stark and bland in contrast to the artsy album), these were stored in a round plastic disc with a handle on it … not unlike the early Tupperware used to transport cakes.
And this brings us to the album cover itself. This was art … right up there with Picasso. Except in my era, I think I would rather reference Peter Max. Max was all the rage, and rose to notoriety due to the use of his pop art paintings that were adapted for The Beatles’ feature film“ Yellow Submarine”, based on the hit song by the same name.
And speaking of high-brow art … remember those“ wide-eyed” kids by Keane? I think those devil children were in fact the inspiration for the movie“ Children of the Corn”. I had a series of those paintings on my bedroom wall and thought they were super cool. I used to stare in the mirror and try to make my eyes“ pop” that way, although try as I might, I only succeeded in looking like a freakishly surprised alien. What were we talking about again? Oh yeah … albums
Perusing the album cover was a national pastime … even beating out the ritualistic reading of the cereal box at the breakfast table. Many album covers were truly works of art and suitable for framing. In later years,