HANDS ON HOT WAX

HANDS ON HOT WAX –

AN INCOMPLETE HISTORY OF THE INTERACTIVE ALBUM

All records are interactive. You listen. You handle. You read. That’s plenty of interaction. (Now leave me to my dinner party, my date, my soul crushing anxiety and microwave snack!) However, since the earliest days of the LP, the medium has challenged us to engage with the source material in curious and rewarding ways. This program focuses on four areas of “interaction”:

Part One – “Get On the Mic” Listener becomes participant with this style of record. Promotional interview LP’s for the DJ; instrumentals minus a part for a specific instrument; dramatic dialogue featuring stars of the day; breaks for sampling.

Part Two – “It’s Educational!” Instructional and how-to records to improve your life. Demo albums for the optimal high fidelity experience.

Part Three – “Cut Along the Dotted Line” Album covers, sleeves and inserts that invite the listener to transform them into something new and entertaining; breakfast cereal box 45s; and more. Perforate for fun!

Part Four – “Idle Hands” Album sleeves creatively designed to be interacted with, but with minimal effort. Or perhaps under the influence…