A Lost Art: 1970s-90s Record Store StandeesBefore streaming playlists and social media promotion, record labels had a much more physical way of grabbing fans’ attention: giant cardboard standees, hanging mobiles, oversized album displays, and elaborate in-store cutouts that transformed record shops into miniature music museums. During the 1970s and 1980s in particular, these promotional displays became a defining part of music retail culture. Walk into a mall record store in 1974 and you might see a towering Queen standee near shelves...
The Lost Art of Album ArtIn the digital age, music has become more accessible than ever before. With the click of a button or a voice command, we can summon our favorite tunes from a vast ocean of songs. While the convenience of streaming services and digital downloads has undoubtedly revolutionized the way we consume music, it has also ushered in the decline of a once-beloved art form: album art.For many music enthusiasts, the album cover was an integral part of the listening experience. It was a tangible representa...
Inside RIAA White Matte Awards: Determining AuthenticityIn this article we take a close look inside every detail of RIAA "white matte" awards, the style of RIAA awards made exclusively by the New York Frame & Picture Co. (NYF&P Co) from 1964 to 1974/early 1975 when the RIAA mandated a design change to the "floater" style. 1964-early 1975 RIAA "white matte" award (left/top), 1975-81 "floater" award (right/bottom) The purpose of this article is to help collectors of these awards know if a white matt...
New Collectible Miniatures Now In StockSince we're all about music and collecting at MusicGoldmine.com, we thought we'd add some great new very affordable collectibles to our product line up. With all that in mind we've established a new collection of Collectible Miniature Instruments section here at our e-store. We've also recently added new mini instruments models including for Joe Bonamassa, Cheap Trick (Rick Nielsen), Journey, Jim Hendrix, John Lennon, Metallica, Rolling Stones, Slash, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. ...
Record Awards As Art: From Mild To WildRecord awards in their earliest days were pretty plain, starting with simple dark-stained wood framed affairs with white matte boards in the 60s and early 70s. The period of 1975 thru the mid-80s brought silver and gold painted frames and charcoal-colored mattes. This was followed by a graduation to some pretty pedestrian black plastic-covered frame/black matte awards from the mid-80s through late 90s. Just before the millennium, however, the RIAA loosened up its' previously strict de...
A Lost Art: 1970s-90s Record Store Standees
Before streaming playlists and social media promotion, record labels had a much more physical way of grabbing fans’ attention: giant cardboard standees, hanging mobiles, oversized album displays, and elaborate in-store cutouts that transformed record shops into miniature music museums. During the 1970s and 1980s in particular, these promotional displays became a defining part of music retail culture. Walk into a mall record store in 1974 and you might see a towering Queen standee near shelves...
The Lost Art of Album Art
In the digital age, music has become more accessible than ever before. With the click of a button or a voice command, we can summon our favorite tunes from a vast ocean of songs. While the convenience of streaming services and digital downloads has undoubtedly revolutionized the way we consume music, it has also ushered in the decline of a once-beloved art form: album art.For many music enthusiasts, the album cover was an integral part of the listening experience. It was a tangible representa...
Inside RIAA White Matte Awards: Determining Authenticity
In this article we take a close look inside every detail of RIAA "white matte" awards, the style of RIAA awards made exclusively by the New York Frame & Picture Co. (NYF&P Co) from 1964 to 1974/early 1975 when the RIAA mandated a design change to the "floater" style. 1964-early 1975 RIAA "white matte" award (left/top), 1975-81 "floater" award (right/bottom) The purpose of this article is to help collectors of these awards know if a white matt...
New Collectible Miniatures Now In Stock
Since we're all about music and collecting at MusicGoldmine.com, we thought we'd add some great new very affordable collectibles to our product line up. With all that in mind we've established a new collection of Collectible Miniature Instruments section here at our e-store. We've also recently added new mini instruments models including for Joe Bonamassa, Cheap Trick (Rick Nielsen), Journey, Jim Hendrix, John Lennon, Metallica, Rolling Stones, Slash, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. ...
Record Awards As Art: From Mild To Wild
Record awards in their earliest days were pretty plain, starting with simple dark-stained wood framed affairs with white matte boards in the 60s and early 70s. The period of 1975 thru the mid-80s brought silver and gold painted frames and charcoal-colored mattes. This was followed by a graduation to some pretty pedestrian black plastic-covered frame/black matte awards from the mid-80s through late 90s. Just before the millennium, however, the RIAA loosened up its' previously strict de...
