(The) Verve - All In The Mind - Artwork Explained.

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In this episode from the Microdot KZbin channel, Brian Cannon, Microdot Creative Director - creator of all Verve and Oasis record sleeve artwork in the 90s - details the history of the artwork for Verve 'All In The Mind'.

[@giovannivenditti4978]

Right, Sir. The only mistake you did is that you've now started. Now you must go on 😄 Brilliant. Every cover for the Verve now. Please.

[@donny_doyle]

Love Microdot. Love Verve- from the beginning...

[@stuartcarswell2815]

I band who I was playing with at the time and still am now 3 men gone mad, supported Verve at St Helens Citadel 13/7/1991.Verve were incredible I remember this song on the night and Simon saying at the soundcheck Virgin were very interested..i followed their career ever since ...great band, pity they couldn't stay together...great video Brian!

[@damionduffy3625]

The verve are the most influential band of my teens and adult life, there truly is no other band like em.

[@jamesbaynton1881]

I bought that 12" and poured over it for hours. Great stories, great art. Thanks

[@HeroesZeros]

Yes! At last a Verve episode! My favourite band.

[@danno4235]

Looking forward to the 'A Storm In Heaven' episode

[@joshs1533]

This channel is severely underrated. Amazing insight and stories. I also love hearing about your creation process too. You truly made some of the best album artwork in the 90s which complemented the music so well.

[@Microdot]

Really appreciate that, thanks for the kind words.

[@robertovalero6186]

@@Microdot After Be Here Now the covers of Oasis albums were getting worse.Except for Dig Out Your Soul i loved that cover.But the Covers always seem to fit with the music.There was always something British about it.I Love Be Here Now and i also liked the sleeve.I liked all the sleeves that you made Brian.

[@sunshinejonson9060]

Please, please, please make more of these videos

[@habeascorpus6604]

Another great story. The universe has been good you you brother.

[@chuffa1130]

Thank goodness you ran out of milk! Seems like divine destiny for you two guys to reunite, it's so rock and roll I love it! Thanks again your sleeve work and design work is fantastic!

[@Paul_Abbott_Landsraad_Project]

Mate, most underrated joke ever, dropping an "E" for America 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍

[@bigmaryhelen]

I've been waiting for you to do The Verve, Bri. As a kid, album covers were so important and the more detail to pour over the better. There's only you who really got that Sgt Pepper/Peter Blake idea and how important a packed album cover is, especially to a teenager, even though obviously you could only do them where they fitted. Love from an old Pemps acquaintance.

[@frasergemmell2815]

Brilliant Brian,,, See you in the nxt one ✌

[@veronicagonzalo3778]

It's amazing to finally know all the curiosities behind all these album covers. Thank you for explaining your work because it is all wonderful. Especially for me the ones from The Verve are jewels. For a fan of the group who also works in the audiovisual and graphic design world, it means a lot. Someday I will go to Microdot to meet you!🤩🔝

[@rygdoomed442]

Verve forever ❤️

[@Microdot]

Splendid.

[@rygdoomed442]

@@Microdot I really love the videos! A real treat for any fan

[@iggypop2026]

Fantastic art work, really creative and original. The landscapes and objects are so fun to look at. My favourite art piece is the burning car for a storm in heaven

[@gab_infante]

Brian, you’re a rockstar too!

[@alxdregomes]

i love the verve, mind boggling soundscapes. it's only fair they got you for your mind boggling sleeves brian. cheers

[@pickybleatinge3744]

Easily some of the best and most sutied cover artwork of not just the 90s but ever

[@tuliopiresbraganca1649]

Yes! VERVE!

[@garethevans4865]

Always enjoy listening to you Brian, great in sight

[@kjd9634]

Great video mate, blinding insight and the story of how you met Aschroft was brilliant. Content like this is why TV is dead. Keep up the good work.👍

[@JOSEPPPPHHHH]

Brilliant! Need to re-buy this on vinyl so I can properly examine the art work. Didn’t really appreciate it first time round!

[@Pernel143]

Haha loved the bit where you point out your parents in numerous sleeves….good to see your dad still working modelling your merch

[@rizzledizzle9801]

Always loved the storm in heaven and northern soul artwork, special mention to the this is music single with the sandwich board, great stuff x

[@ourcreativeconnection2269]

Amazing! Absolutely LOVE The Verve - especially their early stuff! Pls pls pls make some more ‘number 1 Verve’ T-shirts in medium? Pls!!! :)

[@ourcreativeconnection2269]

You did it!! Thank you! Order placed! cool AF 😎

[@olivergilliland464]

Great to see a video on the Verve artwork, awesome as ever :)

[@garyforshaw3707]

Excellent video Brian

[@andrewhyde4708]

Brilliant! I’d love to see more Verve artwork breakdowns.

[@warpiglet4759]

young fellow from Wigan done good. ✌

[@bigbrotherdiaryofanaddict]

Life is about being lucky in the right circumstances ... but like Brian you need to put yourself out there ... great channel and amazing artwork /photography mate. You must be so proud of your back catalogue. To me the cover artwork is as important as the music

[@Microdot]

Thanks 👍

[@craigsanderson4330]

Amazing, absolutely love the Verve sleeves and Storm In Heaven is one of my favourite all time album. Thank you!

