Judged by the Cover

Unfortunately this is not an episode on your favorite Nickelback album, but we are looking at photographs on album covers. Join Josh & Phil as we talk about some of the best practices, and things to think about when using a photo on your album cover. In this episode we also revive our Near Miss segment where we discuss a genre that is a repeat offender in their use of photos that look like bad high school senior portraits. Grab your popcorn and settle in, we have a fun one for you today!!!

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On todays episode of the Judged by the Cover podcast, we are doing a little music discovery. I (Josh) spent some time digging through crates of vinyl at my 3 favorite record stores in town, and picked up some albums based solely on the cover art. We are focusing on one of those albums today by the band The Dangerous Summer, and it's their album from 2022 called Coming Home. This was easily one of the most fun experiences I have had in discovering new music, and can’t wait for y’all to check it out!

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Welcome to the first Judged by the Cover of 2024!! With a new year come big changes, so everyone give a warm welcome to our new co-host Phil Hyland! Phil has been on the show before as a guest, and he brings a totally different music perspective and energy to the show that I'm really excited about. Join us in this episode as we discuss some of our favorites of 2023 in album cover design, physical packaging, music and so much more!! Make sure to also check out the liner notes page using the link below to view all the digital content for this episode.

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There is no shortage of interesting Christmas album covers, and in this episode of the Judged by the Cover podcast we take a look at 3 of the most unusual ones! Get ready to learn about some great Christmas albums with questionable album covers, and hopefully learn something about them you didn't know before. A link to the digital content will down below as usual. Have a merry Christmas and thanks for listening!!

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We have finally reached our 10th episode!!! Today is another special interview episode of the Judged by the Cover podcast, and this time it is with a great friend of mine Brent Crowe! Brent is an amazing song writer, musician, producer and owner of the studio Backbeat Sound Design here in Chattanooga TN. The conversation ranges from song writing, to production and recording knowledge, and as always we discuss the importance of branding, album covers, and some of Brent's favorite album covers. We discuss one of my favorite cover art project I Never Knew, which is a song Brent wrote, and give you some behind the scene info in how that cover came to be. Brent has been a super supporter of me and what I'm doing with JW Creates and Judged by the Cover from the beginning, so it is really awesome to spotlight who Brent is.

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Do you enjoy stories that have a little controversy to them...? Well then you are in for a treat, todays episode dives into the influential album and cover design of The Clash's album London Calling. We dive into some of the interesting facts behind the album covers inspiration, and learn why the bass player decided to smash his treasured Fender P-bass. We also have a fun cover to discuss in the Near Miss segment of the show, and there is new segment music!!! Grab your snack of choice, and lets learn about some great cover art design, and how these covers can inspire your next album/single cover.

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Meet Abe Montalvo with Monoliths, and check out his newest Single brave the storm. It doesn't stop there, we are talking song writing, favorite album covers, the importance of branding, synthwave projects and so much more!! Abe also drops some info on a new 2 song EP dropping in October that you don't want to miss. Hear it here first on the Judged by the Cover podcast.

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Thanks to Brandon with Fleet by SSC for the recommendation for todays episode, Cars on Album Covers!! It's not often that I get to mix two of my passions, cars and album covers, so this was a dream come true!! I instantly knew of one album cover I had to talk about, but there are a few more that we discuss that I either found along the way, or have too big of a story not to talk about. Also we get a special edition of Near Miss where we discuss some album covers that feature cars that met an unfortunate end. If you are a car lover, album cover fan, or just love hanging out with me...take a few minutes to check out some Cars on Covers!

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For real, this album cover did save a t-shirt business.....and so much more!! Check out this one of a kind album cover, learn a lil about Steve Miller Band, and get ready for my Near Miss segment. It's a fun one!! As always, there will be a link below for the digital content to this episode.

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Phil Hyland, singer songwriter and a great friend of mine, comes on the Judged by the Cover podcast to talk about his career in the entertainment industry, his band Girlfriend, and his new release Too Good. Hear a snippet of the song, and get some behind the scene info on the song itself.

It wouldn't be the Judged by the Cover podcast if we didn't talk album covers, and album cover design. We talk some of Phil's favorite album covers, and he gives us some advice on the importance of hiring the right people, and taking your visual branding elements seriously.

You don't want to miss this one. From behind the scenes of Baha Mens "Who let the dogs out" photo shoot, to stories about playing some of the coolest venues in late 80's-early 90's New York. This is a must listen!!

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