{"id":29764,"date":"2012-01-13T10:08:52","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T18:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=29764"},"modified":"2024-05-29T09:52:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:52:00","slug":"saxually-dreamy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/saxually-dreamy\/","title":{"rendered":"Saxually Dreamy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve shown some pretty sexy covers that have graced a variety of saxophone albums over the years. We’ve got the sensuality of the Bobby Dukoff’s Silk<\/a><\/em> and Satin<\/a><\/em> albums, the North American version of 60s sexiness on Mulligan’s album Saxy<\/a><\/em>, as well as the European version of sexiness found on the covers of Fausto Papetti: 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>, &, 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now the one thing these covers all have in common, is that they are artistic, and not exploitative. And while Fausto Papetti’s covers might offend some of the Puritan values here in North America, rest assured, they are very much within the norm for European standards.<\/p>\n

Having said that, I naively thought that the sax\/sex connection had burned itself out, and such imagery was no longer commonly being used to sell albums today. What was I thinking?<\/p>\n

This morning I happened to come across a New Age album released in 2006. The album title is Saxual Dreams<\/em>. I think the cover speaks for itself….<\/p>\n

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This copulation<\/del>, um I meant compilation album,  :devil1:   contains the following tracks, by a variety of artists:<\/p>\n

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  1. George Bishop – Senora 4:22<\/li>\n
  2. Blue Knights – Smooth Night 4:40<\/li>\n
  3. Dancing Fantasy – Stay Another Day 5:51<\/li>\n
  4. Dancing Fantasy – Close To You 6:55<\/li>\n
  5. Dancing Fantasy – Forever 5:22<\/li>\n
  6. Dancing Fantasy – Point Blank 3:40<\/li>\n
  7. Dancing Fantasy – Too Hot 4:15<\/li>\n
  8. Dancing Fantasy – Secrets 4:56<\/li>\n
  9. George Bishop – Grenadilla 3:54<\/li>\n
  10.   George Bishop – Friendly Vibes 3:55<\/li>\n
  11.   Symbian – Amber Glow 6:58<\/li>\n
  12.   Dancing Fantasy – Imagine 4:01<\/li>\n
  13.   Peter Sefkow – Calm Seas 4:40<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We know that album covers are just a reflection of the times, so this Saxual Dreams<\/em> cover really shouldn’t surprise me. But it did.<\/p>\n

    The bell of the sax symbolizing the model’s vagina, is a clear connection that even the most unobservant of us in society will likely make. The erotica here is clearly aimed at men\u2014although I’m not so sure how many men buy New Age music. (I haven’t done any research on sales breakdown by gender.)<\/p>\n

    Instrumental music is often used to help set the mood for sexual activities. I can only assume that this album cover would have been designed for the purpose of drawing attention, and saying: Hey, this is good music to \"\"<\/a> by.<\/p>\n

    Since turnaround is fair play, I think it would be interesting if a female saxophone player used erotic male imagery on her album cover. I wonder how that would sell? Who knows, perhaps Candy Dulfer or Mindi Abair would open themselves up to a whole new market.<\/p>\n

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    …this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span><\/div>\n
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