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squeeeb · 08-01-2007, 05:18 PM

listen up kids, many years ago, we had things called "records." i miss them.

yes, the music quality is better on cd, and yes, cd's don't scratch and get all "popcorny," HOWEVER....

records came with record album covers. and they were cool and fun, and they were art, and they were puzzles.

the rolling stones "sticky fingers" had a real zipper on the cover.

alice cooper's "billion dollor babies" was a giant billfold, and when you opened it, there was a huge billion dollor bill inside that you could take out.

the led zepplin record with stairway to heaven on it, when you opened it up, there was a picture with an old guy standing on a rocky cliff watching a woman climb up. if you held the rocks up to a mirror, there was a horned skull right there. oooooh, spooky...

the pink floyed "wish you were here" album...the inside jacket cover had this wierd picture of a close up shot of a hankerchief floating in a field of green grass. if you looked "through" the hankerchief, there was a topless woman standing there. no one ever sees it, but once you see it, you can't help not seeing it. optical illusion, and cool topless chick which is awesome when you are 13.

cheech and chong's "big bamboo" came with a giant rolling paper.

queen live killers had all those cool photographs, as did the rolling stones "hot rocks" albums had cool liner notes, some album covers were sheer art, like elton john's "mr fantastic."

cd's are great technologically, but i miss the fun and art and whimsy of album covers. too bad they can't make cd's with huge cool album covers, and we could have the best of both worlds....

does anyone have a record album cover they really liked, or that was different or cool? do any cd's come with anything cool like that?

08-01-2007, 05:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	i miss records: why they were better than cds listen up kids, many years ago, we had things called "records." i miss them. yes, the music quality is better on cd, and yes, cd's don't scratch and get all "popcorny," HOWEVER.... records came with record album covers. and they were cool and fun, and they were art, and they were puzzles. the rolling stones "sticky fingers" had a real zipper on the cover. alice cooper's "billion dollor babies" was a giant billfold, and when you opened it, there was a huge billion dollor bill inside that you could take out. the led zepplin record with stairway to heaven on it, when you opened it up, there was a picture with an old guy standing on a rocky cliff watching a woman climb up. if you held the rocks up to a mirror, there was a horned skull right there. oooooh, spooky... the pink floyed "wish you were here" album...the inside jacket cover had this wierd picture of a close up shot of a hankerchief floating in a field of green grass. if you looked "through" the hankerchief, there was a topless woman standing there. no one ever sees it, but once you see it, you can't help not seeing it. optical illusion, and cool topless chick which is awesome when you are 13. cheech and chong's "big bamboo" came with a giant rolling paper. queen live killers had all those cool photographs, as did the rolling stones "hot rocks" albums had cool liner notes, some album covers were sheer art, like elton john's "mr fantastic." cd's are great technologically, but i miss the fun and art and whimsy of album covers. too bad they can't make cd's with huge cool album covers, and we could have the best of both worlds.... does anyone have a record album cover they really liked, or that was different or cool? do any cd's come with anything cool like that? __________________ onward to mayhem!