Day 18: #mayvinylchallenge : Best Art | Best Package So many to choose...so many to display... But we keeps the first decision as the best around this house! 🔺️ Earth, Wind & Fire - All 'N All [1977] First off...JUST LOOK AT IT!!! It's AMAZING!! Ok...on the stats... The eighth album from the Chicago-bred powerhouse R&B/Funk band, "All 'N All" features the artwork of Japanese artist Shusei Nagaoka. Known for his airbrushed fantasy-scapes of futurism, the album displays Nagaoka's hybrid blend of an Egyptian pyramid into a futuristic cityscape with angular buildings and rockets aimed for the heavens. The gatefold does not disappoint, as it features a showpiece of unity, as per the band's motif ("we study all kin kinds of sciences, astrogy, mysticism, religion, so forth..."). With images from various religions, icons, and the spiritual mascot instrument, the Kalimba, the stormy angel-clad lightningstorm represents a host of beliefs and ideologies based under a theme of togetherness. Since I saw this album in my parent's collection back in the late 80s, I was drawn to it. Upon my dad playing "Serpentine Fire" for me, I was sold on the music as well! Nagaoka's artwork was a staple of the late 70s and early 80s album art, as well as commercial art. From Parlet to Deep Purple, and several EWF albums, his futuristic airbrushing gave a visual landscape to each project, with a linking tie-in to the music at hand. Today's theme, brought to you by: @venton_thorn @steinove74 @gravedigger @pastoral_astral Vinyl Challenge Conduit: @jennn_erator 📷: C.W.L. and Associates #vinylcommunity #vinylchallenge #vinyllust #vinyllife #vinyl #vinylcollector #records #wreckastow #mayvinylchallenge #bestartbestpackage #earthwindandfire #allnall #shuseinagaoka #dopeness #chrislebrane https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdt34p2MaJe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
