From Jeremy A.Smith Sent Mon, Jan 18th 1999, 16:20
From Jeremy A.Smith Sent Mon, Jan 18th 1999, 16:20
> 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. 'bust' sounds about right - considering how much all that stuff cost (offsetting the cost of the record itself in the case of Blue Monday - where the more singles they sold, the more money they lost - as the sleeve cost a few pence more than it sold for - apparently). Jeremy.