About this blog

I was inspired to think about album art differently when I was framing some records to hang on a wall at home, only to feel they were just too familiar. So I hung the reverse side up instead and still enjoy seeing them on the wall to this day.

In the age of digital downloads, the art of the album back cover is starting to disappear. Yet for the music enthusiast it holds an enticing alternative to the front cover, not only providing all important details of the recordings, but often images that were less guarded, and might that let you into the musicians world or recording process.

We have all become so used to the classic album covers, but revisiting the reverse side can offer a reason to reconnect with a much-loved album.

This blog was also inspired by an approach to photography that encourages tourists not to take holiday photos of ‘picture postcard’ locations and attractions we have become all too numb to. Instead, it urges us to turn 180 degrees and capture the view less photographed, and in doing so, snap an alternative record of our experience.