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Post number 18008

iconomy — Sun, 23 Jun 2002 17:14:06 -0800

When all of the good vinyl albums have been bought from the cardboard box at the local church bazaar, Nick DiFonzio buys the rest and scans the jackets. The result? Bizarre Record Covers. And because beauty, or the apparent lack thereof, is not only jacket deep, check out this trippy collection of 45 rpm labels from No Relevance, and this detailed record label discography, where you can see how record companies from the 1950s thru the 1990s kept trying to update and redefine their image by redesigning their labels.

By: nstop

nstop — Sun, 23 Jun 2002 17:42:38 -0800

I love how the bizarre covers are arranged by some semi-arbitrary theme, which happens to be exactly how I group my non-rock, thrift store/yard sale record finds. Though the "Wild Drums" category is missing a shot of the classic "Bagels and Bongos" cover.

By: brucec

brucec — Sun, 23 Jun 2002 17:45:19 -0800

You got to love those Christian Crusaders. Man, they don't care that they are all but-ugly. Man they just don't care. They are going to insist on that frontal shot anyway... You got to give them credit. No fear. Lead the crusade.

By: MUD

MUD — Sun, 23 Jun 2002 17:50:11 -0800

So, apart from having an eyelid imbalance, was Gary Dee Bradford's other notable achievement the Jim'll Fix It theme tune?

By: geoff.

geoff. — Sun, 23 Jun 2002 18:17:57 -0800

Wow, the church lady background was stolen from this vinyl. I was hoping for a little better (from the site). Some album covers like "KC in the 30s", are great. I use it for my desktop background after I found a nice 1280x1280 scan. The ones on the site are just too small and too low of quality for background use.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Sun, 23 Jun 2002 22:12:24 -0800

If you enjoyed those weird covers you'll probably also dig It Crawled From the Bins. It's no longer updated, but what's already there is a trip, plus Peter Gilstrap's* comments are a hoot.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Mon, 24 Jun 2002 07:03:45 -0800

I've literally got tears running down my cheeks from laughing manically over those album covers. Comedy Gold.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:08:39 -0800

Iconomy posts great links "for you, and you, and you, and you......". Time to put my diapers back on lest I soil myself from laughter.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:16:23 -0800

Oh and David Osbourne? Now that Hagar Action Slacks are so huge, its nice to see their humble beginnings.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:11:11 -0800

Kevin. that was the nicest thing. Thank you.

By: MJoachim

MJoachim — Mon, 24 Jun 2002 10:44:48 -0800

Yet more album fun When LPs Roamed the Earth.