Amazing… I had never seen this album cover for whatever reason, probably because I don’t really know much about Grace Jones, but I’ve had this on my computer for a few months and every time I come across it, I stare at it for like five minutes. The whole cutting and pasting of her hair and mouth has this really childish but yet so conceptual aspect to it. I completely love how they left the pieces of tape in and also used a sticker from a roll of film or something near her hair. The cover has this whole “fuck you” feel to it, like she just doesn’t give a fuck that her mouth is like 10x to tall… With the whole cut and paste thing, but also the look in her eyes. The cover wouldn’t be as amazing if the photo didn’t suit it so well… There is also a nice use of Trade Gothic for the type. Nothing crazy to distract you from the image, but not dull enough to bore you.
I found this video with a few shots of the creation of the album. Not sure if this is the actual video to this song, but it is also pretty incredible. I’m going to go and listen to Grace Jones now.
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