September 2020 Challenge Thread- The Gav-La’s

Day 27 - Labels

Modest Mouse - Strangers to Ourselves

Cool idea for the labels, with the key on the jackets.

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I love Jeremiah Green's drumming. I'd say he's the epitome of a musical drummer. He adds so much to the MM catalog with the choices me makes; his beats and fills are nearly always exactly what the song needs. I truly think he elevates Brock's writing.

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Day 27: “Labels”- picture those immortal circular label designs

Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets - S/T (His Masters Voice, 1957 First UK Sample/Promo 10" Pressing)

Decided to use todays challenge to highlight the legend that is....Nipper the dog. Nipper was from Bristol and gained his name from his habit of nipping on the back of peoples legs. He posed with the gramophone for the legendary painting which eventually became the logo for His Masters Voice (it still is, but in a more stylised version). Interestingly, Nipper's final resting place is a town I frequent (its where my local record store is), Kingston. He even has a street named after him, Nipper Street. This copy of Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets is on the HMV label and was a promo/sample copy from the estate of Tony Hall.

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Day 27: “Labels”- picture those immortal circular label designs

So I’m a big Smiths/Morrissey fan - one of the things I love was/is the attention to sleeves and label design - and although Morrissey is choosing some odd covers these days - he’s got a great knack of reactivating old label designs of years gone by throughout his solo career - so here’s 16 of them for you - spanning 1988 to 2020

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Day 27: “Labels”- picture those immortal circular label designs

Broken Social Scene - Hug of Thunder

I don't ask much of my labels- in fact, the main thing I want is to be able to QUICKLY AND EASILY see which side is A or B, disc 1 or 2, etc... without having to squint at the etching or anything. This album delivers that, so the label is a win.

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Day 27: “Labels”- picture those immortal circular label designs
Grateful Dead - Wake Of The Flood
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I love label art and secretly dream of being a graphic designer. I tend to favor a design that show of the actual record label (Capital, RCA, Blue Note, Mainstream, etc..) to labels that are more an extension of the albums art design but there are exceptions. My least favorite labels That slap their own label on what would be a nice reproduction.

Here is my best attempt at photographing one of my favorite labels. unfortunately I’m no @LeeVing (seriously, I appreciate your ongoing documentation of album labels It’s always a super interesting component of your “what’s spinning” posts).
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This label was their first for their newly created independent label, Grateful Dead Records; after leaving Warner Brothers. The “Grateful Dead” font is fantastic and that crow clasping the turntable spindle is tons of fun!
 
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