From GD Sent Sun, Nov 2nd 1997, 18:36
From GD Sent Sun, Nov 2nd 1997, 18:36
Irene McC wrote: > > > > Is the cover of an album supposed to serve a function? Does copy on > > the sleeve really need to inform the viewer, > > Every time I'd answer a resounding YES. Fine : if you must make the > cover a work of art, go ahead. But *somewhere* in the liner notes, > or inside the sleeve or printed onto the disc itself.... please let > the more pedantic among us have relevant (maybe some of you consider > it irrelevant?) information such as : Artist, release date (year) > and tracklisting. It's also nice to have some reference regarding > the names of who actually collaborated on the work, who producee (if > applicable) etc. I'd agree with this sentiment in general, but I s'pose we're drifting a bit from the original focus, i.e. Chiastic Slide. This release has all of the info there - on the disc itself the titles of the songs are clearly legible (not the clearest of fonts, but not too hard to decipher), and Booth+Brown are named as being the producers of the music. Unless the vinyl version (I have the CD) doesn't have the tracks clearly labeled then I could see your point. I guess my preference would be to have the artwork of the album cover as expressive as needed and then have track info. credits etc. on the disc itself. Much cleaner this way. GD