JohnnyTheFoxes
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Big into blues/rock and imaginative poetry. An analogue man in a digital world. I don't know what the question is, but the answer is vinyl, and the printed word and a bit of photography. There's enough for all, but the rich want it all.
Jethro Tull "Thick As A Brick" 1972 A concept album with a 12-page spoof village newspaper as the 'concept', namely the 'St Cleve Chronicle'. The LP is prog-rock on steroids, a continuous piece of music. It has been said that the newspaper took longer to make than the album.
Alex Harvey performing with Tear Gas (which subsequently morphed into The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) at London's Marquee Club, 1972. Photo@ Fin Costello/Referns.
"Winter Morning, Ingram Crescent" 2022. Ian Archie Beck.
Genesis, (l-r) Steve Hackett, Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, Photographed by Govert De Roos in Amsterdam, June 16, 1976.
Bob Dylan at ease in his suite at London's May Fair Hotel, May, 1966. He was on his historic world tour. This was the tour where Dylan and the Hawks (later to be The Band) plugged into their amps & turned up the controversial juice. And in doing so, shocked the folk world. Photo: Barry Feinstein.
Debbie Harry, performing with Blondie at Glasgow's Apollo Theatre, May, 1977. This was the start of Blondie's first UK tour. They were the opening act for Television, who were another famous New York band. Photo: Jill Furmanovsky.
Big Brother and the Holding Company "Cheap Thrills" 1967 The album was to have been called "Sex, Dope, And Cheap Thrills" but Columbia objected, thus the shorter title. The striking artwork was by Robert Crumb. His design was meant for the back cover, as evidenced by the song titles & band personnel
Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain, taking a break at Nirvana's gig in Belfast's King's Hall, June, 1992. Photo: Getty/IP.
A brace of snaps I captured of the same Peacock butterfly this morning.
Bruce Springsteen "Born In The U.S.A." 1984 The album cover clearly takes its inspiration from the title. Strong American imagery of blue collar symbols, faded Levi's, faded baseball cap, and the quietly ornate cowboy belt. Against a backdrop of the red & white bars of 'Old Glory'.
I took this of a Small Tortoiseshell this afternoon.
"Nobody likes a stubborn independent woman. I'm not shaking my ass to be famous." Bonnie Raitt.
Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull ariving at a London court, in May, 1969. The pair had been arrested in a drugs bust (cannabis) at Jagger's Chelsea home earlier in the day. The photo shows them quite relaxed, despite facing court proceedings. They were both granted bail. Photo: Peter Kemp.
Pink Floyd performing at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 26th April, 1975. Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/Wireimage.
The Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed" 1969 The LP was to have been originally called "Automatic Changer", which, as you can see, the sleeve literally features an auto-change record payer. The last-minute name change was as simple as adding new lettering to the film can & the record.
Chuck Berry on stage at London's Rainbow Theatre, September 1972, playing his dependable Gibson ES-335. Berry was back in vogue at the time due to his 1972 cover version of the Dave Bartholomew song, "My Ding-A-Ling". It became Berry's only #1 US hit single, and a #1 in the UK as well.
Cream "Wheels Of Fire" 1968 The album's artwork was by Martin Sharp, the front & back consists of silver-grey psychedelic drawings. The inner gate fold has similar artwork in vivid orange, green, pink & yellow colours. The album was a #1 on the US Billboard 200 and a UK #3.
Photo from last year's Spraoi International Street Arts Festival in Waterford city. The festival is a mixture of dance, theatre, live music and other acts.
Gun N' Roses tearin' up the Roxy Theatre on L.A.'s Sunset Strip in March 1986. This gig was two days after they signed a record deal with Geffen Records. Photo: Marc Canter.
