From Adam Huffman Sent Thu, Nov 27th 1997, 12:28
On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, Irene McC wrote: > On 26 Nov 97, galaxey gil wrote: > > > they'll probably be wrapped in Sand paper. > > Not original :-) Used and Abused have already done that. But > semiotically it gets full marks. > I thought the best sandpaper sleeve was the one for the first Durutti Column album, "The Return of the Durutti Column", FAC14, I think. The idea, spelled out by Tony Wilson as only he can, was that it would destroy all the other records in your collection. And he used to be fond of telling the story of Joy Division sticking the sandpaper to the sleeves whilst watching a pornographic film. This was in 1979 so I'm not sure where that places it in the chronology of abrasive covers. adam would-be-playing: Number One in Rather Interesting's "...And Don't Forget To Clean Your Teeth Afterwards" series