CONCRETE SOUNDS — THE FIVE-SLEEVE COLLECTION
Five photographic 12-inch record sleeves | £29.99
Five of my Concrete Sounds designs together in one collection. Each sleeve features original London photography on both sides and is designed to house a standard 12-inch vinyl record. Perfect for giving your cherished white labels a new home, or simply enjoying the artwork.
Includes one of each design: Streets in the Sky, Trellick Nights, Balfron Nights, Corsica Mornings and Corsica Nights.
Bought separately, the five sleeves cost £49.95. The complete five-piece collection is £29.99, saving £19.96.
THE STORY BEHIND CONCRETE SOUNDS
Concrete Sounds brings together my photographic passion for London's council estates and the music that was born in those neighbourhoods, taking London from the Rooftops right back to its roots.
The collection was inspired by my love for London's pirate radio scene in the 1990s and early 2000s, when radio really was life. I picked up a camera and set about capturing the city's council estates and tower blocks. They were such a huge part of London's musical folklore and played an integral role in broadcasting the music that filled London's clubs.
By 2003, my eccentric mission became clear: to capture the view the music had as it travelled from tower-block rooftops, across the skyline and into the homes and cars of London's musical youth. This is how London from the Rooftops was born.
My dream was to have my artwork commissioned for 12-inch releases by the artists I loved. Although I had a few commissions (good ones!), that ambition was never fully realised. So, in the spirit of London's world-beating pirates and underground music makers, I decided to take matters into my own hands.
Concrete Sounds is the uncompromised vision of a pirate-radio-loving, record-collecting fan of junglist beats and brutalist architecture. These photographic sleeves celebrate the buildings and neighbourhoods that helped incubate Hardcore, Jungle, Garage, Dubstep and Grime.
Please note: This collection contains five photographic record sleeves only. No vinyl records are included.
