Ribbon mics, reel tapes, jukeboxes, tubes & radio transmission towers- the embodiment of old world recording cool.  Hell, we even have an "Olde World Records" in this bunch.  People have long  fetishized recording and audio gear, these labels are a testament to such interesting interests.

Being that it's been some time since I gave you all some found art, I've put together a gallery for you chock full of homespun goodness (badness?).  Here's a batch that has a bunch of customized LP covers, direct from Vinylandia...






Lovely piece here, I think it might even be more appropriate than the actual album cover...below is an original Aladdin Records comp that someone created an awesome pink cover for...

A few months back I got a real chuckle out of friend who has years of experience working some big time gigs at a couple of major labels. He thought the sticker blog featuring multiple Janet Jackson stickers was a riot.  He had helped with the albums design, including the stickers, but really didn't recall designing different stickers for it.  Here's a whole gallery of sticker variations, none of which are as fun as the Janet example, but they do provide anecdotal details regarding the chronology of hits, attempted hits, awards, milestones etc...

New York, Chicago, Sydney and beyond...

OK....to some there is an art to the bank label.  To others, it' a cost cutting measure...
For Phil, they're his birthday gift...