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i was going to post Trout Mask...
here's a few that i love:

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Basically, i like bold text, bright colors, and somewhat ambiguous imagery. i think the cover of my band's new album turned out pretty great:
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Pretty much everything John Baizley has done.

http://aperfectmonster.com/gallery/covers/
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jfrey wrote:Pretty much everything John Baizley has done.

http://aperfectmonster.com/gallery/covers/


look up the Gillian Welch....Harrow and the Harvest..... youtube...i think...where they go on about the printing process to do that design......the old time pressing fashion of STAMP STAMP STAMP !!!!!!

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jfrey wrote:Pretty much everything John Baizley has done.

http://aperfectmonster.com/gallery/covers/


Well I was gonna post a pic of a few of these I have on vinyl. But this saves me a lot of energy.
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Oh man, I love this thread.

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I have a lot of this thread on LP...

Makes me feels goods... Rustywire and DOS be killin...
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