tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post593715724496428430..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: Memories on the Record SleevesArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-78621420389453958932014-04-20T16:19:42.324-07:002014-04-20T16:19:42.324-07:00StMc -- I was including Grin albums so if you don&...StMc -- I was including Grin albums so if you don't include those as Nils Lofgren albums I may have never gotten any. Not sure now.<br /><br />Larry -- I don't really "advertise" my other blogs on TIO, but you can find them all listed on my Blogger profile page.<br />Some of the CD boxed sets have pretty good books and extras, but the average CD is lacking probably mostly due to the size factor. Cassettes were the worst.<br /><br />Lee<br /><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-2254566465359109222014-04-19T08:21:56.825-07:002014-04-19T08:21:56.825-07:00Lee-
This blog is hard to find! I could not find ...Lee-<br /><br />This blog is hard to find! I could not find it from your TIO page-had to go to McCarthy's blog to get a link back here!<br /><br />Cool theme...I'll try to catch up.<br /><br />As to album covers-yes, I have many that I have bought based on the cover, with varied results. Many more that I have bought on the basis of a review (better results).<br /><br />And the best of CD packages has never matched the charm of a gatefold album cover with a heavy stock lyric record sleeve!<br /><br />LarryDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-83413578130007114102014-04-06T06:44:55.215-07:002014-04-06T06:44:55.215-07:00It's basic but good Rock 'N' Roll from...It's basic but good Rock 'N' Roll from 1975, LEE, and one of my favorite debut albums. (His solo debut. Of course he'd recorded some earlier records with Grin, a band I also liked.)<br /><br />Some of the songs from that first album became staples in Nils' live shows, such as 'Back It Up', 'Keith Don't Go', and 'Rock And Roll Crook'. I think it's solid all the way through, without a single song I dislike. (My favorite though has always been 'If I Say It, It's So'.)<br /><br />You might be able to find some of those cuts at YouTube.<br /><br />I wish some label would release his double live album 'Night After Night' on CD, because I'd buy that in a heartbeat. I played the heck out of my old LP.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-16556750759835969732014-04-05T22:12:23.912-07:002014-04-05T22:12:23.912-07:00StMc -- It's hard to go wrong with a Metheny a...StMc -- It's hard to go wrong with a Metheny album. <br /><br />You've often mentioned the Nils Lofgren cover on your blog. I still don't think I've heard that album. I probably haven't heard much Lofgren since about his fourth album. I really do like his music. <br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-14954997541120330122014-04-05T19:41:16.748-07:002014-04-05T19:41:16.748-07:00>>... Did you ever notice the promotional pa...<i>>>... Did you ever notice the promotional paper protective record sleeves?</i><br /><br />Sure. What was that they used to call those cheaper records? Loss Leaders - I think that was the term Warner Brothers used.<br /><br /><i>>>... Did you ever buy an album solely on the appeal of the cover without knowing anything about the music?</i><br /><br />Yep. The double live album 'TRAVELS' by The Pat Metheny Group. I had never even heard of the guy before, but that led to a lifelong love of Metheny's stuffs.<br /><br />I'm sure there have been others as well, but 'TRAVELS' is the one risk I took that paid off the biggest for me.<br /><br /><i>>>... What are some of your favorite album covers?</i><br /><br />Number One is 'NILS LOFGREN', his first solo album, where he's standing in front of a circus advertisement and swilling Grand Marnier from the bottle.<br /><br />There are plenty others... Van Morrison's 'ASTRAL WEEKS'; Wes Montgomery's 'TEQUILA'; and The Brian Setzer Orchestra's 'THE DIRTY BOOGIE' to name just a few. <br /><br />Oh, The Pat Metheny Group's 'AMERICAN GARAGE' is really cool too. It makes me wanna take a road trip.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-80956081412658006502014-04-01T01:49:34.152-07:002014-04-01T01:49:34.152-07:00Unfortunately I haven't seen much of album cov...Unfortunately I haven't seen much of album cover art... the wiki link does have some very artistic examples. I think the ones that most CD's have aren't that creative. <br />Rajlakshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-34577943448156753002014-03-31T17:11:05.270-07:002014-03-31T17:11:05.270-07:00JoJo-- Cassettes were probably the worst. CD'...JoJo-- Cassettes were probably the worst. CD's have gotten better but you are right about that small print. Albums were the best. <br /><br />CW-- I was printing daring in some of my album purchases and rarely disappointed.<br /><br />Jerry -- Thanks for the boost.<br /><br />Teresa -- I still love to look at the covers of the albums I still own. There was something special about bringing home a brand new album still sealed in cellophane.<br /><br />Donna -- By the 70's when I started buying album I think they were maybe anywhere from $5.99 to $10.99. That's why I bought so many cut-outs. I'd get those from 25 cents to $2.99 up to $4.99 and I considered those bargains so I know the actual list price was more than that. Over the years I spent a fortune in LP's and far more for cassettes and CD's. I loved shopping for music.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-69862418372612564072014-03-31T13:31:11.337-07:002014-03-31T13:31:11.337-07:00I still can picture so vividly the Beatles first a...I still can picture so vividly the Beatles first album cover. That was really my beginning of buying albums. They were so expensive at (I think) 2.99 or thereabouts. Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-63867519549230368822014-03-31T10:05:16.902-07:002014-03-31T10:05:16.902-07:00I loved albums covers in my day. Even now as I see...I loved albums covers in my day. Even now as I see them in thrift stores, it brings on a feeling. <br /><br />See you at the A-Z.T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-11855082331184218662014-03-30T01:05:47.510-07:002014-03-30T01:05:47.510-07:00"Wrote By Rote" has been included in the..."Wrote By Rote" has been included in the A Sunday Drive for this week. Be assured that I hope this helps to point even more new visitors in your direction.<br /><br />http://asthecrackerheadcrumbles.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-sunday-drive_30.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-51102236002427818872014-03-29T06:23:07.042-07:002014-03-29T06:23:07.042-07:00When I was a kid, I rarely bought an album I hadn&...When I was a kid, I rarely bought an album I hadn't heard at least 3 singles off of. I was very paranoid about getting something I didn't like. That eased over time, but I still would never buy a record on cover art alone- or probably even as a factor. Yes, call me a barbarian...<br /><br />And the sleeves? If you wanted me to treat them with anything close to notice, there better had been lyrics on them.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-35447728384174712492014-03-29T05:23:50.703-07:002014-03-29T05:23:50.703-07:00Oh wow where do I start on LP cover artwork? So ma...Oh wow where do I start on LP cover artwork? So many that I love! Like London Calling, Boomtown Rats 'Fine art of surfacing', anything by ELO, wow if I keep listing them this comment will be too long! I like Elvis' 'How Great Thou Art' b/c they used a photo of a church in my hometown of Sandwich, MA. There was nothing like buying an album and seeing what treasures were inside. I can't even see the printing on CD inserts w/o a magnifying glass!!!!<br /><br />I probably purchased records w/o knowing what they sounded like in my punk rock days, but chances are I knew who the bands were or had heard at least one song. I was in radio in those days w/ my own show on my high school station so I was very much in the know of music.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com