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1970s

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  • Absence 5 min read

    Absence

    Craig
    • • Deep Dive • Pink Floyd • Hipgnosis

    Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd - Two businessmen. One of them is on fire. And, did you know about the invisible man?

  • I See Us 4 min read

    I See Us

    Craig
    • • Deep Dive • Patti Smith • Robert Mapplethorpe

    Horses by Patti Smith - A Salvation Army shirt. A Frank Sinatra gesture. Twelve photographs. One afternoon in a New York apartment. And one important album cover.

  • It Came From A Rice Cooker 4 min read

    It Came From A Rice Cooker

    Craig
    • • Sleeve Notes • David Bowie • Pierre La Roche

    Aladdin Sane by David Bowie - The lightning bolt that appeared on millions of faces the night he died. It came from a rice cooker.

  • Unzip This 5 min read

    Unzip This

    Craig
    • • Controversial • Andy Warhol • Rolling Stones Records

    A Controversial look at the cover of Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

  • The Night Ziggy Landed 5 min read

    The Night Ziggy Landed

    Craig
    • • Deep Dive • Brian Ward • David Bowie

    The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie - He doesn't fill the frame. He's small, almost lost in the street.

  • Stolen From A Pub Toilet 3 min read

    Stolen From A Pub Toilet

    Craig
    • • Sleeve Notes • Fleetwood Mac • Herbert Worthington

    Rumours by Fleetwood Mac - The cover is boring. Two people, a light background, and a pair of wooden balls hanging like testicles.

  • Screaming From The Earth 6 min read

    Screaming From The Earth

    Craig
    • • Deep Dive • Eddie Hazel • Funkadelic

    Maggot Brain by Funkadelic - The cover disturbed me. The music surprised me.

  • Those Lines 6 min read

    Those Lines

    Craig
    • • Deep Dive • Factory Records • Joy Division

    Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division - The iconic cover isn't abstract art. It's a signal from a dead star.