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  • Historic And Controversial Album Covers-part Three - In our last of a three-part series about album cover art, let’s again examine a few controversial album covers. It seems that a major retailer in the U.S. wields a lot of power and influence. When “John Cougar Mellencamp” released his 1996 album called “Mr. Happy Go Lucky,” a picture on the cover of Jesus and the devil had to be changed. Since it did not affect the music and he did not design the cover, Mellencamp obliged and changed the cover to appease the previously named major retailer.
  • Beach Wedding Album Favors - Themed weddings have been gaining more and more popularity and beach weddings are really considered to be highly unique, fashionable, and romantic. Having a beach themed wedding is the next best thing to actually getting hitched on pristine white sand next to crashing waves. If you have decided to go all out and have a beach themed wedding celebration then it’s important that you coordinate everything from color schemes to decoration styles in order to make it perfect and to impress your guests with your decorating prowess. There is no possibly better way to remember your wedding than with a great photo album where you can place all of your favorite pictures.
  • Historic And Controversial Album Covers-part Two - In part one of our article series (one of three) about famous album cover art, we discussed a couple of iconic Beatle album covers and some controversial album covers by other artists. Let’s continue our discussion with part two of our series. The Rolling Stones make our list for their 1968 album called “Beggars Banquet.” It was the first cover not to feature a band photograph; instead the Stones’ decided to use a picture of an unsightly, filthy bathroom with graffiti-laced walls. The record label in the U.K. (Decca) and the U.S.
  • With the Beatles Album Review - With The Beatles may be the least known and least talked about of all Beatles albums (if it's not Beatles For Sale.) It was their second album released, after Please Please Me, so it doesn't have the distinction of being their first album. It also doesn't have the distinction of being their first truly formed great album (which was their 3rd album A Hard Day's Night.) But that's not to say it's not a good album, it does contain some great Beatles classic. It was ranked #420 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the greatest 500 albums of all time released in 2003. The album was released in the UK in 1963 but was not officially released in the United States until 1987 as the early Beatles albums in the US were cut & paste jobs.
  • The Beatles Double Album Turns 40 - The Beatles had released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band & Magical Mystery Tour in 1967. Both had outlandish covers and a focus on psychedelic music.
  • Album Cover Art-Part Two - Album cover art software allows you to explore this pop phenomenon In the last article, we discussed some of the elements of album cover art and I would like to continue the discussion with some more details and an...
  • The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper Album Steals The Show - As we continue our discussion with Gary Freiberg (www.RockArtPictureShow.com and www.VinylRecordDay.org), let’s pick up where we left off and continue detailing the poll that was conducted at the Vinyl Record Day web site and specifically, the album that was voted to be the number one album cover of all time, the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper” album. The album was groundbreaking because up until then album covers were pretty standard, a picture of the artist (usually a head shot) or group or a specific setting, for example, maybe a jukebox surrounded by teens.
  • CD Covers - Brighten Your Corner of the World - Album art as reflected in the covers for major musical releases has become almost as much of a collector's item as the music release itself.
  • Preserve And Display Your Album Cover Art - In this introduction to a four part series about album cover art we will explore several elements of this creative and personal art form with Vinyl Record Day Founder and album frame innovator Gary Freiberg. (www.RockArtPictureShow.com & www.VinylRecordDay.org) We’ll look at historic and controversial album covers, the differences in album cover framing, learn about a growing organization called Vinyl Record Day and see what’s in the future for album cover art.

  • Personalize Your CD Covers With Free Cover Art - Do you have music CDs or DVDs that you have downloaded? One of the best ways to preserve your CD or DVD is with CD covers. If you want a way to organize your music collection, try making your own CD covers and labels. Personalizing your CDs is fast, easy and affordable. Even if you want the original album cover on your CD you can download and print your own. If that is not your passion there is album art to match any imagination or desire. If you have an eclectic music or DVD library you can categorize it by printing the art in different colors for the different genre. Whatever theme or style you choose, making your own CD covers is a snap.
