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, “The Clash” NME, 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 collection. I present classic rock of the 1960s and '70s (sometimes 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 expands my work on Vinyl Monday to include written versions of my album reviews, works cited and further reading for each episode, and film and book reviews. You can also listen my podcast, Unveiling the Legends: Dolls of the 60s and 70s, read my contributions to other websites like Tracking Angle, and find announcements here.
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My writing is an extension of my inner world, just as much as it preserves rock-and-roll history. Roll up to the mystery tour, get experienced, come join this long strange trip. Maybe kick out some jams while you're at it. It's all welcome here.
About The Art
The original Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs album art is La Jeune Fille Au Bouquet by French painter Theodore Frandsen (1902-1969.) According to the official Christie's auction site listing, in August 1970, Derek and the Dominos visited Frandsen's home in the south of France. After an egg fight at the artist's farm house, Frandsen's son showed the band to his late father's studio. This is where Eric Clapton first saw the La Fille: a blonde woman with red lips and one exaggerated cat eye, her face partially obscured by a white bouquet 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 and muse that started it all, I edited myself into the Layla art (above.)
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