Long Play and Fathers Day



Long Play in yesterday's Courier Mail article.

 
Long Play is open!
Long Play: The Glory Days of the 12" Album Cover opened last Thursday night and a jovial crowd gathered to help us celebrate. Now that the champagne bottles are all empty, Long Play is open for viewing by everybody until 13 October and is also part of the unofficial program for the 2012 BIGSOUND music conference.

Gifts for Dad
Have you forgotton that this Sunday is Fathers Day? One of the special features of this exhibition is that almost all of the records on display can be purchased. We even have a record player set up in the gallery so you can try before you buy! If your Dad is a music or design geek, this just could be the perfect Fathers Day gift for him. Drop by the gallery to peruse the exhibition and claim your piece of vinyl.

If a record isn't enough for your music loving Dad, we still have copies of Tony Mott's photobook Rock'n'Roll Is The New Trainspotting, documenting his last 30 years of work and including photographs of Queen, Michael Jackson, Powderfinger, and Elton John.

In our retail store we are also currently stocking cufflinks, wallets, and the 'bio bin' by Alison Schutt and bureau^proberts, which could be the perfect sustainable addition to Dad's office!

New exhibition - Long Play: The Glory Days of the 12" Album Cover

We've been busy little bees in the gallery this week removing the Reboot displays and installing Long Play: The Glory Days of the 12" Album Cover.

The new exhibition is coming together beautifully and everything is looking fantastic for opening night tomorrow from 6pm.

Long Play is a graphic design exhibition focusing on album cover design from circa 1950 to the late 1980s. Over 150 records will be on display and most of them will also be for sale so get in quick to nab your favourite!

The exhibition includes covers by famous artists, interactive covers, and controversial covers, including the banned original 'butcher's shop' cover for the Beatles Yesterday and Today.

Along with Long Play, tomorrow night will also see the launch of Sherrie Knipe's Waterlogged in Gallery Two, new Window Projects by QUT design students, the Ivory Street installation by Shin Koyama, new product Bio Bin by Alison Schutt (Haasch) and bureau^proberts, and retail feature designer Joost Bakker's 'By Joost' homewares range.