0 Picture Sleeve Pop Features 45 RPM Record Memorabilia
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- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 11/10/2009
Once upon a time, before the dawn of the compact disc, popular songs were creatively marketed using visual art to tease interest in the new releases.
A cottage industry driven by music fans quickly blossomed as collectors enthusiastically embraced these colorful slices of culture containing cool images.
Oh yeah, the music was pretty good too!
45 RPM vinyl records were a showcase for picture sleeve pop images of Elvis, Michael Jackson, and the Beatles. It was great promotion for all of the music artists.
Charles Szabla has written Goldmine 45 Rpm Picture Sleeve Price Guide, one of the best definitive reviews about the artful genre.
You'll find these pictures sleeves offered by collectors worldwide all over the Internet.
I started collecting these sleeves when I was 12 years old, and I have a ton of them. That's why I created a showcase for them, PictureSleevePop.com.
Classic soul, classic pop, and classic rock are all represented, so relive some magical memories, grab some wallpaper, and take a look at my personal collection of original picture sleeves from the 1960s through the 1980s.