Comments on: The One I Left Behind?

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:43:19 +0000

Adamski: de gustibus non est disputandum. I too love the zebra cover and, in another vein, the abstract cum Italia, on the Conte Candoli album for Bethlehem.

By: Michel

Michel — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:21:59 +0000

Adamsky, thanks for the link. Very funny !

By: ADAMSKI

ADAMSKI — Wed, 08 May 2013 07:55:07 +0000

Rudolf: I am very familiar with his work and I appreciate some of the imagination and humour, I LOVE the Max Bennett Zebra cover and the Sylvia Sims, Sylvia SIms Sings, typographical vortex is just amazing!! …..Mel Torme illustration using cars as an outline is just to darn clever, Songs By Mabel Mercer has been on my bedroom mantle for years, beautiful.
I’m afraid I can’t see the humour in the Happy Minors cover at all… I agree with don-lucky…just Creepy.
I guess even Burt bad a bad day (imho)

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Wed, 08 May 2013 06:15:41 +0000

ADAMSKI: the late Burt Goldblatt was a very versatile graphic artist/sleeve stylist with a special sense of humour not appreciated by everybody.

By: JasonH5

JasonH5 — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:38:10 +0000

I had the Helen Carr & Charlie Mariono 10″, but sadly let them go a couple years back….

By: ADAMSKI

ADAMSKI — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:57:18 +0000

Wow ! this ‘Happy Minors’ is a real horror of a cover!
maybe an entry for…
http://nicealbumshameaboutthecover.blogspot.co.uk
a very entertaining blog view of bad graphic design 🙂

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Mon, 06 May 2013 01:46:18 +0000

…Is it just me or is that cover illustration of the “Happy Minors” a little too creepy for a Jazz LP ?

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 04 May 2013 06:09:11 +0000

my experience is that buying at distance is easier than buying a record in hands. When one has a long sought item in hands, the glamour is less, one sees the imperfections and then the decision is too often made not to buy, with the inevitable regrets afterwards.
Happy Minors is a little gem. Esp. Brookmeyer is in great shape.