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LeoVK


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I'm quite obsessive about making sure everything in my iTunes library has a picture associated with it so, occasionally, if I have some demos or unreleased stuff that doesn't have a picture-sleeve, I'll knock something together quickly for it.

Quite pleased with this one for Death Comes To Town. Not sure where I found the painting or who it is by, but I think it fits the mood quite nicely.

Anyone else ever do this...or is it just me? no

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-- Edited by LeoVK on Friday 29th of July 2011 05:02:06 PM

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That's really good and an effective approximation of a sleeve of that era. I know I'm biased, but I do think that in the early to mid 90s Pulp consistently produced some of the most outstanding and representative sleeves of any band I could name. Just sheer, bold, pop art brilliance.

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I thought I was the only one who obsessed over my iTunes being sorted completely.

I've gone so far as create full covers for each bootleg.

I might have to hold my head in shame?

 



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No no no! You folks are just aesthetes and more power to you!

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I confess to doing it for my bootlegs as well. Mostly just photos of the gigs - but channelling Peter Saville aways! I always thought, wouldn't it be great if a book company - say the one releasing Jarvis's Lyrics book, put a book together of all their sleeves, press shots etc. Kind of like the Pet Shop Boys book I have. Like sleeve said, the most tuned in band in regards to how they came across visually. You look back at it all, each kind of album had a look - the airbrushed look (his name escapes me at the moment..), the cardboard cutouts, then the Mayfair look......ahhh coffee table book just waiting to happen. Actually coffee table books are kind of souless. This one would be much better...maybe I should write a proposal for one......

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The great Philip Castle created The Sisters EP, DYRTFT and H'N'H artwork. The first two were pre existing works from the 70s, and a Japanese artist called Hideaki Kodama did the Lipgloss sleeve which is a favourite of mine. One of the best things I own is the original promo poster in a frame. Like you say there is a lot there for a large format book. I haven't heard of the PSB one you mention- what's it called?

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Found it. Looks interesting.

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I used to make my own sleeves for bootlegs where a sleeve did not exist. I'll upload them sometime.

Oh and that "Death Comes to Town" cover is really good.



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I'm another one who makes sleeves for Bootlegs.....I like getting shots from flickr tagged pulp, mainly.

As an aside - I actually work with the person who designed the 'Freaks' album sleeve. And a very nice chap he is!

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That is a good sleeve. What's he doing now?

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oh wow seductivebarry - yes tell us what he's doing now! Maybe you could do a small i/v with him?

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He's actually working as a graphic designer now at the same marketing agency as myself. He did the sleeve under a pseudonym.

He was doing sleeves etc as a top up for money more than anything else as he was also in a band - actually went on to be in two fairly famous bands - The Cravats being one of them.

There's an interesting story (well, for designers!) about how the sleeve was developed and whilst I must admit I can't remember it fully - it came from only being able to print in two colours - so he went for the effect he did just to see what it looked like as an experiement more than anything else - and ended up going with that one....

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Nice work


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