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sunshadowpoet:

shynessisnice:

50 most beautiful album sleeves of the year.

I’ll endorse the Sonic Youth entry at the very least, and not even necessarily because of Sonic Youth (as that part mainly only influenced whether I encountered the album artwork sooner rather than later, let alone saw it printed in a bigger size [LP packaging]), thankfully.

I had no idea the sonic youth cover was by John Fahey. (my collecting of Baizley vinyls has expanded my musical knowledge in many directions, 9 months ago I wouldn’t have known who Fahey was).
Clearly though, the voters on NME were voting more on musical popularity than artistic merit. (Muse? Green Day? D: )

shynessisnice:

50 most beautiful album sleeves of the year.

I’ll endorse the Sonic Youth entry at the very least, and not even necessarily because of Sonic Youth (as that part mainly only influenced whether I encountered the album artwork sooner rather than later, let alone saw it printed in a bigger size [LP packaging]), thankfully.

I had no idea the sonic youth cover was by John Fahey. (my collecting of Baizley vinyls has expanded my musical knowledge in many directions, 9 months ago I wouldn’t have known who Fahey was).

Clearly though, the voters on NME were voting more on musical popularity than artistic merit. (Muse? Green Day? D: )

High Resolution Version from The Amateur Everything

oldtobegin:

(photo courtesy nurse_marbles)

anybody who lives in chicago has probably had the distinct pleasure of shopping for records AT dusty groove (in what seems to me to be an indeterminate neighborhood in between wicker park and ukranian village). like permanent or laurie’s planet of sound or metal haven, it has its own distinct feel and smell and quality of light; i don’t slam reckless because they know what the hell they’re doing too but these little places have an even more mom and pop feel that makes them feel like tiny treasures.

but you kind of expect mom and pop places to be a little more rinky dink, and until this week i had no idea what a classy fucking mail-order operation dusty groove runs. i’m sending a present to a friend who moved to california and knew they would have it. what i didn’t know was that they do free gift wrap with free notecards, and they send you tracking numbers and confirmations for your shipments without you having to request anything. they’ll backorder all kinds of stuff for you, no matter how long shot it is. their prices are great and their shipping is reasonable.

i can’t say i’m surprised, but i’m really impressed. they could get away with having a crappy web site and a great store, but they go that extra mile to make themselves relevant and give people even more of a reason to actually buy a damn record.

I don’t really remember it being that bright inside, but I do remember it being very hip, moreso than I was when I dropped in.

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