thirds of the Attractions performed the final concert of their Australian tour at the Palais Theatre in St.Kilda, Melbourne on 4 April 2024. Featuring remarkable pianist Steve Nieve and one of the best drummers ever in … Continue reading →

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John Lennon (1940 – 1980)

Posted on December 8, 2023 by the press music reviews

John Lennon writing the timeless classic ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ at the Hotel El Delfin Verde in Almería, Spain, 1966. Photographer: Douglas Kirkland. Lennon had just come off filming ‘How I Won the War’, was thin with his hair cut short, … Continue reading →

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More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on December 6, 2023 by the press music reviews

When Columbia Records demanded a stop-gap compilation, Hipgnosis’ added a sharp commentary to Pink Floyd’s A Collection of Great Dance Songs (1981). In 1980, Pink Floyd were riding high on the success of their ground-breaking concept album The Wall (1979), … Continue reading →

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More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on November 21, 2023 by the press music reviews

American pop-art pioneer Ed Ruscha, known for his text-based, thought-provoking work, has created the cover for the historic new single by The Beatles, ‘Now and Then’.  Ed Ruscha (1937-), one of the world’s most famous living artists, has been creating … Continue reading →

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More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on August 7, 2023 by the press music reviews

R.E.M. pointedly did not appear on its debut album cover; instead, the enigmatic image gracing Murmur (1983), of a kudzu-covered ravine that has engulfed an abandoned structure beside a train line, speaks more strongly to the music than their own … Continue reading →

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More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on July 12, 2023 by the press music reviews

The Beta Band’s self titled cover art was a reimagining of an image previously used by fellow Scot, Jimmy Shand, for his 78 RPM record Step We Gaily in 1960. Jimmy Shand, best known for his George Martin-produced bonnie tune … Continue reading →

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Look Closely: David Bowie & Ron Wood

Posted on June 27, 2023 by the press music reviews

David Bowie seemingly borrowed his outfit for The Thin White Duke, complete with strategically placed Gitanes, from then-Faces guitarist and good friend Ron Wood of all people. Good friends from the early-70s, these two Londoners were the same age, both … Continue reading →

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