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Victorian BroadsideRoll up, roll up.

Stacked woodtype in a dozen sizes, ornamental rules and dividers, and a central engraving crammed edge to edge like a fairground playbill.

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Live folk and roots recordings, community choir albums, and heavy folk-metal records.

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Fill every field, including the extra line; this layout wants copy and will stack it tightly. In the illustration notes ask for one engraved object, a fiddle, a bell, a scythe.

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An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstTin Roof HymnsRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: Willow & Sons
Title: Tin Roof Hymns
Extra line: Recorded live at The Foghorn

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Victorian Broadside style.
Visual vocabulary: multiple woodtype sizes stacked tightly; ornamental rules and dividers; central woodcut or engraving illustration; border frames.
Lettering direction: varied woodtype faces in one composition; condensed and extended mixes; all-capital headlines.
Suggested colors: black, cream, deep red, gold, forest green.
Composition: dense centred stack; information fills the frame.
Atmosphere: boisterous, fairground, old-world.
Keep out of the design: modern sans-serif, minimal whitespace, flat vector illustration.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
An engraved tin-roofed chapel with a fiddle and banjo crossed beneath, ornamental rules stacked around.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstOne More RoundRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: The Lanterns
Title: One More Round
Extra line: Songs from the Songwriter Round
Label: Posterage Records

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Victorian Broadside style.
Visual vocabulary: multiple woodtype sizes stacked tightly; ornamental rules and dividers; central woodcut or engraving illustration; border frames.
Lettering direction: varied woodtype faces in one composition; condensed and extended mixes; all-capital headlines.
Suggested colors: black, cream, deep red, gold, forest green.
Composition: dense centred stack; information fills the frame.
Atmosphere: boisterous, fairground, old-world.
Keep out of the design: modern sans-serif, minimal whitespace, flat vector illustration.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
An engraved ring of five oil lanterns framed by fairground rules and dividers.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstCorner ClubRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: Night Shift
Title: Corner Club
Extra line: Recorded live over one long set
Label: Dolores Tapes

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Victorian Broadside style.
Visual vocabulary: multiple woodtype sizes stacked tightly; ornamental rules and dividers; central woodcut or engraving illustration; border frames.
Lettering direction: varied woodtype faces in one composition; condensed and extended mixes; all-capital headlines.
Suggested colors: black, cream, deep red, gold, forest green.
Composition: dense centred stack; information fills the frame.
Atmosphere: boisterous, fairground, old-world.
Keep out of the design: modern sans-serif, minimal whitespace, flat vector illustration.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A single spinning record seen from directly above, a clock face where the label should be.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstNorth ForkRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: Hollow Pines
Title: North Fork

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Victorian Broadside style.
Visual vocabulary: multiple woodtype sizes stacked tightly; ornamental rules and dividers; central woodcut or engraving illustration; border frames.
Lettering direction: varied woodtype faces in one composition; condensed and extended mixes; all-capital headlines.
Suggested colors: black, cream, deep red, gold, forest green.
Composition: dense centred stack; information fills the frame.
Atmosphere: boisterous, fairground, old-world.
Keep out of the design: modern sans-serif, minimal whitespace, flat vector illustration.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
An engraved forked river between pines, framed by playbill rules and pointing hands.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstIron HarvestRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: Black Ember
Title: Iron Harvest

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Victorian Broadside style.
Visual vocabulary: multiple woodtype sizes stacked tightly; ornamental rules and dividers; central woodcut or engraving illustration; border frames.
Lettering direction: varied woodtype faces in one composition; condensed and extended mixes; all-capital headlines.
Suggested colors: black, cream, deep red, gold, forest green.
Composition: dense centred stack; information fills the frame.
Atmosphere: boisterous, fairground, old-world.
Keep out of the design: modern sans-serif, minimal whitespace, flat vector illustration.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
An engraved iron scythe crossed with a pitchfork, framed by heavy ornamental rules.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.

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