tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post1487582469794459674..comments2024-03-18T01:02:17.307+00:00Comments on ElectricJive: Phezulu Eqhudeni: Motella's finest (1975)Chris Albertynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18201820803406421446noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post-31897492021650826202013-03-18T12:55:47.122+00:002013-03-18T12:55:47.122+00:00Thank you so much for all of the excellent music!Thank you so much for all of the excellent music!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post-61749920392162347992013-03-16T06:17:38.669+00:002013-03-16T06:17:38.669+00:00Point taken David :-). Perhaps that should read .....Point taken David :-). Perhaps that should read ..."the pioneers in Earthworks who also had to make design and marketing decisions". Thanks for what you did, and thanks for dropping by and taking the time to leave a messageChris Albertynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201820803406421446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post-35265759249420665002013-03-15T20:27:23.148+00:002013-03-15T20:27:23.148+00:00I love the concept of Earthworks in '84 having...I love the concept of Earthworks in '84 having "marketing people". If you only knew ... Later in the 80's the Earthworks "people" could still be counted on one hand with not all fingers present (myself included)! It was the first "Indestructible Beat of Soweto" lp which marked the move away from pre-existing records to freshly-curated compilations with striking cover art.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090961978526060306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post-63676806171596072602013-03-15T09:59:50.173+00:002013-03-15T09:59:50.173+00:00Thanks good people for the comments, and the follo...Thanks good people for the comments, and the follow-up on graphic design side Matt, interesting.Chris Albertynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201820803406421446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post-29736087032455828542013-03-15T09:14:19.905+00:002013-03-15T09:14:19.905+00:00Well well, I'm wrong...it Martyn Lambert on ar...Well well, I'm wrong...it Martyn Lambert on artwork...http://www.discogs.com/artist/Martyn+Lambert ... but my comments still stand about location specific influences on graphic stylematthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742182508844340006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post-7710266000767656682013-03-15T08:58:04.738+00:002013-03-15T08:58:04.738+00:00Chris, the artwork for the reissue is almost certa...Chris, the artwork for the reissue is almost certainly produced by Neville Brody or Ian Swift (ex Straight No Chaser) and is firmly located in a style developed at the face magazine (by Brody) and Straight No Chaser (By Ian Swift). Later African reissues (in SA, and Europe) for Shifty, Globestyle etc, took a more naive approach approach...http://assets.boomkat.com/images/218592/333.jpg I prefer the former. The original signifies - in my mind - to having arrived...but is also located within the pre-Soweto optimism of a growingly affluence black working class.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742182508844340006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post-18989330354727518592013-03-14T23:55:06.188+00:002013-03-14T23:55:06.188+00:00I bought the Earthworks version when it came out a...I bought the Earthworks version when it came out and loved it, so it is fascinating to learn of its previous life. A truly great record that I can commend to everyone. Many thanks, <br /><br />TimTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05659968949025127516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400063036260543724.post-219376890940260612013-03-14T18:38:10.831+00:002013-03-14T18:38:10.831+00:00amazing recording. many thxamazing recording. many thxøשlqædahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659865993865504888noreply@blogger.com