Tag: 80s
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Only to be With You…
Another album cover from a great 1988 concert movie / tour movie, shot by the great Anton Corbijn. …me, I found what I was looking for already four years earlier.
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Get In, Get Out of the Rain
The last great Simple Minds album. (Or so I thought for 40 years.)
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Monochrome
Possibly the most monochromatic person I can think of. Her iconic style has been inspiring goths for decades.
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Freak Out!
Have you heard about the new dance craze? Listen to us, I’m sure you’ll be amazed
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Escapade? Yes Please!
Her fourth album, a great follow-up to her breakthrough “Control” that preceded it.
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When the World is Running Down…
…you make the best of what’s still around.
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Kraftwerk
Probably my most favorite German band ever.
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Joy Division Live
I once had this double album on vinyl. The grey cover had a thin linnen fabric affixed, giving it a nice tactile feeling. The sound is indeed very Manchester…
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The Sound of my Soul
A seminal album of the 1980s, Spandau Ballet’s third and probably most well-known for most. I played this one a lot, and it still sounds great. Not a bad track on the whole album. Fun fact: the title is set in Optima Regular, one extra space between each letter, then squished horizontally to fit above…
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Black Panther
Probably my final re-drawing of Patrick Nagel’s work, a mash-up of the “Black Panther” and the “Woman with Horse”. As this is vector art, it’s technically simple to change the colour scheme. Now, choosing the right colours is the hard part. Below is one variation I like well enough.
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Mirage
Yes, it’s another one… she’s a hard habit to break, I guess.
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Black Bustier
Second study of Patrick Nagel’s work.