Tag: 1990s
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The Beatles — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Russian Sgt. Pepper’s cover is full of quirky local touches that set it apart from the original. The text on the bass drum was localized while keeping the original style. Designer…
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The Beatles — Revolver
The AnTrop version of the Revolver sleeve was almost entirely rebuilt. The faces were redrawn, photos were either replaced or repositioned, and the cross-hatching is slightly lighter than on the original. John…
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The Beatles — Rubber Soul
Although the album officially hit the market on March 5, 1992, every cover displays the year 1991 — suggesting that the artwork was finalized long before the record’s release.
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The Beatles — Help
There are two known versions of the cover: one with the English title HELP! and another with the Cyrillic “ПОМОГИ” (“Help” in Russian). The image was mirrored, and the band members’ heads…
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The Beatles — Yellow Submarine
The original Yellow Submarine cover, built from Heinz Edelmann’s whimsical illustrations, took on a distinctly local twist in Antrop’s 1991 release (catalog no. П91 00137).
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The Beatles — White Album
For Andrei Tropillo, the Beatles’ “White Album” was the pinnacle — especially the song Blackbird — so when he started releasing his own versions of legendary albums in 1991, he…
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History of Antrop Vinyl Labels
Antrop used several different label designs in just three years of production. There are six main types: plain logo, JCS (Jesus Christ Superstar), apples, target 1, target 2, and target…
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Russian Disc (Soviet Music Label)
In the mid-1980s, Perestroika began: private business was partly legalized in the form of “cooperatives.” The Soviet Union was trying to adapt to a free market and democracy. Authorities and entrepreneurs started…
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The Byrds Greatest Hits — Antrop
The cover was completely redesigned, but the author clearly attempted to preserve both the original theme (grass and flowers) and a similar color contrast. Title is also new & somewhat…
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Bobby Charles — Clear Water
There were some Antrop’s releases which authors aren’t identified. As Kibalchich admits, he sometimes gave certain covers to his friends for illustration. They usually painted them using gouache.