Gatefold Part 1

I love records. I love listening to them. I love buying them. I love playing them. I love talking shit about them. But I must admit I have a weakness for one type of record in particular - THE GATEFOLD!!!! I am not sure what it is about them, I just reckon they look ace. Whether it is an early edition of a record that I have found after some serious crate digging or a flash new LP where the band\label has put in the extra effort & pressed on 120gram vinyl & packed it into a gatefold - they are all cool. If I am really lucky some of them even house a double LP's for my listening pleasure.

I have a bunch of gatefolds in my collection. I have taken some photos & have posted them below. I will post some more in the next couple of days. Some of my favourites include:

• Turbo Negro: Appocolypse Dudes - Not only one of the most rockin' LP's ever, but you open it up & the colours of the photo are just mesmerising
• Big Borther & the Holding Company: Cheap Thrills - I think Robert Crumb got paid something like $50 for his efforts on cover of this classic.
• Trapdoor Fucking Exit: Crooked Life - The 3rd LP (& best in my opinion) from these Swedes who named themselves after a super obscure New Zealand noise, art band

Long live the gatefold!!!!

Remember the 90's??

Well I used to be in a band in the 90's. I found a video tape with old footage & got a friend to dub it to DVD for me. I have now uploaded it to YouTube. Thats me screaming at the front. What I wanna know is why does some one have a construction helmet on in the crowd?

Collaborating

I drew this picture on a whiteboard the other day. When I came back it had turned into the second picture. The additions had been made by other people. I liked talking with them after about what they drew & why. The main thing that prompted their drawings was the stressed, concerned or even guilty look of my first drawing. I like the final product.