In 1955 RCA Victor released a Count Basie album – without a title – that had a beautiful Warhol portrait of the Count on the cover. The complete album was also released on 7 inch, in a great triple gatefold cover (EPC-1112). In Europe the […]
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Warhol on 45: Joe Newman – I’m Still Swinging
I’m starting a series of posts now about my single collection: Warhol on 45. First one in line is Joe Newman’s I’m Still Swinging. Warhol delivered a blotted line drawing, but whoever did the design has not been credited. Often you read that a difference […]
Exploring Andy Warhol’s Progressive Piano Cover Art
Let’s have a look at some great drawings for the Progressive Piano cover. As usual Warhol did a lot of different drafts for one singular project: with real piano keys or colored patches; with jacket & shirt sleeves or bare arms. After 10 years of […]
Happy 100, Lady Day!
The legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday was born on April 7th, 1915. So next week on Tuesday her 100th birthday will be celebrated. With of course a lot of new releases, among which one of my all time favourite albums: Lady In Satin. Looking very much forward to […]
Johnny Griffin – The Congregation – Blue Note 1580
Let’s complete the Blue Note trio, with Johnny Griffin’s The Congregation. I was lucky enough to buy an original copy with the 47W63Str address, for a reasonable price. Only reason that was possible: the record itself is in pretty bad shape, graded G+ only. If […]
Kenny Burrell – Blue Note 1543
The first Andy Warhol-Reid Miles collaboration on Blue Note was for the album Kenny Burrell, no title, Blue Note 1543. The album was released in 1957. The cover has a great drawing of Burrell playing the guitar. The original drawing can be seen in the […]
Kenny Burrell – Blue Lights – Blue Note 1597
I don’t really have one favourite Warhol cover, depends on my mood. There are several I like ‘the most’. The glorious blotted line drawing for Kenny Burrell’s Blue Lights, on Blue Note records, is a serious contender anyway. I was surprised when I saw what is […]
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