Bonn 2002

Here is an example of a Mr. Monopoly commission for a trade. There were several occasions during the course of the last ten years, even after Mr. Monopoly moved to mp3s and quit trading CD-Rs, when fans would offer him a copy of a concert in exchange for making some artwork to specifications.

From Roxy Art

From Roxy Art

This particular order asked for no images of either Bry or girls, just the city of Bonn, and a silly sleeve note disclaimer. As such, a very nice skyline of the city was found and swiped. One "elegant" font was used for the front cover and the spine, but a much more basic one for the song titles and credits. Mr. Monopoly came to believe that while a silly or garish font might work well for the name of a record, the information should be kept simple and straightforward. He elected to simply list the names of Bry's band in alphabetical order (as Bry did on Boys & Girls and on Bete Noire), figuring that anybody owning a bootleg audience recording of Bry on this tour already knows what instrument Chris Spedding plays.

This artwork has never been made public before now.