Attention, Color Junkies

If you love color, then this post is for you.  This used to be Great Themes from The Classics.

But now it is IN YOUR FACE with lots of green and red and pink and lemon yellow. I hope you like it.  It has kind of become one of my favorites lately.

Bravo to the unbreakable

This record was Bravo - Great Band Themes, and it was an "unbreakable" record.  I guess unbreakable doesn't also mean unscratchable, because this poor record was basically trashed when I got it. But I think it looks smashing now with a new, very blue paint job.

Hey Jude's

Look out, south Seattle.  My records are coming for your walls.  My next showing will be in beautiful Rainier Beach in Old Town, at one of the coolest bars in the city: Jude's Old Town.

You KNOW that you want to drink some handcrafted local brew while gazing up at Donny Osmond.  Don't lie.  You and your crazy horses.  See you there.

UPDATE: SOLD!

Go Ahead and Take a Ride; No Telling What You'll Find.

Here's a record I've listened to about a million times.  I love you, Go-Go's.

Jane Wiedlin, you are a bonafide goddess and a genius.

I painted this for a lovely couple that lives near the beach in California.

The Go-Go's had a huge influence on my teenage self in the 80s.

Something for the girl with everything

A very generous person gave me their collection of old Sparks albums, which included this one called Propaganda.  I think it came out super groovy.

If you would like to purchase this perky album, please visit my Big Cartel store with this link to the record:
http://recordsbyrachro.bigcartel.com/product/sparks-painted-record-mandala

Thank you for looking!

Hawaii calls

The Best of Hawaii Calls.

I adore this record and it will be displayed at Jude's Old Town,

in the heart of beautiful Rainier Beach in Seattle.

Glitter in the gallery

 

I love this one. Lime green glitter and soft red design.  This one wasn't planned.  It was improvised and I think it came out rather deliciously.  I love when art just happens. It now lives in a gallery in Houston.

Say it correctly in Russian

 

Here, above, is the strange baby cousin to the other Russian language records.  It is 7-inches in diameter, just like a regular 45 rpm record.  But the inner label and spindle hole are the size of a 12-inch LP.  Weird and neat!  You don't see that everyday.

This was called "Say it Correctly in Russian."  Well, okay.

Buddah Records presents

 

This is one of my favorites.  It was painted as an anniversary present for my good friends, Amy and Tiger.

It lives in Los Angeles.  Wanna see it close up?  Sure you do.

 





Syntonic Research, Inc. Environments 10. Side 1: English Meadow

Record reads:

Syntonic Research, Inc.  Environments 10.  Side 1:  English Meadow:

"Bird should be heard, as if from a distance.  Rushing water should just barely be heard."

(*Fun Rachro fact:  My mother used to listen to this sort of ambient, biofeedback-ey, sound effect stuff, back in the 70's.  She also had a record with whales talking, and swore that she could understand them. Oh......you hippies...)

ANYWAY, this record has gone to live with a newlywed couple, several states away.





Arteries, Veins, and Theater

I painted this record for the annual Theatre Off Jackson fundraising auction.  The songs on this 10-inch record were all about love and the heart, so it inspired me to paint in red/blue heart colors.



Blue and living in Hempstead, Texas

 The blue record above was painted for a man who *really* likes the color blue.

I turned this design into some really cool business cards.

The Towering Inferno: An Architect's Dream

 

The record above was formerly the Warner Brothers soundtrack to The Towering Inferno.

Whoever owned it previously circled the side number and the track entitled, "An Architect's Dream."

We may never know why...



Magic Sounds of the Islands

The record above is base-coated with a super-glittery red, and painted with a "5 point plumeria" motif.

It was inspired by the pink Hawaiian label, full of the magic sounds of the islands.





The Led was gotten out.

This was formerly a Led Zeppelin album.  It was lovingly painted with some wild blues and purples, with copper metallic accents.  And now it belongs to the Teach Like a Rock Star folks!

Orange and Teal

 

This orange and teal 10-inch, green glitter beauty is the sister to the other Russian language record on this page.

I'm blue (but not in the Ike Turner, doo bee doo, Gong Gong Gong way)

 

This record has a shimmery, silver undercoat with light blue and black detailing.

It has gone to live in a blue and white room in the Seattle area.

Mile High

 

The record above is crazy, crazy vibrant.  The background has fluorescent red and orange edges (which unfortunately don't show up well on a screen), blending into a yellow center.  The painted design is a kind of indigo-ey purplish blue, with metallic gold accents.

It has gone to live in Colorado.

So happy together

 

The rainbow record above lives with me in Seattle.  Not ready to part with it just yet.

Dallas

 

The 10-inch record above lives in the Dallas area, with a very cool teenager.