fantagraphics:

The Cat on a Hot Thin Groove (Softcover Ed.)
by Gene Deitch

168-page full-color 11.75” x 9.25” softcover • $35.00
ISBN: 978-1-60699-617-1

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On the long road to becoming an Oscar-winning animation director, Gene Deitch became an intense jazz fan. At the age of 21, he discovered The Record Changer magazine, a jazz collector’s magazine filled with fanatical, scholarly, and purist essays about jazz as well as listings of hard-to-find jazz albums. Every jazz swinger in the ’40s was called a cat (as in “cool cat”), so Gene Deitch created a cartoon feature for Record Changer titled “The Cat,” which quickly became a fixture of the magazine. He also started drawing the covers, which graced almost every issue from 1945 to 1951 along with “The Cat.” Deitch’s stylistically virtuoso images exquisitely embodied the essence of jazz and became a visual paean to the joy of collecting and appreciating jazz.

Fantagraphics Books is proud to collect all of Deitch’s Record Changer covers and “Cat” cartoons in one coffee-table, landscape-format art book, reproducing his covers in the same gorgeous colors in which they first appeared as well as the black-and-white Cat cartoons, with commentary and reminiscences by Deitch himself. Originally published in 2003 in hardcover and out of print for years, this redesigned, first-ever paperback edition will delight a new generation of fans.

40 years later these dudes don’t sound to bad. this is a live track from one of my favorite reissues last year. Family Evil (by crystal syphon)

My moms records that were passed on to me a long time ago. Little did I know the impact they would have on my life. If ever there was a mommas boy it is me. She’s the brains behind heirloom and I couldn’t do what I do without her. I love you mom. (at Heirloom Records & Vintage)

Set up with the @ylrs at the Flea-off market! Come out and see me and the rest of the crew! (at Flea Off Market)

On the road heading to Louisville for the flea-off market record show! (at Reat Area, I-64E)

I’m loading up the crates this afternoon and heading to Louisville in the morning as long as the weather is cleared up. I’ll be setting up with the @ylrs guys. I hope to see a lot of you Louisville followers there! It’s always a blast and there is a ton of killer records at the Flea-off! (at Heirloom Records & Vintage)

Deep groove….

Enjoy a laid back hour and a half….. Heartworn Highways - Main Feature

healthyoceans:

A simple story
as a crow flies.
Then again, I hate crows.
I hate stories even more.
And this sure as hell isn’t going to be simple.
I was born here, never left here,
not in any kinda way that makes sense.
Not in the way you mean.
It’s my father’s land.
He raised me the way he…

Since I am unable to attend my friends art opening I will share this piece he wrote for it.

Blue Navigator issue 11 comes out next month!!! Best fanzine ever. (at Heirloom Records & Vintage)

Wishing I was at Austin Psych Fest…..The Moving Sidewalks - 99th Floor

batteredshoes:

It’s a shame some of us need “Record Store Day” to be reminded to shop at our local record stores. I include myself in that missive. It’s great, however, that RSD exists to serve as that reminder so that many under shopped stores see some much needed business.

One my first jobs was doing odd and…

Tonight at @pgeville Heirloom is hosting BYOV! Putting a stack of rare & rockin 45’s together for tonight. So get your stack of records(5or6 songs) together and force the masses to listen to your favorite tunes. (at PG)

Looking for some inspiration this morning so I decided to dig through a bunch of back issues of Arthur. Essential reading for all types, ages, etc.

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*Embrace life & keep pushin’.

Peace & L.A. area friends…. see U at Coachella on both Friday’s.

- D-F (All music, vocalz, recording & production)