VHS or BETA: Bring on the Comets
Someone recently said to someone that album covers are browsed by thumbnail on a web page more than they are browsed by the cover in the store. This was one album cover that caught my eye as a thumbnail while browsing Amazon. It’s also probably why Ween’s Chocolate & Cheese is one of the most viewed covers on this blog too.
The distorted TV image with its wild colours fits the sound of the music which has a very 80s feel. I wonder if this wasn’t a photo lying around and when the band needed a cover it was an easy choice?
The TV image suits the band’s name which probably means nothing to their younger fans :)
The booklet also has band portraits treated with the TV fuzz. Not sure this really adds anything to the album. It’s also weird that the photos are credited to Wettig photography. Who seem to specialize in weddings?!
There is also the singles “Burn it all Down” & “Can’t Believe a Single Word” which uses a similar design treatment. I thought it was the same photo but it’s not. But it must have been take at the same time.
The designer Greg Foley is a bit of a super star, who is the creative director of the sexy Visionaire magazine. Here is an interesting interview with him on Cool Hunting.
And it’s always good to see the cover design translated to the official band site. Nice touch with the transition effect.
The band also has a video series documenting the making of the album.
stefan:
Argh! Update, I need more! I’m hoping for a best of ‘07 extravaganza!
# 23 Dec 07 at 5:38 am
Ash:
Updates coming very soon. Best of 2007 will be done in 2008 as we’re spending some time on that list :)
# 23 Dec 07 at 11:26 am
Down10:
This is clearly a tribute to the lost era of watching scrambled porn channels on cable TV. Well done and perfectly executed!
# 28 Dec 07 at 6:29 pm
Gavin:
Great cover
# 17 Feb 08 at 10:06 am
scotty:
being a t shirt designer I saw this and loved it… bought the cd. IT SUCKED.
# 20 Mar 08 at 4:16 pm
thiago:
really beautiful cover!
good job here on this blog.
# 11 Jun 08 at 2:06 pm
Ben:
Yeah, Scotty… spot on. Saw this artwork… loved it… awesome tie in with the name. Saw they were playing live in Melbourne THAT NIGHT. So I thought… bugger it… I’ll go down, single sounded OK, was EXTREMELY bored seeing them live and left half way in. $40 down the gurgler!
# 13 Jun 08 at 10:44 am
Abdullah:
Anyone what typeface that is.
# 06 Sep 08 at 8:55 am