{"id":18030,"date":"2024-06-12T20:35:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=18030"},"modified":"2024-06-14T04:53:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T03:53:09","slug":"music-art-the-cover-art-of-blue-note-records-the-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=18030","title":{"rendered":"MUSiC\/ART: The Cover Art of Blue Note Records, The Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This arrived today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I already have the paperback edition of Volume 1. This smaller hardback version collates all of both volumes 1 and 2, obviating the need for me to seek out Volume 2 (which is both pricey and rare).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also means I can use my older larger Volume 1 to cut up and frame some groovy album cover prints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hardback edition is nice and robust. But it is<\/em> smaller. And that is<\/em> a pity. But it\u2019d be churlish to dock even half a star. This remains a very beautiful treasure trove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The old (right), and the new (left).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I just counted the covers, in both of the above editions. I may have over- or under-counted a bit? But the new one came out at about 435! The old one about 230.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I\u2019m glad I got the new one. As I already said, I no longer need search for rare and overpriced copies of Vol. 2. And I can now chop up my older copy for wall art. That\u2019ll take some doing, as it\u2019s a nice thing as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Francis Wolff\u2019s photos play their part.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Classy design.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Reid Miles remembered.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The young Reid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An influential legacy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Classic!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Defining bold.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cool signature.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The art of the album cover.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Andy Warhol\u2019s work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And his spidery signature.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Blue Note really established a benchmark. For not just great music, but a unified aesthetic, across the whole gamut: beautiful music, beautifully recorded and produced, and beautifully packaged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To this day the many productions of the Reid Miles dominated era remain a high water mark in the area of sympathetic artistic cross-disciplinary homogeneity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as the discerning ear can revel in the beauty of great musicians captured masterfully on recordings, so too the discerning eye can peruse with exquisite pleasure these wonderful visual creations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This arrived today. I already have the paperback edition of Volume 1. This smaller hardback version collates all of both volumes 1 and 2, obviating the need for me to seek out Volume 2 (which is both pricey and rare). It also means I can use my older larger Volume 1 to cut up and … <\/p>\n

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