prolly someone from Prince's company, since it looks so much like the 1999 cover.. which was 1983, just so everyone can groan about their age.
----- Original Message ----- From: "[-[-]-[]-[|]-]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "spw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 3:32 PM Subject: Re: (313) plastikman font > this font is widely available on the internet last time I checked. > > I hope whoever created it is getting paid > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "spw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 4:57 PM > Subject: Re: (313) plastikman font > > > > I never really was a big fan of that design or the current > > design Plus 8 uses for it's label. > > > > My favorite Plus 8 label design would be the second one > > with + 8 at an angle and the list of cities > > encircled. > > A more technical/ industrial design approach works better > > for a techno label in my opinion. > > > > on 4/23/03 4:17 PM, Joseph Ross Lynn IV at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Off the list for a bit, nice to be back. > > > > > > Thought I'd share something I picked up last week. I was shopping at > PDQ in > > > Tuscon, Arizona, (an amazing place - if you're ever in the area, check > it out. > > > TONS of wax - all old stuff) and among the gems I found (inc mint French > Kiss > > > 12" on Arista(?)) was a record I picked up strictly for the cover art. > > > All writing was in the Plastikman font. Not a similar font, the exact > same > > > font, in the same red color. Even the "i" was dotted with the "plus 8" > ish > > > symbol. The funny thing is, the issue date was either 1988 or 89. > > > Anyone ever seen this before? > > > > > > The Artist: Confession > > > Title : I found my Love 12" > > > Label : Abfahrt (sp) > > > > > > The sound is Euro/club/trance as you might expect something from the > late 80s > > > to > > > sound. > > > > > > If you search the label (German) you can find it on the web and check > > > the cover out yourself. No link, though. Sorry. > > > > > > J. > > > > > > -- > >
