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The Twelve-Inch Canvas: how album cover art became a storytelling medium
From bound books of 78s to a two-inch streaming thumbnail, sleeve art has always done narrative work — the format just keeps changing the size of the page.

From bound books of 78s to a two-inch streaming thumbnail, sleeve art has always done narrative work — the format just keeps changing the size of the page.

A search for the right independent bookstore starts with knowing what a deep music shelf looks like — and where to look for one.

Before a ranking can mean anything, the word at its center has to be examined.

What a soundtrack collection is actually for, and how to let that answer decide what you buy, what you stream, and what you skip.