Vinyl label artwork

[mjb72]

School's out! Time for more designing fun to help unwind and relax during summer. I'll start with HORIZON and work back in chronology as I believe I can only add two files a time to any post. These were inspired by HUSH and PASSAGE'S vinyl labels.

 

[mjb72]

NOW & THEN

 

[mjb72]

A SONG FOR YOU

 

[mjb72]

A SONG FOR YOU (Side 1 variant)

 

[mjb72]

"Boat To Sail" replacing "Goofus" for the catalogued 1859-S released single A-side. I can only imagine what kind of seafaring promotional clip recorded on the Pacific could've been for this outstanding and alluring song.

 

[newvillefan]

"Boat To Sail" replacing "Goofus" for the catalogued 1859-S released single A-side. I can only imagine what kind of seafaring promotional clip recorded on the Pacific could've been for this outstanding and alluring song.

‘Sailing On The Tide’ b/w ‘Boat To Sail’ would be a nice combo as a 1977 fantasy single.

 

[tomswift2002]

NOW & THEN

I don’t think those would’ve worked. They look too much like coffee coasters than record labels.

 

[mjb72]

I don’t think those would’ve worked. They look too much like coffee coasters than record labels.

They kind of do and as much I love the font Centaur (used for NOW & THEN), it's a challenge to make it legible when used in a low size; especially on a CD, let alone a vinyl label.

 

[tomswift2002]

They kind of do and as much I love the font Centaur (used for NOW & THEN), it's a challenge to make it legible when used in a low size; especially on a CD, let alone a vinyl label.

I think for “Now & Then” some other photo would work better. Or maybe even the trees at the side of the house would’ve been better.

 

[mjb72]

I think for “Now & Then” some other photo would work better. Or maybe even the trees at the side of the house would’ve been better.

I think Mark T said it best in his blog about how finally the brother and sister duo weren't featured on a cover like an actual couple made for a better cover. I'd really like to see more of the outtakes from that session, as I've seen a couple and can imagine the frustration with Richard...

 

[Jack A.]

I'd really like to see more of the outtakes from that session, as I've seen a couple and can imagine the frustration with Richard...

I like the one seen in The Musical Legacy where Karen is laughing as Richard looks frustrated. I know that Richard wasn’t happy about A&M’s choice for the album cover. Not sure why Karen thought that was funny, but that whole picture amuses me.

 

[Mark-T]

@mjb72 - Your design work is great!