In 1969 artist andy warhol was approached by the rolling stones to create the cover art for their upcoming greatest hits album through the past darkly big hits vol.
The end the alst word 1969 vinyl album cover.
Dark green labels with a whole apple on the a side label and a half sliced open apple on b side.
The end is an epic song by the american rock band the doors.
The lp from long playing or long play is an analog sound storage medium a phonograph record format characterized by a speed of 33 1 3 rpm a 12 or 10 inch 30 or 25 cm diameter and use of the microgroove groove specification introduced by columbia in 1948 it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry.
The top of the pops albums actually began mid 1968 not 1969 although the first end of year best of was 1969.
This intimate riveting book invites us to travel back in time to january 1969 the beginning of the beatles last year as a band.
It s fitting that painter joni has a place on this record too.
Lead singer jim morrison initially wrote the lyrics about his break up with his girlfriend mary werbelow but it evolved through months of performances at the whisky a go go into a much longer song.
It won nme s award for best album artwork in 1969.
Always get what you want wrapping up the last great album released in.
I grew up shopping in the vinyl era.
I enjoy the early 70s volumes from just before the start of glam upto about 1976.
The album cover.
Thanks to george martin geoff emerick and phillip mcdonald.
1969 album space oddity would.
The doors recorded a nearly 12 minute version for their self titled debut album which was released on january 4 1967.
Right center crosswalk stripe has a square metal street access lid that bleeds off the bottom of the album cover it is erased in later versions.
This version is the first label revised cover version.
This was designed to look like one of the japanese paper sleeve cd albums so the sleeve is a little larger than the replica album covers that feature in the 60 original album collection box set and i ve also added inner sleeves to list cd bonus tracks and a bonus card for a retro sixties look.
Enjoy elvis down in the alley the lost album.
The beatles the white album is still at number one in the charts but the ever prolific foursome regroup in london for a new project initially titled get back.