[@Bittersweet.Symphony.]

I shall enjoy looking at the cover again now. Any other Verve artwork explained would be much appreciated. Cheers

[@carrie4148]

Brilliant video Brian. I must say it was meant to be for you and Richard to meet. First at the party and then running into him at 6 in the morning whilst getting a pint of milk? C'mon you know. It's also quite fitting that the first sleeve you worked on for The Verve was All In The Mind because your ideas, your brilliant ideas, are all in your mind. And that visual presentation? Brilliant!

[@bianco9359]

even finished the video with 'see you in the next one', which is the final song on the verve's first album! Looking forward to more Verve stuff. You've got a new subscriber.

[@shaun7389]

Finally some Verve videos! Even though I love both bands, I’ve always preferred The Verve.

[@everymandan4176]

Indeed.

[@Ryan-br6np]

Best band ever

[@Petesaintsfc]

Love this channel, such great content 👌🏼👌🏼

[@summerbrainrock]

Always wondered about your thought process in the 90s. Those UH NYC photos are legendary.

[@robertedwards2527]

This is so cool, thanks Brian 😎

[@mrshifter5007]

Great video, and like all the other video's, it's the in-depth detail about the subject matter I like. Nice one Brian 😉👌

[@lemurdream]

MOAR VERVE

[@seajay_9064]

Love it Brian!

[@madvinyl75]

Great video and insight Brian! very much looking forward to future Verve ones and in particular A Storm In Heaven 🙌

[@HyltonE]

Brian, this is absolutely brilliant, huge thanks for starting to cover Verve's covers! I absolutely can't wait to see the breakdowns for ASIH (full documentary length on that one, please!), Superstar, Gravity Grave, Slide Away, Blue, Voyager 1, No Come Down, Verve EP, etc.! Hugely appreciate hearing about your creative process. I'd also like to hear more about your relationship with the music at the time, which tracks really stuck with you, etc. To me, you're to Verve as Stanley Donwood is to Radiohead... totally integral to the music.

[@shaunrigby1]

This channel just keeps producing the goods Nice one Brian, keep them coming. More verve please 💯👍

[@morrythepug]

Thanks for this Brian, brilliant. Hope ya well brother.

[@eddampier]

Fantastic video. Early Verve artworks are some of the absolute best.

[@Owen1699]

Fantastic video, Brian! Thanks for this. Can’t wait to see what other Verve videos you release in the future. As a fellow Wiganer, it’s brilliant to see these local areas used for the first shoot of my favourite band. Even Richard’s old flat, I had no idea that was where it was! I’ve gone past that about 5000 times whilst attending High School and it was right next to it the whole time. The Verve is forever and your photography is an important part of that legacy 📸

[@gerardo.galvan]

Hell yeah

[@LikeSomeDude]

So glad to finally hear about the verve! To be honest, I always enjoyed their sleeves more than the oasis ones; the verve sleeves were just trippier. Both bands sleeves were always great and it was so fun to go over them and find all the hidden stuff! What an exciting time! I live in the states and so it was really unusual for someone like me to be collecting singles in the 90s. They were hard as hell to find in the states! I’ll never forget when I walked into Manifest records on spring break in 1997 and found ALL of verve’s singles on sale. I flipped out and bought them all! The thirteen minute version of she’s a superstar?! Amazeballs.

[@LikeSomeDude]

PS: I just put the Microdot sticker that came w my Be Here Now shirt, on my car. Be Here Now came out on my 18th bday in 1997: 8-21-97. I also have the verve Music Saves shirt. Microdot rules!

[@rogerpike4605]

Great video Brian great band

[@dms8418]

Brilliant content again many thanks

[@Microdot]

Very welcome

[@burnley1966]

Wonderful story

[@paullyon5366]

Class Brian, proper seat of your pants stuff in those early days. Love to hear about the chance meetings with Richard and the naivety going into that first meeting at Virgin, brilliant!

[@morningface_ace]

I love it

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

Who's the geezer slouched slovenly with his eyes fixed on the television? From 'A storm in heaven'. Great video, can't wait for the next one.

[@Microdot]

That's Barry Frodsham, the father one of Richard Ashcroft's friends.

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

@@Microdot Cheers for putting a name to an interesting chap from one of my all time favourite sleeve design.

[@ashleyharrington2615]

Brilliant watch. Keep them coming Brian! Always look forward to your videos and the back stories behind the sleeve design. You and your partner are always very welcoming every time I visit the Microdot boutique too. Top man.

[@Myelinchief]

Boss more verve pls Brian xoxoxoxo

[@Jamiewharton]

Thank you for doing some Verve stuff! Would love to hear more stories of these guys the like you have told about working with Oasis.

[@miguelapplic9119]

Loved this video Brian. Will you do one about how you came up with the logo for the band?

[@OddoLuque]

Loved it, I am excited to know more about how the "Lucky Man" sleeve came about. It is one of my favorite covers ever. Amazing work.

