Muddy Water holding his first recording.  Recorded by Alan Lomax. Waters later told Rolling Stone:  “He brought his stuff down and recorded me right in my house, and when he played back the first song I sounded just like anybody’s records.  Man, you don’t know how I felt that Saturday afternoon when I heard that voice and it was my own voice. Later on he sent me two copies of the pressing and a check for twenty bucks, and I carried that record up to the corner and put it on the jukebox. Just played it and played it and said, ‘I can do it, I can do it.’”

Rock and Roll can save your soul

2,500 fans can’t be wrong!

 

The Cure?

Iggy Pop breaking more records

Gene Deitch, cover illustration!

Jean-Michel Basquiat

THE BOOM CASE!

The Undisputed Tooth (via)

My girl.

Russian revolutions

He’ll be doing this the rest of his life.

Sometimes labels do apply.

My pad or yours?

Burning Rubber Soul

A giant version of Tom Waits’ 2006 album Orphans:   Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastardshas been created as part of a unique art installation in   London. The Portobello RECollection opened last week on the Portobello Road in West London, transforming a 100 m long wall into a giant record collection charting the musical influences of the neighborhood. Artists Natasha Mason and Teresa Crawley asked residents for their input on which records they would like to see represented. The result is a colorful celebration of the neighborhood’s musical heritage prominently featuring Waits acclaimed three CD/7 album set . The installation is scheduled to be in place for six months, so get your picture taken with a giant Tom Waits album while you can.

James Dean.   James Dean.

Marlon (and Tito?)

I never wondered, but good to know.

Slim Gaillard and Bam Brown examined their Atomic Records release – Atomic Cocktail

Courtesy of Farbror Sid!

Tony’s Birthday Cake from the ladies in the office!!   Sweeet!

The King digs records too!!

Eat TO the beat.   Don’t EAT the beat!

Courtesy of Way Back Now! Lets Go!

Serge Gainsborough listens.

Turntable for five from DJ Mel James.

Brian Jones – just another fan at home catching up on the latest 45′s!

Cassius Clay checking out the latest from Sam Cooke (I like to imagine).

John listens

This one above is from an amazing site we just found called Vinyles Passion.   Check it out for much more of what we like!

Doesn’t this look like fun?   Now you can put yourself into one of your favorite LPCoverLover covers over at FunFaceCam.com. Check it out.   You’ll see yourself in a whole new light.   For better or worse.