Biography
Album & Cover
This is the second album released by Airwaves.
Simon Robinson on his blog ST33 describes the cover: Hipgnosis opted for a fashion shoot cover photo; a blonde doing a ‘breeze blows skirt up’ image, taken in a yachting marina. Hipgnosis then played with the CMYK components using paint splash overlays to alternately mask out three of the four colours. The result is a very eye-catching image, set against a grey layout grid. The band’s original logo stayed but was reduced in size considerably but was changed in other countries to a different colour e.g. Red in Canada. Overall, certainly one of Hipgnosis’ best 70s covers and one which you could be forgiven for thinking dates from several years later. The only element which does puzzle is a two colour box the woman seems to be holding in one hand. I also noticed a tin of paint and a brush in one corner of the photo, which might well have inspired the brush strokes. The back repeats the trick, this time over a studio photograph of the trio. A lyric bag, with the grey grid repeated, completes the packaging. This brush stroke design was also used for the Led Zeppelin album ‘In Through The Outdoor’. Which came first?? https://st33.wordpress.com/sleeve-artists-designers/2470-2/airwaves-next-stop/
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell. Sleeve Design – Hipgnosis
Label: A&M SP-4763(US), Mercury 9109625(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Now (We Will Remember) Next Stop You’ve Got It Steal It Talkin’ To Myself |
Side Two Love On The Run Mailman Ain’t Got Love Under Your Spell If You’d Only Talk To Me |
Credits
Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Engineer [Assistant] – Dave Charles
Engineer, Producer – Pat Moran
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Vocals, Bass, Keyboards – John David
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Horns – Ray Martinez