  • How To Make A Scrapbook Album For A Baby Boy - You have just become the proud parent of a baby boy. Whether this is your first child or not, you’ll want to commemorate this special event by creating a baby scrapbook. It’s easy and fun to find creative ideas for scrapbooking your son. The first thing that you need to think about when it come to making an album for your new baby boy is how detailed you would like the scrapbook to be. There are a variety of different sizes you can choose from when it comes to selecting albums, so make sure, if it is going to be detailed, that you consider a larger size, such as a 12 x 12 album. Now, when you start organizing and planning all the scrapbooking ideas that you might have, you should really start from the very beginning – such as when you were pregnant.
  • A Review Of Revolver By The Beatles - 1966's Revolver is seen by many Beatles fans as their very best album. As an example of it's extreme popularity is it's current 4.47 rating on the Rate Your Music website which is the highest of any Beatles album. The album includes some of The Beatles best known songs including "Eleanor Rigby" & "Yellow Submarine" and it also includes some of their most experimental songs, in particular "Tomorrow Never Knows" which closes the album in futuristic fashion.
  • Roger Dean- Album Cover Artist And Designer - Ever since Alex Steinweiss designed album covers for Columbia Records in the 1940’s, many famous artists and designers have also designed iconic and stylish album cover art.
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles 1967 album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is perhaps the most legendary album in rock music history. So much has been said about it that it is considered by quite a few music critics to be overrated. While I can understand that view, I do not think it is overrated. It's not my favorite Beatles album ever, that is The White Album, but it is probably the most perfect album they ever did.
  • Alex Steinweiss - Creator Of Album Cover Art - At age 23, the “Godfather” of album cover art, Alex Steinweiss accepted a job to design promotional materials for Columbia Records. What would happen next would revolutionize the music industry, specifically vinyl records, when he invented the illustrated album cover. A rather obvious, but brilliant, idea was to create a titillating graphic package that would, not only protect the record, but advertise the artist and the music contained therein (prior to this, records were sold in plain, undecorated wrappers). “Records used to be relegated to the back of the stores that sold refrigerators and stoves. You’d go to the counter and ask for the title you wanted,” recalled Steinweiss.
  • Magical Mystery Tour Album Review - The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour album is not as well known as Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Revolver, Rubber Soul, The White Album, Abbey Road, Let It Be, A Hard Day's Night, or Help! but in some ways it's among their greatest albums.
  • Album Cover Art History - Forty Years That Changed Society - In part two of our four-part discussion with Vinyl Record Day Founder and vinyl businessman Gary Freiberg ( http://www.RockArtPictureShow.com & http://www.VinylRecordDay.org ), we focus our attention on the history of album cover art. CDs and computer files fail to give an artist or group a proper canvas in which to display their visual art, to help create an image of who the group is. After all, not everyone buys a record strictly for the music. “Album cover art historically catered to recognizing some customers will purchase an album just for the cover art,” said Gary Freiberg.
  • A Review Of 2008's That Lucky Old Sun - Brian Wilson's latest solo album That Lucky Old Sun contains some truly charming musical moments but you may have to wade through some cheese to get to them.
  • Lovely Wedding Photo Albums - Photographs are the only known ways of capturing moments and transforming them into a concrete, irreversible memory. Be it your childhood, your first high school crush, your school base ball team, your first day as a freshman, your day of graduation, your engagement, your wedding, every photograph has a story to tell Unless you get misled, it should be understood that wedding albums are not one of those essential requirements, without which a marriage cannot proceed smoothly. However, talking about necessity, wedding albums are practical necessities, if you desire to keep the concrete memories of your wedding day, preserved and safe.
  • Historic And Controversial Album Covers-part One - When CD’s were first introduced in the early 80's, they were the “next best thing” in the music world.
  • A Hard Day's Night by the Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night was The Beatles 3rd album. It was released in 1964 at the height of Beatle-mania and of course it was the soundtrack to the movie by the same name. It was the #1 album in the UK for 21 weeks. The US version was #1 in the US for 14 weeks. It was The Beatles first truly great album and it was their first album to feature all original songs.
  • The Future Of Album Cover Art - As we conclude our four-part article series on album cover art, let’s to peer into the future and see what lies ahead for vinyl records and album cover art. Joining us again for our discussion is Vinyl Record Day Founder and vinyl businessman Gary Freiberg (www.RockArtPictureShow.com www.VinylRecordDay.org). “The introduction of the compact disc and of course the new required player was nothing new in the history of recording.
