sidewinder Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 Nice album of the fine mainstream clarinetist Sandy Brown, with early appearances by McLaughlin and Wheeler. Pretty it aint though. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 I second all the votes for 32Jazz sleeves and the Legends of Acid Jazz series. In addition, the Blue Note dots double LPs of the late 70s were pretty grotty. This one is truly horrid! MG Quote
bichos Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 but the music is wonderful!!! keep boppin´ marcel Quote
Shawn Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 "Let's use a picture that's 30 years out of date, shall we?" Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) Nothing new under the sun there, Shawn! Take any number of 70s or 80s reissue LP's of 50s (or even earlier) music and what will you see? Early 50s Baker-Mulligan quartets endorsed by a bearded, long-haired viking (guess who? :D), any number of swing or mainstream musicians that looked well past the visual sell-by date compared to the music that predated the cover pics by at least 30 years, etc. etc. There was a French RCA reissue series (the one with the red and white spine) that was particularly bad in this respect. Too bad in many cases they are clearly doing the musicians a big disservice as this kind of cover will not even reinforce their position as "elder statesmen of jazz" (which may have been their original intention - if any thinking went into the artwork at all). Picked up the "Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip" reissue of Anita O'Day's 1947 Signature recordings on the Bob Thiele reissue label the other day. My, that pic of her in that garish 70s garb sure is not all that flattering .... It's really odd why the reisue labels went to such great efforts to modernize covers for such a long time yet ended up with such clumsy results that are totally out of tune (literally...) with the musical contents ... Edited June 14, 2007 by Big Beat Steve Quote
Shawn Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 I've always assumed they went for whatever picture they could acquire the cheapest....without really giving two shits about whether it fit the album or not. Quote
Swinging Swede Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 This must be the ugliest album cover I've ever seen. Even if you were a Glenn Miller fan, would you buy it? It just went for $66.90 on eBay, so someone apparently would. Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) Ugly, yes ... especially since the "sustaining" in the subtitle actually is part of the NAME of the broadcasts, i.e. it should be written with a CAPITAL "S" ("Sutstaining Broadcasts" referring to the "Sustain the Wings" radio program, I think). The silly painting is bad enough, but inane (and apparently never proofread) typesetting on top of this .... Looks like a shoddy "couldn't-care-less" production. And then $66.90? Oh my ... Edited June 14, 2007 by Big Beat Steve Quote
Rosco Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 Nothing new under the sun there, Shawn! Take any number of 70s or 80s reissue LP's of 50s (or even earlier) music and what will you see? Early 50s Baker-Mulligan quartets endorsed by a bearded, long-haired viking (guess who? :D), any number of swing or mainstream musicians that looked well past the visual sell-by date compared to the music that predated the cover pics by at least 30 years, etc. etc. There was a French RCA reissue series (the one with the red and white spine) that was particularly bad in this respect. Too bad in many cases they are clearly doing the musicians a big disservice as this kind of cover will not even reinforce their position as "elder statesmen of jazz" (which may have been their original intention - if any thinking went into the artwork at all). Picked up the "Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip" reissue of Anita O'Day's 1947 Signature recordings on the Bob Thiele reissue label the other day. My, that pic of her in that garish 70s garb sure is not all that flattering .... It's really odd why the reisue labels went to such great efforts to modernize covers for such a long time yet ended up with such clumsy results that are totally out of tune (literally...) with the musical contents ... There can really be no excuse for this abomination. Ugly, incongruous... and back to front! Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 ARRRRGGGGHHHHH! I LOVE THE SHEARING CARAVAN COVER!!!! Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 I thought it was funny when a fifties session would get reissued in the 70s, and they would slap a picture on the cover of the artist in the 70s, with muttonchop sideburns and a bad combover. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted June 14, 2007 Report Posted June 14, 2007 Brownie, you're killing me! That Barney Kessel Cover is AMAZING!!!!! Quote
BruceH Posted June 15, 2007 Report Posted June 15, 2007 Nothing new under the sun there, Shawn! Take any number of 70s or 80s reissue LP's of 50s (or even earlier) music and what will you see? Early 50s Baker-Mulligan quartets endorsed by a bearded, long-haired viking (guess who? :D), any number of swing or mainstream musicians that looked well past the visual sell-by date compared to the music that predated the cover pics by at least 30 years, etc. etc. There was a French RCA reissue series (the one with the red and white spine) that was particularly bad in this respect. Too bad in many cases they are clearly doing the musicians a big disservice as this kind of cover will not even reinforce their position as "elder statesmen of jazz" (which may have been their original intention - if any thinking went into the artwork at all). Picked up the "Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip" reissue of Anita O'Day's 1947 Signature recordings on the Bob Thiele reissue label the other day. My, that pic of her in that garish 70s garb sure is not all that flattering .... It's really odd why the reisue labels went to such great efforts to modernize covers for such a long time yet ended up with such clumsy results that are totally out of tune (literally...) with the musical contents ... There can really be no excuse for this abomination. Ugly, incongruous... and back to front! This is a pet peeve of mine. I mean, WTF, it isn't as if the album in question was obscure!! You could make a good case for this being the most famous jazz album of all time, and they can't be bothered to dig up the original cover? The corporate love for jazz boggles the mind. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted June 15, 2007 Report Posted June 15, 2007 From the Oliver Nelson/Lou Donaldson compilation Back to Back... Quote
AndrewHill Posted June 15, 2007 Report Posted June 15, 2007 Nothing new under the sun there, Shawn! Take any number of 70s or 80s reissue LP's of 50s (or even earlier) music and what will you see? Early 50s Baker-Mulligan quartets endorsed by a bearded, long-haired viking (guess who? :D), any number of swing or mainstream musicians that looked well past the visual sell-by date compared to the music that predated the cover pics by at least 30 years, etc. etc. There was a French RCA reissue series (the one with the red and white spine) that was particularly bad in this respect. Too bad in many cases they are clearly doing the musicians a big disservice as this kind of cover will not even reinforce their position as "elder statesmen of jazz" (which may have been their original intention - if any thinking went into the artwork at all). Picked up the "Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip" reissue of Anita O'Day's 1947 Signature recordings on the Bob Thiele reissue label the other day. My, that pic of her in that garish 70s garb sure is not all that flattering .... It's really odd why the reisue labels went to such great efforts to modernize covers for such a long time yet ended up with such clumsy results that are totally out of tune (literally...) with the musical contents ... There can really be no excuse for this abomination. Ugly, incongruous... and back to front! This is a pet peeve of mine. I mean, WTF, it isn't as if the album in question was obscure!! You could make a good case for this being the most famous jazz album of all time, and they can't be bothered to dig up the original cover? The corporate love for jazz boggles the mind. I did not know that miles could play left-handed Quote
Niko Posted June 15, 2007 Report Posted June 15, 2007 I did not know that miles could play left-handed weird, seems like he really did both, or am I seeing something wrong (or did they mirror all those images...) Quote
Epithet Posted June 15, 2007 Report Posted June 15, 2007 If the typography was a little better that Kessel cover would be one of the greatest. Or if they switched the lights on. Quote
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