RECORD STORE TALES Part 310: Logos Galore
This subject came up in discussion a few months ago: Did you used to draw band logos on all of your stuff? Sure you did! If you’re reading this blog, then you’re a music lover, and all true music lovers have scrawled a logo on something at least once.
I found a single page with dozens of my old hand-drawn logos. This goes back to my first days at the Record Store! Some are good, some are shite, some aren’t even the real logo! I think the TS “bone” logo looks pretty good, and I’m going to give myself props for using obscure versions of the Kiss and Helix logos.
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Oh yes!! Led Zeppelin symbols were EVERYWHERE! I wish I still had my old binders as proof! New Order, the Smiths…Most girls kept their binders pristine – not me. I drew all over mine!
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I threw some Zeppelin on this page as you could see! We probably would have gotten along well in school.
I had this one lined up for a few months. It was the SCTV Logos Galore commercial that made it “finished”.
I have another one coming, called “Not Allowed Lending”, but I can’t find the Trailer Park Boys clip that inspired the title! Ricky wants to borrow Bubbles’ go-kart. Bubbles says, “Sorry Ricky, I’m not allowed. Not allowed lending.” Ricky says, “Who’s not allowing you?” Bubbles responds, “Me, I’m not allowing me!”
But I can’t find it.
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Challenge accepted. Season 5 Episode 2 The Shit Puppets. 11:49 in. (sorry for the sideways youtube clip)
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Holy crap, man. You’re good. That’s the scene!
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Does that say Gypsy Jayne? Who the hell? Don’t think I know Attitude either. Are these Cannuck bands? And the bone TS is pretty righteous.
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Yessir it does. If you go back (waaaaay back) to my indi cassettes, Gypsy Jayne and Attitude are mentioned. Gypsy Jayne ruled. I’ll send you a track.
Attitude later became Jesus Christ who I recently did a memorable review of :)
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Ah, I remember now. I knew Attitude was ringing a bell but I had forgot about Gypsy Jayne.
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Sending you a track now. Wish it was in better shape, but of all my cassettes, it’s deteriorated the worst :( Too bad. They were the Canadian GN’R but with a classically trained guitarist.
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Just had a listen. Not bad. Not really hearing the GnR similarity though. It reminded me of Kingdom Come… but less Zeppy.
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Interesting. I wouldn’t have thought of them.
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And I drunk-reviewed the JC record too! And on Canada Day, no less!
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WOOOO! Still want you to listen to Attitude!
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These are fun. But you know what really suffered here? Your education! Haha I’ll bet you were doodling KISS logos when the teacher was covering stuff that was gonna for sure be on the exam…
I shouldn’t mock, I doodled too. Stickpeople. Doing ludicrous things. Yeesh.
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I think I did OK in school, doodles notwithstanding. After all I did get my BA! And these doodles date to the university/Record Store days!
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Man, I loved drawing logos. Still do get a kick from it. Oddly. Anyhoo, these are ace!
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Thanks man! I just make up my own logos now. LeBrain’s Lemonade may be coming to a store soon.
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Like the Deep Purple 84 logo Mike,impressive with the shading features….
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I thank you sir! I was on a major Purple 84 kick for a long while.
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