Sunday, 29 January 2012

the smiths : this charming man


https://www.flickr.com/photos/japaneseforms/6172142021/

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


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

Saturday, 28 January 2012

Monday, 23 January 2012

soul II soul : get a life

soul II soul : get a life by japanese forms


soul II soul
get a life
cassette single
10 records (1989)
tenc284

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

père ubu : the modern dance ( visual 2)


https://www.flickr.com/photos/japaneseforms/6358179915/

pere ubu
the modern dance
blank records (1978)
fontana (1988)
collectors edition of 1000 copies

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

record manufacturing 1954




























"An engineer splices a tape during the selection and compilation of tapes for the finished product."

Via

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Sunday, 18 December 2011

bryan ferry : let's stick together































bryan ferry
let's stick together
island records (1976)
zci9367


cover photograph : richard wallis

Monday, 21 November 2011

père ubu : the modern dance

père ubu : the modern dance by japanese forms

pere ubu
the modern dance
blank records (1978)
fontana (1988)
collectors edition of 1000 copies

Monday, 7 November 2011

bow wow wow : w.o.r.k.

bow wow wow : w.o.r.k. (tape) by japanese forms

bow wow wow
w.o.r.k.
emi (1981)
tc-emi 5153
2-track, cardboard case flip-top, cassette single


© analogue jugend



Wednesday, 2 November 2011

retromania #3 : tape on usb

































Another fascinating and beautifully designed retro-cassette tape concept. This really lovely piece of technology  is a portable music player that can dock 3 USB sticks at a time. It comes with a mock USB cassette tape which can store music and be used to make "mix-tapes" just like in byegone days. More pics and details here.

Tape USB design by Jung Hoon Lee.

................

Thursday, 27 October 2011

judy nylon : pal judy






















judy nylon
pal judy
reachout international records (1990)
a-179


Pal Judy is a re-release of ON-U Sound LP #16 originally released in the U.K. in 1982.

© analogue jugend

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Saturday, 8 October 2011

Saturday, 1 October 2011

new order : substance


original photograph courtesy of garageowns / ©garageowns2011

new order
substance
factory communications limited (1987)
fact 200c

artwork / design : peter saville associates / trevor key

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

the sundays : reading, writing and arithmetic


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

artwork : the sundays
layout : designland

Sunday, 25 September 2011

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

Friday, 23 September 2011

the smiths : this charming man


https://www.flickr.com/photos/japaneseforms/6172142021/
the smiths
this charming man (tape)
rough trade records (1983)
wea yz0001c (reissue 1992)

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