lostatsea Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I think I want to pick this up...or at least take a look at it In the early 1990s a renewed spirit of co-operation and do-it-yourself initiative took hold of the North American punk and hardcore scenes. The new DIY approach didn’t stop at booking your own tours and self-releasing records, now it involved putting together the very packaging for those records. Hand-gluing sleeves, silk-screening manila envelopes and raiding thrift stores for LP jackets that could be re-used became the norm. From there it was only a matter of time before anything could be used as a record cover: aluminum foil, burlap, vintage wallpaper, cereal boxes, tar paper. Anything and everything was up for grabs, especially as economies of bartering became more and more adventurous. DIY Album Art: Paper Bags and Office Supplies documents the innovative handmade packaging developed by labels such as Gravity, Bloodlink, File 13, Arcade Kacha, Tree, Donut Friends, Repercussion and Vermin Scum, as well as those that build on the tradition like Helicopter, Coreleone and Auxiliary. Culled from the personal collection of author J. Namdev Hardisty, the mastermind behind New Skateboard Graphics, the albums featured in DIY Album Art laid the groundwork for a look copied today by major labels. Here are some samples from the book buy it herehttp://markbattypublisher.com/books/diy-album-art/ an article from juxtapozhttp://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/qdiy-alb....ade -initiative sorry about the big pics.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 cool idea..though I think the one that takes the cake for me is a Lengu Armada cmp 7" that the cover is a silk screened image on a paper towel napkin cut to size. fucking brilliant. FYI I've purchased the materials for the Fest presses this year...oh man people are gonna be confused and annoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Cool idea for a book. I'm sure I have plenty of records that are featured in it. Sucks that the book costs $35+$15 shipping. That's way too much for me to buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Cool idea for a book. I'm sure I have plenty of records that are featured in it.Sucks that the book costs $35+$15 shipping. That's way too much for me to buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostatsea Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 yeah. definitely overpriced from that website. Hopefully they will carry it at local shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutinyzine Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Seems like an awesome book. I should pick it up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 FYI Chicago peeps: I emailed a friend who works at Quimby's to see if they could order copies...as I'm sure they'd surely sell 2 at minimum (me and her boyfriend) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinr Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I love some of the auxiliary packaging. I traded my copy of the coliseum/lords split to Nick but just scored another one today from a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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