  • How To Get A Unique Wedding Album - Your wedding album is one of the most important elements of your wedding and will be a lasting reminder of your special day that you will be able to enjoy for many years after the day. Wedding albums also often become family heirlooms, being passed on from one generation to next, and form an important part of a family's history.
  • So Many Scrapbooking Album Themes To Choose From - Most beginners start their first scrapbook as a chronological album. They have sorted their photos according to date, and start scrapbooking each event in order. However, there are so many other scrapbooking album themes you could use. Don't limit yourself to just a chronological album. A themed album centered on one topic can inspire you and create a wonderful keepsake for years to come. Scrapbook album themes are nearly limitless when you consider all the topics available to choose from. You could create an album on something as universal as a wedding album, or you could get even more specific to your life and create one centered on a family member, such as, your mother or grandmother. Let's look at a few of the more common scrapbooking album themes.
  • A Hard Day's Night: The Album - Many people think of The Beatles classic film when they hear "A Hard Day's Night" but the soundtrack album by the same name was a huge step forward for the band's songwriting. Their first two albums included only 8 original songs each (along with 6 covers) and quite a few of those originals were not particularly good. A Hard Day's Night was all originals (no covers) and for the most part these songs were a huge improvement over their previous originals. From the first distinctive chord of "A Hard Day's Night" the album has it's own special feeling. High energy & classic songwriting.
  • Scrapbooks: Choosing Albums and Page Protectors - To get started scrapbooking you need to make a choice about the size and type of album you want to use. The most popular scrapbook album size is 12" x 12.
  • Squeeze Biography And Top 10 Songs - I started listening to Squeeze when I was about 7 or 8 because I remember buying Take Me I'm Yours at a flea market (I used to go to look for old original records) for about 25p on cassette single, and I remember buying it just because I liked the cover art. At another flea market pretty soon after I got the Squeeze album for about 75p and ever since then have loved their music.
  • Creating Your First Scrapbook - Your honeymoon in Hawaii was simply an occasion made in heaven. You've just spent 2 weeks in the most beautiful tropical paradise you've ever been to, and now you'd like to capture those memories in one handy, convenient place. Your friends are suggesting that you start a scrapbook album, but you don't even know how to make one! Scrapbook albums can be a lot of fun to make, even if you have never tried one before. So how exactly do you make scrapbook albums? Let's look at the process, step-by-step.
  • Vinyl Art - A New Canvas - Album cover art has a fascinating and long history. From the days of Alex Steinweiss to pop artists like Andy Warhol and Roger Dean, album cover art has evolved; with some highly praised covers (i.e. the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper LP) to the controversial, including Jimi Hendrix’s “Electric Ladyland” that featured nude women. But using old, generally unplayable vinyl records (LP’s) as a canvas, artist Daniel Edlen is creating one-of-a-kind ‘Vinyl Art’ masterpieces, adding a new dimension to the art of vinyl albums. I spoke with Daniel about his love of art and music and how he is able to merge the two on the unique canvas of a vinyl record. “My Dad introduced me to records with the Beatles’ “Revolver” album,” explained Daniel. “My Mom volunteered for the local library, running the used book sales.
  • The Beatles Original 13 Studio Albums - The Beatles released 13 official studio albums from 1963 to 1970. What follows is a short "review" of each of these 13 albums. In my view as a true Beatles fanatic every single on of these albums should be a part of your collection eventually. But there are definitely some albums that are more essential than others. Please Please Me (1963) - The Beatles very first album has some great songs on it including the title track, the opening track "I Her Standing There," and the great cover "Twist & Shout" but it also has a much higher percentage of clunkers than most Beatles albums.
  • Calling All Fans of Music and Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi is a popular hard rock band from New Jersey. It was formed in 1983 and over the past 25 years, the band has sold over 140 million albums worldwide. The original lineup consisted of keyboardist David Bryan, lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, bassist Alec John Such, drummer Tico Torres and guitarist Richie Sambora. However, Alec John Such moved out of the band in 1994 and Hugh McDonald was asked to join the band. The rest of the lineup has remained same for the past 25 years.
  • Beck's Modern Guilt - Track by Track - Beck's new album Modern Guilt to be released in the United States on July 8th is his 3rd album of the past 4 years.
