Double Gatefold Vinyl LP & CD Jackets
for Hammers of Misfortune
Double LP & CD Gatefold Packaging for a strange concept double album by Hammers of Misfortune.
Instead of the standard double-album, this is literally two separate (but compatible) albums that are "joined at the spine". Bandleader John Cobbett's desire was to hold it in hand, seeing one cover, then flip it over to see another cover (upside down orientation to the other side) with the back covers of either being on the inside of the gatefold spread. Each album had it's own insert booklet as well. It was released in CD and LP. Both layouts by myself.
I illustrated the Church of Broken Glass album, and designed a new logo. Credited as butcherBaker.
The cover for Fields was painted by SJ. I photographed it and color-adjusted for print.
Fields band logo was hand drawn by SJ, photographed and digitally adjusted and extended to include the album title by myself.
LP Jacket with Disks
Church of Broken Glass Cover. I painted this on illustration board with acrylics. The Logo was hand drawn with some digital corrections.
Fields album cover. Painted by Sonju Ratler. Sonju also drew the logo in pencil. I finished the logo by inking it and extending it to the bottom to include the album title and bottom border.
The "flipped" nature of this double album concept can be a bit disorienting in photos, but it makes a lot of sense when the album is in your hands.
CD package elements.
CD Digipak Spread: Fields (upside down left) and Church of Broken Glass (right)
Hammers of Misfortune: Church of Broken Glass "Front Cover"
Illustration, logo and layout by Mike Bennewitz
This is a photo of the printed CD Insert.
Hammers of Misfortune: Church of Broken Glass "Back Cover"
Illustration, and layout by Mike Bennewitz
This is a photo of the printed CD Insert.
Illustration, and layout by Mike Bennewitz
This is a photo of the printed CD Insert.
This is a photograph of the printed CD insert spread open.
(there's a bit of glare, oops)
Logo built with vectors over hand drawing.
Fields cover spread.
Back cover silhouette artwork by John Cobbet.
Front Cover painting by Sonju Rattler
Logo by Sonju Rattler, finished and extended to add "Fields" title by Mike Bennewitz.
Texture overlays by Alex Braubach.
Layout by Mike Bennewitz.
Interior booklet lyric pages.
The Green pages use several texture paintings by Alex Braubach overlaid over each other.
