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Album Cover Art-Part Two

Album Cover art software allows you to explore this emerging phenomenon

In the last article, discuss some of the elements of the album cover art and I would like to continue the discussion with some more details and a form on the album cover is a must for any fan of album cover art.

As I said earlier, many famous artists have been commissioned to design and produce the album covers. For example, the Rolling Stones and the pop artist Andy Warhol is famous for the art of album cover of the Stones "Sticky Fingers." According to history, at a party in 1969, Andy Warhol casually mentioned to Mick Jagger that it would be fun to have a real close on a cover of the album. A year later, Jagger proposed the idea of "Sticky Fingers. "But there was a flaw in the process of sending, the news zipper on the album stacked on top of him, causing damage to the vinyl record. The solution? The zipper had to be pulled down before the album was sent, then only dented the album covers. However, I never figured out how to maintain close to scratch the other disc is concerned. In addition, some departments stores refused to show the album, feeling it was risque and not family oriented because of the pants tight jeans model and the display rack. But this album is historic because it broke new ground and also saw the debut of the now famous Stones logo: a cartoon lips and tongue Jagger.

If you're a fan of Janis Joplin, then you probably know that the famous cartoonist Robert Crumb designed the cover for the album Joplin's "Cheap Thrills." This revered but misunderstood artist, drawing from the top as a favor to Joplin, who became friends in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood where both lived. They paid $ 600 for his work by Columbia Records, which later sold the artwork. Crumb was asked to do a cover of the Rolling Stones, but declined because did not like his music. Crumb is also the artist for the "Keep On" Truckin 'cartel and "Fritz the Cat" and has covered more than seventy to his credit.

The Internet is full of sites related to art and album cover are too numerous to list. There are sites dedicated to favorite Fan, decades rare and unusual and so special. Many users have turned to ebay to find lost works of art since childhood. However, I share a website and search the album cover artwork that is not only desirable but a necessity for any art lover.

I recently spoke Richard Nicol, program designers and owner of "Album Cover Finder. (Http: / / www.albumcoverfinder.com) The program has been available for more two years and is a blessing for anyone interested in the album cover art.
"Album Cover Finder allows users to not only find specific searches for album cover art interesting, but also allows the user to download selected songs from the release. I asked Richard for his fascination with the album cover art.

"I've always been interested and loved the cover art and album I wanted to create a database where users could not only see the album cover art, but also experience. The program allows the user to navigate through the cover art of a particular band and also allows users to download songs in particular through iTunes as well. The main feature is convenience, you can use iTunes not only receive more of an experience of music, but the art work very closely linked with the music and artists. "

But "Album Cover Finder "is more than just iTunes and album art. The program allows users to watch the work of art from different countries as well. Some of the works Art participating in a U.S. statement may be different from a statement from United Kingdom or German version, only adds to the experience. The program also allows users to review artists' biographies, read the comments of a particular release, and add the artwork to your iTunes library and iPod. "Album Cover Finder" also allows users to find additional cover art of an artist or band, a copy of the artwork has a clipboard and artist videos and tourist information applicable. "Album Cover Finder" is a fully functional search for album artwork and includes free updates for registered users and is available in http://www.albumcoverfinder.com.

Now I have only had the program for a week, but I have to admit that spending literally many, many hours watching historical artwork and listen to songs associated with the acts. This software is a strong "thumbs up" and is a "must have" program the scope of the album cover art connoisseurs and anyone with a fascination for art and music.

Needless to say, there can be much more written on the album cover art and the impact it has had on music and pop culture can not be summarized in a couple of items. There are plenty of books (in fact own spoken and illustrated naked vinyl and images used to try to sell records!) that album covers and details of the impact on pop culture and music.

In addition, there are so many websites and blogs related to art album cover are the many to list. Why there are even websites dedicated to the preservation of this treasured art and frame for display.

On the other hand, did you know that June 1, 2007 marked the 40th anniversary of liberation "the Beatles'" Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? "Not only is the release one of the most influential albums of all time musically, the cover art itself is an icon too.

I spoke with Gary Freiberg, owner and operator of http://www.rockartpictureshow.com on " Sgt. Pepper told me that the album broke new ground and challenged the industry. "Gary and I talked about album cover art and the influences it has had on our culture. I also spoke of a recent survey conducted http://www.vinylrecordday.org who voted for the sergeant. "Pepper" favorite album cover of the cover of all time. Gary is known worldwide for his work in the industry of the album cover art album with his patented framework record and his work has been cited and used by the Smithsonian, Home and Garden TV, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and thousands of satisfied clients from the Internet. And if you interested that his great album framed art, visit Gary http://www.rockartpictureshow.com and tell him you heard about an article published in http://www.isnare.com

About the Author

Author Robert Benson writes about rock/pop music, vinyl record collecting and operates
http://www.collectingvinylrecords.com
, where you can secure your copy of his ebook called “The Fascinating Hobby Of Vinyl Record Collecting.”
Robert can be contacted at robert@collectingvinylrecords.com

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