[@eddysandland58]

Another Great upload Brian & Finally you've gotten round to The Verve! Amazing Single & Album Sleeves from Microdot! Cheers!

[@justineddy5306]

Definitely Maybe and A Storm in Heaven are two of my favorite album covers. Looking forward to more Verve videos. Thanks Brian!

[@Microdot]

More to come!

[@TheeSM]

Well worth the wait and keep the Verve videos coming! Love all the details you share and the archived materials really bring these stories to life.

[@liamnorris3211]

Another brilliant video Brian, no name dropping but just pure interest and facts. always enjoy these, keep on keeping on!

[@TheAndrewmcnelis]

Fantastic

[@spraymie]

Brian, I love the work and the videos AND it makes me want to jump back in time.

[@billyporkoftheblue]

Great channel, really enjoying seeing all this stuff and hearing the stories. Brian I think deserves more accolades and recognition for his work over the years, truly a legend of the industry, he is to these iconic 90’s bands what Saville was to Joy Division.

[@Microdot]

Much appreciated

[@intrepidbun5002]

thanks Brian, been waiting for the Verve videos. I've been a massive Verve fan since day one, those records and artwork feel like storyboards of my late teens and twenties. thanks for sharing the stories behind the work. see you in the next one 😉

[@bensonrad]

Great stuff, thanks for posting this up and giving us all an insight. Most excellent indeed.

[@Microdot]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@seanmedvidstaunton2194]

Been waiting for verve stuff, worth it

[@alastairbacon2668]

Brilliant stuff Brian. I got this on 12 inch when it came out and just poured over the art work as you did back then. The images seemed to fit the 3 songs perfectly, especially ‘One Way To Go’. I’d just seen them live and they became the perfect band for my teenage years overnight. Your sleeves were a massive part of that. Can’t wait for more Verve videos.

[@indoornauta]

This is great!

[@bluesincolour]

Nice one glad you’re doing some verve ones

[@popeyethesailoruk485]

Love it!! Cheers Brian ✌

[@davidalexbyrne]

Great video as always

[@MrGingerPirate]

Sooo cool! Thx for the background! Other verve cover reviews soon?

[@MrSifter]

Hoorah!

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

The Verve Pipe always threw me off whenever I was looking for CDs by The Verve.

[@paulbrown4850]

Great video loved all the information

[@mancdave123]

Was looking forward to this Brian, not disappointed 😎 thank you for doing this ❤️

[@Microdot]

My pleasure!

[@tylerhawks8376]

Many thanks Brian! Excellent work!

[@Microdot]

My pleasure!

[@TheProdigy1982]

I absolutely love this channel 👌🏼

[@Microdot]

Glad to hear it!

[@huwselby]

Another brilliant video Brian

[@Microdot]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@everymandan4176]

Ta very much Bri!

[@EddieG1888]

Brian, designers (like all creatives) invariably reflect the times they're creating art in through their creations. I would say the Microdot archetypal design always says "1990s" when you look at it, and I don't mean that in a bad way. But like all art, its very of the time period it was made, just like the sleeves from the 60s were, and the colour palettes used in the 1970s for interior design and the like, and dictated a lot by what's going on around the creators and what they consciously and subconsciously assimilate and then use in the process. So with all that said, was there a point in the Microdot history, maybe in the late 90s or whatever, where you ever thought "we need to completely change tack here, or else we risk saying the same thing over and over again and being left behind"? And given that you obviously have certain sensibilities and things you like to see in designs, how hard is it to change that mindset, bin all the design cues that you like, and go in a totally different direction?

[@manontheedge4179]

Another great video Brian. I'm hoping you might do a video about the CD cover for Whatever by Oasis. I always wondered if the picture of the sky was originally meant for Underneath The Sky or something.

[@astromanicdave]

Brian. Is there a list of all the records microdot have done mate ?

[@alexabbott1817]

Did you get a reason why you didn't do Fourth? Oasis should have stuck with Microdot in the 00s. Maybe it all fits though, classic Oasis had the classic artwork.

[@alastairbacon2668]

Brian - quick question. How did you decide what font to use for the band name? It changed several times over singles and albums until the Urban Hymns era

[@Microdot]

I changed the log several times until the Urban Hymns era, that was inspired by the Canadian band 'Rush' who in the 70s had a different logo for every album they released - kind of anti marketing.

[@alastairbacon2668]

@@Microdot I used to love drawing them on my school bag in tipex and silver marker pen. Thing the gravity Grace font was my favourite although the Slide Away one was very cool (and difficult to draw!)

[@richardc8794]

Please can I put in a request for the lucky man cover to be a video? Where exactly in NYC is it. Wooster and ______?

[@Microdot]

Wooster and Grand

[@richardc8794]

@@Microdot Thank you 👍

[@mdjohn104]

Is that a Robert Rauschenberg bottom left?

[@Microdot]

Yes it is, one of, if not my favourite artist.

[@mdjohn104]

@@Microdot yep. My all time favourite artist too!

[@fionabenjamin1962]

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