Punk

Punk embraced the DIY ethic, with many bands self-producing their recordings; they created vast hard-edged music with minimalistic instrumentation and political, anti-establishment lyrics. “Punk was based on a simple romantic ideal – that anyone could form a band and record their songs if everyone helped out. Cut-ups, cut-outs and collages dating from the time of the Suburban Press were turned into the striking artwork used on the covers of the Sex Pistols’ records” (Caroline Hennessy). The reflection of the music in the artwork packaging is an interesting area for analysis as so often the pre-mentioned traits of the music are translated into the artwork e.g. DIY, minimalistic. “The emphasis was not just to create new things but to re-cycle, cannibalise and use what was already there” (Open Democracy.net, article 563).