Wow, this is great! Craig Braun was involved in some of my favorite albums (and favorite album covers) and I had no idea who he was - and I loved the photos, always cool to get a glimpse into a creative person's private world. "Sticky Fingers" as a tri-fold, who'da thunk it??
I always enjoy your posts, and this was one of the best. Thanks!
What a fantastic, well-researched read. Appreciate what it took to pull this together—to compose and photograph.
I’m a 50-year art director and music journalist — and I morn the loss of the tangible experience of studying an album cover while enjoying the music. It pulled you deeper into the artists world and vision.
Why would I want 35 different cover versions by Taylor Swift? — a move that had nothing to do with creative expression and everything to do with greed and blatant fan-grift. Very MAGA.
As a graphic designer, I was inspired by album covers to enter this profession. The Rolling Stones usually had pretty good album covers. My favorite is Some Girls. What about you?
Wow, this is great! Craig Braun was involved in some of my favorite albums (and favorite album covers) and I had no idea who he was - and I loved the photos, always cool to get a glimpse into a creative person's private world. "Sticky Fingers" as a tri-fold, who'da thunk it??
I always enjoy your posts, and this was one of the best. Thanks!
Thanks so much Hugh! Craig had so many cool ideas that never saw the light. The glimpse was amazing!
What a fantastic, well-researched read. Appreciate what it took to pull this together—to compose and photograph.
I’m a 50-year art director and music journalist — and I morn the loss of the tangible experience of studying an album cover while enjoying the music. It pulled you deeper into the artists world and vision.
Why would I want 35 different cover versions by Taylor Swift? — a move that had nothing to do with creative expression and everything to do with greed and blatant fan-grift. Very MAGA.
Thanks so much, Frederick! Definitely need to bring the tangible experience back in style.
More of this! Thanks!
This is so good! Thanks for sharing!
Loved reading this!!
A forever favorite in my collection ♥️
As a graphic designer, I was inspired by album covers to enter this profession. The Rolling Stones usually had pretty good album covers. My favorite is Some Girls. What about you?