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Modern Album covers reimagined as Irish country records is absolutely hilarious

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Modern Album covers reimagined as Irish country records is absolutely hilarious
08 September 2016

Do you remember cassette tapes? No, not you, hipsters, pretending that you actually prefer 'the sound' of them - do you actually, properly remember them?

Finding the start of a song was an art form, the sense of anticipation as you flipped over from Side A to B was intoxicating, never rewinding or fast-forwarding on your Walkman in order to save battery, the tape chewing on a regular basis, grabbing a pencil, jumpers for goalposts...

Sorry, we got lost in a sea of nostalgia there. But anyway, the peak era of the cassette tape coincided with the peak era of appallingly-artworked Irish country albums - and its prime exponent in the form of Daniel O'Donnell, who sold an absolute bucketload of the things.

It's a very specific style of artwork, but you'll recognise it immediately - and Twitter user @prayforpatrick has brilliantly reimagined a host of cool and current albums with the cheesy artwork of yesteryear. Marvel at them below and look out for them in a charity shop bargain bin near you very soon...