Aerosmith’s “Nine Lives.” These cats live forever.

Nine Lives is the twelfth studio album by America’s hardest rock band Aerosmith, released in 1997. The album was produced by Aerosmith and Kevin Shirley, and was the band’s first studio album released by Columbia Records since 1982′s Rock in a Hard Place.
It peaked at #1 at the Billboard Charts.
One of the album’s singles, “Pink”, won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

The booklet for Nine Lives contains 12 pieces of album art (including the cover). Each picture contains a smaller version of the previous picture within itself. The final picture is included in the first, creating an infinite loop. It was designed by Stefan Sagmeister, who allegedly has never received his fee for this work due to the controversy described below.

The original cover art angered some Hindus, who felt the artwork (taken from Hindu imagery and altered by giving the dancing figure a cat’s head) was offensive. The image depicts Lord Krishna (with a cat’s head) dancing on the head of the snake demon, Aghasura, a popular episode from Sagmeister’s childhood. The band had been unaware of the source of the artwork, and the record company apologized, and changed the artwork to a revised version.

Strangely enough, some copies with original covers have found their way to music store shelves in India, where Hinduism is the majority religion, and have not raised any further controversy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Lives_(Aerosmith_album)

The above photo is of an electronic moving CD bin display for the album. Incredible graphics and artwork.

The boys from Boston also produced some pretty creative promo items for this album in addtion to killer artwork and design.

Check out the cat food sent out to I imagine music folks.

Honkin’ On Bobo. The Blues…. Aerosmith Style!

Honkin’ on Bobo is the fourteenth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 2004. The album includes eleven covers and one original track titled “The Grind”. The limited edition version includes a harmonica keychain. The sound reflects Aerosmith’s blues-based influences and showcases a rawer sound (reminiscent of their 1970s heyday) compared to their recent commercial efforts and was also produced by Jack Douglas, who was Aerosmith’s producer on a vast majority of their 1970s’ output.

Reaching # 5 on The Billboard 200, Honkin’ on Bobo has sold 590,000 units in the U.S. as of October 2006, having been certified gold.

Aerosmith created some great displays and marketing materials around and to promote their first blues album.
The CD dump bin display sports a gigantic harmonica with a lipstick stain was the design and theme for the CD cover and all the promo materials produced.

Harmonicas sans lipstick, were also sold at the concerts as well as the miniature one that was included in the limited edition CD release.

Rare Vintage Rolling Stones Concert T-Shirts. The more worn the better.

If you check eBay regularly like I do, a chunk of Stones memorabilia that shows up is concert T-shirts.
Out of the current 1700 items over half 800 are listed under clothing and T-shirts.
Which makes collecting vintage T-’s very hot right now.
These concert shirts were usually worn out and then given away to Goodwill or more likely discarded.

I have a handful in my collection.
Some I wear, most are packed away.
Here’s a few that are rarely seen, one I’ve never seen another of.

Rare Cockroaches Tour shirt for the secret gig at Sir Morgan's Cove in 1981.

Happy Birthday Keith. T-shirt given out at Hampton VA, Keith's birthday 1981.

“Love You Live.” The Rolling Stones and Andy Warhol sure know how to throw a party.

By now most Stones fanatics know about the legendary “Love You Live” record release party at Trax in NYC back in 1977.
Some of the rarest Stones collectibles were given away at that party. Designed by Andy Warhol himself who did the artwork for the album.
From postcards to vinyl tablecloths to chattering teeth sent out as promos for the album, this stuff whenever it is up for sale, gets record prices for Stones memorabilia.

The bag party goers were given with their goodies for the night inside.

The above paper bag when in auction has gone for upwards of $2000.

Promo chattering teeth sent out to DJ's and record folks promting the album.

The series of photos Warhol took for the promotion material he designed.

Rare Keith Richard, no “S” signed press photo early 1960′s.

Rare and never before seen Keith Richards press photo signed, circa early 60′s.
If you remember way back when it was “Keith Richard,” not “Richards.”
He later changed his name and added the S.
Rare to find early signed items like this.