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The Adventures of Tom The Lion

Graphic Design, Illustration

Posted by Gavin Lucas, 14 November 2011, 17:06    Permalink    Comments (4)

We featured Tom The Lion's slip-cased 10 inch vinyl album release the other week (view that post here) but we've just clapped eyes on the wooden-boxed CD album (released today) and felt it warranted its own post...

Also created by Daniel Mason of Something Else, the hinged lid of the wooden box is screenprinted with the Tom The Lion illustration by Konstantinos Gargaletsos. Open the brass clasp and inside are two CDs housed in uncoated card CD wallets. One is the 13 track album (tracks from his two double 10" vinyl EPs), the other contains a number of live recordings. A folded bible paper sheet contains all the lyrics and sleeve notes, and there are also two photographs included. Here are some pictures:

The wooden box is screenprinted with the Tom The Lion logo illustration on the front and the track names on the back. A simple brass clasp keeps the hinged lid shut.

This CD album package is exclusively available from Rough Trade records: roughtraderecords.com

tomthelion.co.uk

4 Comments

It's also rather lovely sounding too....Just as well cos it'd be a right disappointment as it's so lavishly packaged.
Tim
2011-11-14 17:59:17

I really like the photos at the bottom and the illustrations. Looks like the lion has a hair stylist.
Jabradley
2011-11-15 11:21:34

I am pleased you said that Tim. The box does make me want to buy it, I bet it smells good too. I need to listen to the tracks but this could definitely be on my Christmas list.
Laura
2011-11-15 11:33:43

Fabulous. I don't know what the music is like but the packaging makes me want to own it regardless.
John Robinson
2011-11-21 13:33:24

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