From Michael Stein Sent Mon, Jan 18th 1999, 00:59
From Michael Stein Sent Mon, Jan 18th 1999, 00:59
>> does anyone have the 4AD/Vaughn Oliver issue??? >Finally a man with some sense on this list! DR are the shit and all, but >for years they've been doing this overstimulation thing over and over >again (until they switched to this whole minimalist Helvetica phase, >which I think is pretty punk). >Vaughn Oliver is a much better designer, he can do all sorts of different >styles and still make the highest quality designs. He's my idol. Sorry, although both TDR and Vaughn Oliver are indeed the shit, I'd have to say that Peter Saville (Factory Records... RIP) blows them all away. Factory started the whole post-punk design craze thing, even before 4AD. Not to mention their habit of releasing crazy promo items like flipbooks, bust statuettes, rulers, etc. I wonder where SKAM and Warp are getting alot of their ideas from??! Check out the Jega interview in the recent issue of "Obsessive Eye." Dylan himself acknowledges this. Just my two cents worth... -Mike