Saturday, April 28, 2012

WOW !! IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY


I do mean that literally! It was close to 90 degrees in Hotlanta today. The sun shined as strong as ever. I spent almost all day working in the yard trying to get it cleaned up for the oncoming summer . Once I get it cleaned up it is pretty enjoyable and lends credence to the upcoming featured artist "It's A Beautiful Day". I have posted a couple of photos of my little area of the world and I found the clip art cover version of the First LP by the band to be pretty light and clever.The band's debut album, It's a Beautiful Day, was produced by David LaFlamme in Los Angeles and released by Columbia Records in 1969. It featured tracks such as "White Bird", "Hot Summer Day", and "Time Is". The album reached an impressive #47 and stayed on the charts for 70 weeks.

The first LP's cover was designed by George Hunter of the Charlatans and painted by Kent Hollister based on the cover of a housekeeping magazine from around 1900. The cover used an old version of the Columbia logo that George Hunter felt was fitted with the feel of the rest of the cover. The album cover is number 24 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 greatest album covers.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lucky you. It's pissing down here in England and the sky is as grey as a republican's soul...

24HOURDEJAVU said...

I will enjoy this time of year here because in about 30 days all Hell will break loose with scorching heat and high humidity

Anonymous said...

It is freezing up here in Michigan. Unfortunately, the skies are as vacant of warmth and joy as a Democrat's soul....wait a minute.....Democrats don't have souls. Never mind. :0)

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