Tindersticks – Simple Pleasure album art
Contributed by Stéphane Darricau on Dec 3rd, 2023. Artwork published in
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In 1999, British band Tindersticks took a somewhat unexpected creative turn with the release of their most soulful album to date, Simple Pleasure. This change of musical direction was subtly hinted at by the type choice on the cover, credited to duo Bartholomew & Windsor (actually, lead singer Stuart A. Staples and his wife, artist Suzanne Osborne): indeed, according to the band’s website, the use of Colin Brignall’s Premier Lightline in all caps directly references the artwork for Ann Peebles’s 1974 album I Can’t Stand the Rain. Both records are great, by the way.
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Here’s the album cover that provided the inspiration:
Cool to see that Bartholomew & Windsor paid attention to the details, too, and used both forms for the letter S and the descending R, just like the original.