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From: ronx@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie )
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: "SX-70 Effects" on P. Gabriel Album Cover
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Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 00:35:39 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 15 00:35:39 1985
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> This makes me think of a good question.  Does anybody know how the "SX-70
> Effects" (see album cover notes) on the cover of Peter Gabriel's "German
> Album" are produced?  This is the album cover in which half of Gabriel's
> face appears melted, and which has many images reminiscent of Hieronymous
> Bosch in the shadows.  Also, do you need an SX-70 to do it, or can you just
> print onto SX-70 film with an enlarger?
> 
You cut the SX-70 picture open with a pair of scissors and carefully peel
it apart. You can stretch the emulsion all kinds of ways.  I remember seing
an article on this in Popular Mechanics a long time ago.  They were wrapping
the emulsion around eggs.

-Ron