the sundays : reading, writing and arithmetic

the sundays
reading, writing and arithmetic
rough trade (1990)
rough c148

artwork : the sundays
layout : designland

ux-pro90

bob dylan : the times they are a-changin'

bob dylan
the times they are a-changin'
columbia records
cbs 40-32021

cover photo : barry feinstein

the smiths : this charming man

the smiths
this charming man (tape)
rough trade records (1983)
wea yz0001c (reissue 1992)

cover star : jean marais in jean cocteau's "orphée" (1949)

the smiths : meat is murder

the smiths
meat is murder
rough trade (1984)
rough c81

sleeve : morrissey
layout : caryn gough

cover star from emile de antonio's 'in the year of the pig' (1969)

roxy music : flesh & blood

roxy music
flesh & blood
eg records
polydor 3184 141

sony walkman - wm-ex372

sony walkman
mega bass
wm-ex372

xtc : drums and wires (tape)

xtc
drums and wires (tape)
virgin records (1979)

retromania #2 : cassette business card

Retromania is an occasional series about "cassettes" as design artefacts or as photographed by other people. Number 2 in the series is a mixtape generation cassette business card and cassette case card holder by the creative, japanese designer, Kozzy. Looks rather nice. I'd love to have a set with my name on them.

kraftwerk : computer world

kraftwerk
computer world (tape)
kling-klang (1981)
emi
tc-emc 3370

artwork [cover]  : emil schult, florian schneider, ralf hütter
artwork [original artwork reconstruktion]  : johann zambrysky, ralf hütter
photography : günter fröhling

the jam : this is the modern world

the jam
this is the modern world (tape)
polydor (1977)
3170 475 

artwork : hedgehog design 
artwork [Illustrations] : connie jude 
design, art direction : bill smith 
photography [back] – david redferns 
cover photography [front] : gered mankowitz

drowning the virgin silence : tears (tape)

drowning the virgin silence
tears (tape)
acid casualty productions (2011)
acp.09

design / artwork : richard vergez

the smiths : the queen is dead (tape)

the smiths
the queen is dead (tape)
rough trade (1986)
rough c96

sleeve by : morrissey
layout : caryn gough
group photography : steve wright
cover photograph : alain delon (in alain cavalier's "l'insoumis" - 1965)

peter gabriel : car - scratch - melt (tapes)

peter gabriel
1 or car (tape) charisma (1977)
2 or scratch (tape) charisma (1978)
3 or melt (tape) charisma (1980)

artwork / design / photography :
hipgnosis - peter christopherson - storm thorgerson - colin elgie

retromania # 1 : cassette camera

 

image : ©rudolf-benoit 2011

Retromania is an occasional series about "cassettes" as design artefacts or as photographed by other people. Number 1 in the series is a photograph taken by Rudolf-Benoit at the Open Source Festival 2011, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The girl appears to be using an iPhone or some other smartphone.  One can imagine that it's an iPhone encased in one of those retro cassette cases that they make for them.  I Googled a bit to try and find the exact model and I think that it's this one.

Rudolf-Benoit Facebook

via Kassetten

roxy music : siren (tape)

roxy music
siren (tape)
island records (1975)
zci 9344

artwork: bob bowkett, bryan ferry, jerry hall
design : nicolas de ville
model : jerry hall

kraftwerk : the man machine (tape) visual 2

kraftwerk
the man machine (tape)
kling klang (1978)
emi - fame
fa 41 3118 4

typography ("lettering") : karl klefisch
photography : günther fröhling

roxy music : stranded (tape)

roxy music
stranded (tape)
island records (1973)
zci 9252

artwork: bob bowkett
design : nicolas de ville
photography : karl stoecker
model : marilyn cole

band of susans : love agenda (tape)

band of susans : love agenda (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

band of susans
love agenda
cassette tape
blast first (1989)
bffp 43 c

artwork/design : band of susans
cover photo : willard r. culver

ian dury : new boots and panties (tape)

ian dury
new boots and panties
stiff records (1977)
4.940.661

artwork: unknown