Abigail Devoe
"Don't ask me why I obsessively look to rock 'n' roll bands for some kind of model for a better society. I guess it's just that I glimpsed something beautiful in a flashbulb moment once, and perhaps mistaking it for prophecy, have been seeking its fulfillment ever since. And perhaps that nothing else in the world ever seemed to hold even this much promise."
- Lester Bangs, “On The Road With The Clash” New Musical Express, 12/1977
About
Abigail Devoe
Hi! I’m Abigail Devoe (not Devo.)
I have a lot of records, and I’m the creator and host of
Vinyl Monday on YouTube.
Vinyl Monday is the who, what, when, where, why, and "how-do-I-feel" about classic albums in my record collection. I present classic rock of the 1960s and '70s (and later!) for a modern audience while honoring its historical significance.
Having graduated with my BA in art history in 2021, I believe nothing exists in a vacuum. I use my academic background to base my album reviews in rigorous research. With its hybrid deep-dive/commentary formula, Vinyl Monday sheds new light on artists from the '60s and '70s, both popular and obscure.
This website hosts my album reviews, works cited and further reading for each Vinyl Monday episode, and film and book reviews. You can also listen to my podcast, read my contributions to other publications, and find announcements here.
About The Art
The original Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs album art is La Jeune Fille Au Bouquet by French artist Theodore Frandsen (1902-1969.) According to the official Christie's auction site listing, in August of 1970, Derek and the Dominos visited Frandsen's home in the south of France courtesy of his son. After an egg fight in the property's farm house, Frandsen's son gave the band a tour of his late father's studio. This is where Eric Clapton first saw the La Fille: a painting of a blonde woman with red lips and one exaggerated cat eye; her face partially obscured by a white bouquet wrapped in blue paper. Eric immediately noted the painting's resemblance to his muse: his unrequited love (and best friend's wife,) Pattie Boyd.
The original Layla edit (below) was found on an Eric Clapton online forum. To pay homage to the album that started it all, I edited myself into the Layla art (above.)
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