Yellowman and Fathead are the (probably unintentional) kings of funny and cartoonish album covers. “Live at Aces” came out in 1982 on VP and Jah Guidance records and it’s a collection of tracks from Yellowman and Fathead live on stage. I have no idea what “Feeding in the Dancehall” refers to. Seriously. Track Listing: Fathead [...]
In 1982 Yellowman was fast becoming one of the biggest reggae DJs on the planet. The ‘Bad Boy Skanking’ album saw him paired up with fellow DJ and long time friend ‘Fathead’ to produce a classic early 80′s dancehall album with the super producer of the time, Henry Junjo Laws. The cover is brilliant, totally [...]
This is another pure classic reggae album cover. Released in 1984, Yellowman and Josey Wales had a side each of this album to showcase their talents, and at the time they were two of the biggest DJs in Jamaica and abroad. I love the cartoon image of them clashing in the middle of the city [...]
In the early 1980s, Yellowman pretty much ruled the dancehall and the ‘Mister Yellowman’ album by Yellowman is one of my favourite covers ever – there is something simple and unpretentious about this album cover, and it looked great on a full size album sleeve. Dancehall would go on to have more crass and image [...]
