Artist: Love Unlimited Title: Under The Influence Of… Year: 1973 Label: 20th Century Format: Vinyl LP
This a good album, but that’s not what I am going to comment on in this post.
As a designer by profession, I want to call attention to one of the most well-designed logo lock-ups in the history of history! LOL! My friends and I see this logo at least once every two weeks and yet we still drool over it as if it has changed any, but it’s THAT powerful. Notice the relationship between the letters, although it appears perfect, what makes it perfect is its imperfections, it’s an off-balanced logo…but it works beautifully for some unexplainable reason. On top of the beauty of the mark, the name of the group is classic as well…”Love Unlimited”…
For those who never really payed attention to this groups logo, take some time to observe it, take it in, take a deep breath, take a moment of silence…do whatever you have to do to love it like WE love…but LOVE IT!
Interesting fact though, they never resurfaced this logo after the use of it on the cover of this LP. That makes it more valuable in my opinion, the stamp? Holy Grail.
Haboglabotribin’!
Artist: Bernard Wright Title: ‘NARD Year: 1981 Label: Arista Format: Vinyl LP
Ok. Bernard Wright is that dude! This record was released when he was 18, and it is (to this day) a MASTERPIECE. Any time one can listen to a complete LP from 1981, and have no complaints about over-used and experimented synthesizer play…we have a classic on our hands.
On the keyboards this guy is genius! Almost like the second coming of Herbie Hancock or something. 80′s funk and jazz, fused with his soulful keyboard work on this record attack the spirit and hold it hostage, not releasing it until in a zone. The A-Side of this LP is so sick, it took me a whooooooole two weeks before I even got to the B-Side…and that is not sarcasm.
Do me a favor, don’t think about it..just go digging for this LP…you’ll thank me one day! It made the Holy Grail in just one week…ONE WEEK.
And for all you cats searching for who sampled this and who sampled that, the whole A-Side of this record has been sampled by some of your favorite artists, even made some of em’ famous! LOL! Dig it up!…HABOGLABOTRIBIN’!!!