  • A Return to the Classic Latin Hymns - Throughout history, the classic Latin hymns have been an important part of the Catholic faith. Two thousand years of musical development have produced a variety of hymns that encompass settings for every imaginable purpose and time. At one time, many of the hymns were quite well known and served as a vibrant part of the liturgy. These hymns still represent an important portion of the faith experience and can provide tremendous blessings to believers as well as their families. In the last few decades, the hymns have not been as well known as they once were in the history of the church. That is certainly set to change as The Priests will be releasing their debut album in the fall.
  • Naked Vinyl Cover Art- Selling Sex And Music - As we continue our look at ‘naked vinyl’ album cover art, let’s explore two other companies who capitalized on the fad and what has transpired since. In the last article, we discussed two West Coast record labels that were prolific and utilized ‘naked vinyl’ to sell their record albums. Not to be outdone by their counterparts, many East Coast record labels followed suit. None were more successful than the Davis and Que record labels and both of them focused on saucy songs and risqué nude cover art. Davis, in particular, had a cavalcade of stars that would churn out ‘double entendre’ songs that had been popularized on the Vaudeville stages.
  • The Career and Music of Rihanna - Rihanna, born in 1988, is a singer from Bardados. She shot to fame in 1995, with her hit album, Music of the Sun. She is currently signed to the Def Jam Recordings label, and is the second Barbadian singer to have received a Grammy award. Riding on her fame, she quickly released the a new single that featured the popular hit song "A Girl Like Me". The song quickly gained immense popularity and was frequently aired by major radio and TV stations. Her third album was released in 2007. It did even better and had six hit singles.
  • Oasis' 7th Album: Dig Out Your Soul - Oasis' 7th album is this year's Dig Out Your Soul. While most Oasis fans were satisfied with their last album, Don't Believe The Truth, it wasn't much of a step forward artistically. Dig Out Your Soul on the other hand is a huge leap forward. It is the sound of Oasis confidently moving out of their comfort zone into more experimental songwriting, arrangements, and production. And it's because of that new direction that Dig Out Your Soul is a very exciting album and a very good album.
  • Naked Vinyl Cover Art- Selling Music And Sex - Part one When we look back at album cover art throughout the years, it is kind of ironic that some album covers that are released these days can cause such an uproar because they may have a nude image on them or sexual suggestive scenes. But ‘naked vinyl’ started a long time ago, and, in fact, sold many, many records before it was decided that it is offensive. In this two-part article series, let’s explore some of the more interesting facets of ‘naked’ album cover art and erotica. There is an age-old adage in the marketing world that ‘sex sells.
  • Mark Ronson's Singular Trip Down Grammy Road - 32-year old Mark Ronson has attained a high level of achievement in the music industry: he is a producer, cover-artist, co-founder of Allido Records, and more importantly, one of the fastest rising stars in the business. After moving to New York with his parents at an early age, he took a liking to hip hop music and tried to start his own band. The project failed, so he started spinning disks on the DJ circuit in the early 1990’s. He soon became a regular in clubs all over New York City, incorporating the lively hip hop music found in the States at that time with the blossoming Brit-Rock music scene back in the UK.
  • Vinyl Record Collecting Alive And Well - According to a recent report from eBay, the online auction giant, they sell more than three million vinyl records each year.
  • The worst album sleeves ever - Top-selling artists should be able to buy themselves the best designers around. The record companies, you think, would owe them. They make millions every time they strum a few chords, gold is pouring out of them. And designers? How many designers do we have? How many talented artists falling out of college with first class honours degrees. It's got to be a perfect marriage, great art, great music. No it ain't. Get a load of this from some of the biggest names in the business - Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed The pitch: 'We've got this turntable see . . . but instead of records on it we've got . . . other like roundy type things on it . . . like this clock face, and a tyre, a cake plate, and a film reel, and this like pizza type thingy . . . and on the top . . .
  • Graduation Scrapbook: Ideas For High School Graduation Memories - Is your child graduating this year? The time seems to go by so fast. It often seems like only yesterday that our graduates started kindergarten. Now they are graduating high school and will be off to college by fall. It's important to preserve and document those special final moments of high school in a graduation scrapbook. You may already have a school scrapbooking album for your child, but high school graduation memories can fill an entire scrapbook. Dedicate one album for this special occasion. It doesn't need to be a large album, but one that can accommodate professional portraits might be important if you plan to include the sittings for senior pictures. Senior pictures are usually taken the summer before a student's senior year. Still, they deserve a page in a graduation album.
