There’s still life in the back catalogue for The Revillos. When the 1980s chart-topping sci-fi future-naughts wanted to travel back in time, we were more than happy to travel with them
In amongst a haul of cardboard boxes, the band found they had a store of unreleased studio and live recordings and a heap of photos – enough for three albums with booklets.
it just smells that way
This project involved a lot of work recovering and restoring old and damaged photos, some from second or third-generation copies, and a lot of fun with The Revillos’ trademark retro-future style.
Photo retouching in progress
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve complete artwork
This project involved a lot of artworking and constructing designs on the tricky templates for CD Digisleeves
Working with print is always a pleasure, especially for music albums with inner sleeves, booklets and on-body labels as well as the covers. For this project, the CDs were packaged in four-panel Digisleeves and accompanied with saddle-stitched booklets printed four-back-four. Ah! The joys of CMYK colour mark-up, bleed, crop… for our old-school graphic designers, this job was like being a kid in an adventure playground again.
Compendium Of Weird
This album Compendium Of Weird is a mixture of unheard tracks, demos, out-takes and one-off oddball recordings. The album is published on 12in LP and CD with sleeve notes and booklet.
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleve, 12in LP and booklet cover
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird 12in LP outside back cover
The Revillos’ Compendium Of Weird 12in LP insert p1
The Revillos’ Compendium Of Weird 12in LP insert pp2-3
The Revillos’ Compendium Of Weird 12in LP insert p4
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird 12in LP on-body label
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird 12in LP on-body label
Outer sleeve front and back covers, gatefold insert and on-body labels for The Revillos’ Compendium Of Weird 12in LP album
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleve, 12in LP and booklet cover
Fan art for The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve inside front cover
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve inside back cover
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve outside back cover
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve on-body label
Front and back covers and on-body artwork for The Revillos Compendium Of Weird CD Digisleve album
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleve, 12in LP and booklet cover
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve booklet pp2-3
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve booklet pp4-5
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve booklet pp6-7
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve booklet pp8-9
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve booklet pp10-11
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve booklet pp12-13
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve booklet pp14-15
The Revillos’ Compendium of Weird CD Digisleeve booklet pp16
This is the 16-page booklet that comes in the Compendium Of Weird CD album’s Digisleeve
From The Freezer
Another anthology of previously unreleased recordings, this album is published on CD only in a Digisleeve and with a 16-page booklet.
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve outside front cover
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve inside front cover
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve inside back cover
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve outside back cover
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve on-body label
The inside and outside covers for the From The Freezer CD Digisleeve and the on-body label
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve booklet front cover
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve booklet pp2-3
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve booklet pp4-5
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve booklet pp6-7
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve booklet pp8-9
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve booklet pp10-11
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve booklet pp12-13
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve booklet pp14-15
The Revillos’ From The Freezer CD Digisleeve booklet back cover
This is the 16-page booklet that comes in the From The Freezer CD album’s Digisleeve
Live From The Orient
In 1985 The Revillos reformed for a tour in Japan which was recorded for a live album that was released but in a classic tale of confabulations, not all of the tracks were on the album and then the original tapes were lost… then found ten years later. The Japanese tour recordings were remixed and issued anew on a 12in LP and CD with an inner sleeve for the LP and a booklet for the CD Digisleeve.
The Revillos’ Live From Orient 12in LP outer sleeve front
The Revillos’ Live From Orient 12in LP outer sleeve back
The Revillos’ Live From Orient 12in LP inner sleeve front
The Revillos’ Live From Orient 12in LP inner sleeve back
The Revillos’ Live From Orient 12in LP on-body label this side
The Revillos’ Live From Orient 12in LP on-body label that side
The Revillos’ Live From The Orient album on 12in LP outer and inner sleeves and on-body labels
The Revillos’ Live From Orient CD Digisleeve complete
The Revillos’ Live From Orient CD on-body label
The Revillos’ Live From The Orient album on CD Digisleeve artwork and on-body label
The Revillos’Live From The Orient CD Digisleeve booklet cover
The Revillos’ Live From The Orient CD Digisleeve booklet pp2-3
The Revillos’ Live From The Orient CD Digisleeve booklet pp4-5
The Revillos’ Live From The Orient CD Digisleeve booklet pp6-7
The Revillos’ Live From The Orient CD Digisleeve booklet back cover
The Revillos’ Live From The Orient eight-page booklet accompanying the CD album
Needless to say, this project was a labour of love. If you are not familiar with The Revillos then we have to advise you your cultural experience is sadly lacking but don’t worry, we can fix this…