RESEARCH: Digipack Deconstructions

Jamie T – Panic Prevention

Jamie T – Panic PreventionJamie T’s album cover is very much expressing to the audience that he is a singer songwriter. For his album he has used a dual case, the front of this displays a photograph of him sitting in a room surrounded by albums, records, instruments, speakers and things related to music and other artist. The use of putting a keyboard and guitar in the room tells the audience that he a solo artist, this is because these instruments are recognised to be associated with singer/songwriters.

The mess in the room shows a visual reference and link between the lyrics of the tracks on the album. Here Jamie T sings about money, alcohol, reckless life and music. This has been suggested in the photo.The colours of this artwork are varied, but have been photographed and presented in a dull and almost old fashioned way. This connotes a link to a tiredness about the life that he sings about of this album.

The back of the album shows a black background with an image of several medals. Above is the track listings which have been presented in the same way that Johnny Cash’s did his.

Inside T’s album the photograph which was on the front is repeated inside, however Jamie T who was playing the guitar is no longer in the photo.The CD itself is very like many other singer/songwriter CD’s I have looked at. Its is a very basic colour with only the album title.The booklet inside the case contains images which relate to the lyrics, the lyrics of this album often talk about alcohol and suggest a reckless life. This is shown in the photographs inside.