Friday, August 17, 2012

Mix Tape Cover Archives 2


Okay. I'm back. 
Revisiting old mix tapes from the late 1980s I had stashed in a closet. So here's some more of my old hand-made tape covers (including some of the inside and fold-out panels too). Glad I scanned them now... beginning to fall apart they are.
The irony is not lost on me that, although I created these as a personal hobby with never any intention of showing them to others... now 25 years later they are so easily displayed to the entire world. Funny how life goes. 

Below are ten thematically grouped pieces... including:
  1. Crimson and Scarlet (1988)
  2. THE HORROR DID ME GOOD (1988)
  3. it's in the white of my eyes (1989)
  4. little drops of rain, whisper of the pain (1989)
  5. fear is the darkroom, where negatives are developed (1988)
  6. is it safe, where angels wander (1988)
  7. Gallery: night and day / pleasure and pain (both 1988)
  8. A Ghost in the Garden (1989)
  9. Butterfly Wings (1988)
  10. The Teargas Prophecy (1988)
"Celebrating the lost art of the home-grown mix tape cover"



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Crimson and Scarlet (1988)










ஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜ

THE HORROR DID ME GOOD (1988)











ஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜ

it's in the white of my eyes (1989)



I forgot.


ஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜ

little drops of rain, whisper of the pain (1989)



And no, Henry the Horse will not dance the waltz.


ஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜ

fear is the darkroom, where negatives are developed (1988)

Fear... for the child. In all of us.


ஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜ

is it safe, where angels wander (1988)




ஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜ

Gallery: night and day / pleasure and pain (1988)

PLANES MILES UP TURN ON THEIR LIGHTS / THE ANTS COME OUT AS DUSK UNFOLDS 
THE SHOP THAT SOLD SHADOWS / A BUCKET FULL OF STARFISH 

ஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜ

A Ghost in the Garden (1989)




An awful thing happens tonight



ஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜ

Butterfly Wings (1988)





YOU TAKE ART. I'LL TAKE SPAM.




ஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜஜ

The Teargas Prophecy (1988)








To you it was dark.
To me... it was just before dawn.




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