Originally Posted by
kenneth
@DWSheffer,
Wow, thanks for posting that! Great to see. She was such a lovely woman. I always wonder how such decisions get made, such as choosing the different cover. It's quite similar of a pose and mood as the original cover, though I don't remember what she's wearing on the LP cover, or perhaps it's too dark to tell, so not sure if it's from the same photo session or not. Interesting though.
You know, what you say about the process of loading the reel and the tape into the feed [[or whatever you call it) reminds me of an interview I read of, I think, Jack White of the White Stripes. I think it was him who said he liked records because it forced the listener to be more involved with the music because of having to take out the record, find the correct side, and obviously not the kind of listening experience where it just plays continuously throughout the day like if you had Muzak piped into your home. I had never thought of that before, but I found it interesting. I think it was Jack White because I think it was when they put out a vinyl issue of one of their LPs with lots of "bells and whistles," like an etching on one side, maybe a track that played backwards, or other surprises like that. Of course I bought it!
When I used to go to rave or techno parties in the late 80s/early 90s in Detroit, there was one local record label that produced a lot of 12" singles which had similar gimmicks. I think several of the Detroit "hometown heroes" recorded for that label, like Kenny Larkin, if I'm remembering his name correctly. There was one record that played from the inside of the record to the outside, one that I think had 2 spindle holes and would play a different song based on which way you loaded the record, and other fun things like that. I forget the name of the label but I saved all those 12" singles even though I eventually dumped most of my techno collection. [[That music just does not age well at all!) Fun to collect that kind of stuff.
Thanks again!
K
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