Dezinyl
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Dezinyl
@dezinyl.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Just a quick introduction:
I’m Patrick. I’m a design educator who loves vinyl records. I started this account to share the stories behind album cover design—highlighting the artists, designers, photographers, etc. who contributed to the greatest covers in music history. #vinylsky #vinylrecords
I’m Patrick. I’m a design educator who loves vinyl records. I started this account to share the stories behind album cover design—highlighting the artists, designers, photographers, etc. who contributed to the greatest covers in music history. #vinylsky #vinylrecords
On the tenth-anniversary release of The White Stripe’s fourth album, “Elephant,” Meg White’s dress has been switched from white to black—literally no longer a white stripe on the album cover.
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thewhitestripes
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thewhitestripes
January 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
On the tenth-anniversary release of The White Stripe’s fourth album, “Elephant,” Meg White’s dress has been switched from white to black—literally no longer a white stripe on the album cover.
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thewhitestripes
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thewhitestripes
Just a quick introduction:
I’m Patrick. I’m a design educator who loves vinyl records. I started this account to share the stories behind album cover design—highlighting the artists, designers, photographers, etc. who contributed to the greatest covers in music history. #vinylsky #vinylrecords
I’m Patrick. I’m a design educator who loves vinyl records. I started this account to share the stories behind album cover design—highlighting the artists, designers, photographers, etc. who contributed to the greatest covers in music history. #vinylsky #vinylrecords
January 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Just a quick introduction:
I’m Patrick. I’m a design educator who loves vinyl records. I started this account to share the stories behind album cover design—highlighting the artists, designers, photographers, etc. who contributed to the greatest covers in music history. #vinylsky #vinylrecords
I’m Patrick. I’m a design educator who loves vinyl records. I started this account to share the stories behind album cover design—highlighting the artists, designers, photographers, etc. who contributed to the greatest covers in music history. #vinylsky #vinylrecords
Artist David Gambale, aka World B. Omes, created the airplane illustration for the cover of The Beastie Boys’ debut album, “Licensed To Ill” with water-soluble crayons. Interestingly, the plane’s tail number (“3MTA3”) reads “EATME” when looked at in reverse.
#vinylrecords #albumcover #beastieboys
#vinylrecords #albumcover #beastieboys
January 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Artist David Gambale, aka World B. Omes, created the airplane illustration for the cover of The Beastie Boys’ debut album, “Licensed To Ill” with water-soluble crayons. Interestingly, the plane’s tail number (“3MTA3”) reads “EATME” when looked at in reverse.
#vinylrecords #albumcover #beastieboys
#vinylrecords #albumcover #beastieboys
The cover of The National’s fifth studio album, “High Violet” (2010), is a photograph of a sculpture entitled “Untitled (Binding Force),” made by American installation artist Mark Fox (who is also Matt Berninger’s second cousin).
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thenational
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thenational
January 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The cover of The National’s fifth studio album, “High Violet” (2010), is a photograph of a sculpture entitled “Untitled (Binding Force),” made by American installation artist Mark Fox (who is also Matt Berninger’s second cousin).
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thenational
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thenational
Did you know that Storm Thorgerson placed 700 real cast iron hospital beds on a beach for Pink Floyd’s “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” cover shoot? Now you do!
#vinylrecords #albumcover #pinkfloyd
#vinylrecords #albumcover #pinkfloyd
January 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Did you know that Storm Thorgerson placed 700 real cast iron hospital beds on a beach for Pink Floyd’s “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” cover shoot? Now you do!
#vinylrecords #albumcover #pinkfloyd
#vinylrecords #albumcover #pinkfloyd
In 1969, Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger first asked artist M.C. Escher to design a cover for the album "Let It Bleed," but Escher declined, so Keith Richards hired Robert Brownjohn, a close friend, to design the cover.
#vinylrecords #albumcover #rollingstones
#vinylrecords #albumcover #rollingstones
January 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In 1969, Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger first asked artist M.C. Escher to design a cover for the album "Let It Bleed," but Escher declined, so Keith Richards hired Robert Brownjohn, a close friend, to design the cover.
#vinylrecords #albumcover #rollingstones
#vinylrecords #albumcover #rollingstones
For the cover of Oasis' debut, "Definitely Maybe," Noel Gallagher drew inspiration from the back cover of the 60s Beatles compilation, “A Collection of Beatles Oldies”, where the Fab Four are hanging around a Japanese hotel room.
#vinylrecords #albumcover #oasis
#vinylrecords #albumcover #oasis
January 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
For the cover of Oasis' debut, "Definitely Maybe," Noel Gallagher drew inspiration from the back cover of the 60s Beatles compilation, “A Collection of Beatles Oldies”, where the Fab Four are hanging around a Japanese hotel room.
#vinylrecords #albumcover #oasis
#vinylrecords #albumcover #oasis
The Strokes' sixth album, "The New Abnormal" (2020), features a cropped version of the 1981 Jean-Michel Basquiat painting, "Bird on Money" for the cover art. The album's title was inspired by a quote from former CA governor Jerry Brown amid the 2018 wildfires.
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thestrokes
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thestrokes
January 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The Strokes' sixth album, "The New Abnormal" (2020), features a cropped version of the 1981 Jean-Michel Basquiat painting, "Bird on Money" for the cover art. The album's title was inspired by a quote from former CA governor Jerry Brown amid the 2018 wildfires.
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thestrokes
#vinylrecords #albumcover #thestrokes
Did you know that the cover image for Pearl Jam’s album “Binaural” shows a photograph of the Engraved Hourglass Nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope? Now you do!
#vinylrecords #albumcover #pearljam
#vinylrecords #albumcover #pearljam
January 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Did you know that the cover image for Pearl Jam’s album “Binaural” shows a photograph of the Engraved Hourglass Nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope? Now you do!
#vinylrecords #albumcover #pearljam
#vinylrecords #albumcover #pearljam
Did you know that Malaysia banned the classic Jimi Hendrix Experience album "Axis: Bold As Love" in 2014 — 47 years after it was first released — for showing the band with the Hindu deity Vishnu? Now you do!
#vinylrecords #albumcover #jimihendrix
#vinylrecords #albumcover #jimihendrix
January 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Did you know that Malaysia banned the classic Jimi Hendrix Experience album "Axis: Bold As Love" in 2014 — 47 years after it was first released — for showing the band with the Hindu deity Vishnu? Now you do!
#vinylrecords #albumcover #jimihendrix
#vinylrecords #albumcover #jimihendrix
Wasn’t getting good vibes on Insta anymore, so I’m going to give this a try.
January 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Wasn’t getting good vibes on Insta anymore, so I’m going to give this a try.