  • Blur - icons, (or should that be Gnomes) of the Britpop era - Blur were icons of the Britpop era, intelligent, influential and commercially successful. They began life as Stone Roses' soundalikes but turned post Kinks in the 90s and led the Britpop invasion. After a modest single they were contacted by Morrissey producer Stephen Street who helped turn them into the best band of the decade.
  • Writing Tips to eBay Title - Trying to be helping your buyers find your auctions can be a truly daunting task. Most people only search eBay by title, not by description, and that means that you only have those 55 characters of the title to cover all the possible search terms. That’s not easy. In this email, I’ll give you few pointer Don’t bother with eBay clichés: There are plenty of eBay auction titles that say things like “Super rare camera wow look low price”. These are stupid things to put in your title, as no-one is going to search for them. Think like a buyer: If you were looking for your item, then what exactly would you type into that box? If you think it’d help, try searching yourself to find someone else selling your item. What were the first things you thought of typing?
  • 12x12 Scrapbook Albums: An Industry Standard? - Scrapbooking albums come in many sizes from 6x6, 8x8, 8 1/2x11 and the popular 12x12 format. Over the years as this hobby has become more and more popular, some album sizes have come and gone. The 8x10 album is much more difficult to find and so is the 12x14. Yet, the 12x12 has become the most common scrapbooking album available. Why Are 12x12 Albums So Popular? When the scrapbooking craze took off in the 1990s, Pioneer and Creative Memories, the predominant acid-free album manufacturers at the time, both offered 12x12 albums. This size gives you a square foot of space and seems perfect to give enough room for photos, journaling and a few embellishments. The most common size for snapshots is 4x6, and 12x12 accommodates that photo size very well. Yet, it can still handle portrait sizes like 5x7 and 8x10.
  • Mandy Moore Wild Hope - Wild Hope is fifth studio album by the American folk singer named Mandy Moore, first in four years. It was after that released through her new label, Firm Music, division of the EMI.
  • Wedding Album Photo Favors - Photos are timeless, photos are forever, and a picture is worth a thousand words. When you capture all the moments of your wedding and all the spontaneity in you and your guests, it’s impossible to keep the hilarious photos or moving photos to yourself. Sometimes, you simply have to share your joy and the memories that the photos incur. That’s why wedding albums make great favors or even thank you gifts after you’ve developed your photos. You can fill your album with pictures of you and your spouse or personalize each cover with a picture of you and each particular guest. Try leaving cameras out on the tables that your guests can take pictures with so that you can see your own wedding through others’ eyes.
  • Radiohead Album Overview - Radiohead has recorded seven albums in their career so far. Only their 1993 debut album, Pablo Honey, is not required listening for any true rock fan and even it has it's moments. Pablo Honey (1993) Their debut album is mostly known for "Creep." And at the time many people thought Radiohead would be a "one hit wonder." This was the height of grunge and Radiohead sounded more like a British answer to Nirvana than anything truly original to many people's ears at the time. And while Pablo Honey wasn't particularly original it did have some great songs.
  • What's hot on 50 Cent - His thirst to take over led him to start his own record label and clothing line, G-Unit, act in feature films and provide voice-over for popular video games. Not to mention owning 10% of Vitamin Water, later purchased by Coca Cola for $ 4.1 billion dollars. This man gets paid.
  • How To Make A Thanksgiving Scrapbook - Thanksgiving Day is a very special day when friends and families can get together and remember all the wonderful things that they can be thankful for. It is a time when we look back and reflect at life’s precious gifts. Whether you are young or old, there is always something that you are thankful for. Take a moment to look back and count all the blessings sent your way and start listing them. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to make a family scrapbook where everyone in the family gets a chance to contribute a page to the family scrapbook. Take some time to plan your Thanksgiving Scrapbook. Plan on whom you wish to contribute to this project.
  • Special Days Are Right At Your Fingertips - Special occasions such as weddings or birthdays are perfect for photo sharing. The events always involve friends and family, and dozens of snapshots are taken throughout the entire event. So many moments are captured -- whether it's a tender kiss between a bride and groom, or Uncle Al stuffing a whole piece of birthday cake into his mouth. Create albums for each event Most photo sites allow you to upload only those photos you would like to keep and arrange them in separate albums, making it easy to browse individual events.

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