Album Cover of the Week – The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Album Cover of the Week: Arthur Lyman on Broadway

Folks, this one has it all. Matching outfits, leis, pants up to the belly button, at least three tubes of Brylcreem, a vibraphone (or is it a marimba?), and state of the art photo editing. It’s

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Album Cover of the Week: Jonah Jones, I Dig Chicks

Chris Holmes
posted on August 29, 2016August 30, 2016
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I Dig Chicks (Capitol Records ST/T 1193, 1959) is more properly billed to the Jonah Jones Quartet, but I’m not about to quibble. This cover is at once way too on the nose and supremely clever.

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Album Cover of the Week: Percy Faith and His Orchestra, North and South of the Border

Chris Holmes
posted on April 13, 2016May 4, 2016
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It’s been far too long since the last entry in this series, but I had to revive it for this quaint, mid-century beauty. It’s Percy Faith and His Orchestra, North and South of the Border

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Even More Bizarre Christmas Album Covers

Chris Holmes
posted on December 3, 2015March 31, 2016
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The third entry in my series on the most bizarre Christmas album covers ever is here to make your Yuletide

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Album Cover of the Week: Mahalia Jackson, I Believe

Chris Holmes
posted on February 10, 2015February 10, 2015
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From a 1966 reissue of Mahalia Jackson’s I Believe album, released on the Grand Award label (GA 265 SD). Original date of release was

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Album Cover of the Week: Shock Music in Hi-Fi by the Creed Taylor Orchestra

Chris Holmes
posted on September 30, 2013February 10, 2015
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My 2013 Halloween countdown kicks off with the cover to the 1959 novelty LP, Shock Music in Hi-Fi by the Creed Taylor

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Album Cover of the Week: Two Sides of Eydie Gormé

Chris Holmes
posted on August 12, 2013February 10, 2015
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In honor of the late Eydie Gormé, a look at two 1950s album covers featuring two of her distinct sides as a popular

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Album Cover of the Week: The Deviants, Ptooff!

Chris Holmes
posted on July 29, 2013February 10, 2015
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This week I look at the album cover from the Deviants' first LP - 1967's Ptooff! - in honor of recently passed frontman Mick

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Album Cover of the Week: The Billy Cobham/George Duke Band, “Live” On Tour in Europe

Chris Holmes
posted on May 13, 2013February 10, 2015
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The album cover for the Billy Cobham/George Duke Band's "Live" On Tour in Europe is every bit as freaky and funky as the music contained