Being a record store jockey for a handful of years (1977-1982...I was 22 in '77), we always saw those jackets, of course, and wondered about them. Over time, similarly-styled artwork kept appearing (on more than just Hancock albums) on albums by Osibisa (if memory serves), and you mentioned a couple others.
If you "do requests," Marshall, I'd love to know more about Moshe Brakha, who, among many other album jackets, photographed and designed the album cover of Boz Scaggs' "Silk Degrees." He had such a distinctive and stark look, but his photos on jackets seemed to define a brief era of jacket design! Thanks for this....a 50-year mystery for me, solved!
Thanks for this, Marshall! Hancock's records aren't just something you listen to; you *experience* them. Springett's cover art is a large part of that.
Being a record store jockey for a handful of years (1977-1982...I was 22 in '77), we always saw those jackets, of course, and wondered about them. Over time, similarly-styled artwork kept appearing (on more than just Hancock albums) on albums by Osibisa (if memory serves), and you mentioned a couple others.
If you "do requests," Marshall, I'd love to know more about Moshe Brakha, who, among many other album jackets, photographed and designed the album cover of Boz Scaggs' "Silk Degrees." He had such a distinctive and stark look, but his photos on jackets seemed to define a brief era of jacket design! Thanks for this....a 50-year mystery for me, solved!
Springett made pictures that very much complement Hancock's music on those albums.
Thanks for this, Marshall! Hancock's records aren't just something you listen to; you *experience* them. Springett's cover art is a large part of that.