Something a little different. c. 1970.

1972. Shot by Shawn in store.

1971. Shot by Shawn in store.

c. 1975. And there’s also “Changes One,” of course (1974):




A couple 45 sleeves from Ron Kane’s collection on Flickr.

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Who Are You, Polydor UK, 1978


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Pull Up To The Bumper, Island UK, 1981


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M, Danube, Stiff UK colored vinyl

A selection of typographic Folkways Records covers from the great collection the Smithsonian has put together. These are all from the 60s and 70s.



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A few selections from a collection of Bulgarian socialist-era album covers at ISO50, via Natasha Foote’s Pinterest.

1977. Shot by Shawn in store.

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1977. (Image via Vinyl Shipwreck.)

Damn. Interesting combination, too. 1974. (Top one shot by Shawn in store. Bottom via Music Stack.)