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The Ting Tings go 'Blue Peter' on their record sleeves

Band teach fans how to make DIY album covers

September 18, 2008 | 7 Comments
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The Ting Tings have made a video showing fans how to customise album covers.

Speaking to Teen.com, the band got arty with Blondie and Madonna LPs, covering them in coloured masking tape.

Singer Katie White explained that they made their early CD covers in the same way.

“When we first put our record out we made our own promos and we had no money so we found some card knocking around, it was bright pink card, and then we got masking tape and just stuck it on the front and sent them out with our name written on them like that," she said of their 'Blue Peter'-esque 'here's one I made earlier' creations. "Everyone started talking about it!”

Meanwhile, The Ting Tings have announced details of a UK tour, which kicks off in February 2009.

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rockgeek

Sep 18, 2008

Anything to keep the emphasis from their diabolical short lived crap songs

Soundedd

Sep 18, 2008

I think there a terrible band. Just seen there new single on NME TV where they are in the car. It's just getting worse to be honest. