May 4, 2009

Studies on Soul from Johnny Spencer

By ayanacontreras

Johnny Spencer is a British visual artist who has turned the sleeves of his 45rpm records (most of them American Soul from the 1960s) into hand-drawn studies (in ink, watercolor, pencil, and collage, et al).  Amazing stuff.  I wonder if he works on commission…

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About ayanacontreras

i love the transportive powers of sound. i am a radio host/producer, DJ, Sound designer, 45rpm collector, and art lover living in the city of wind. View all posts by ayanacontreras

This entry was posted on Monday, May 4th, 2009 at 2:30 pm and tagged with 45rpm, art, Johnny Spencer, records, soul, Visual Arts and posted in Arts & Culture, Jive Culture, Music, the Freshness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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2 responses to “Studies on Soul from Johnny Spencer”

• Patrick
  May 7th, 2009 at 8:23 am

  great art. i’d like to hear the records.

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  September 20th, 2012 at 1:38 pm

  […] (above,  45 sleeve art by Johnny Spencer. for more on him, click here) […]

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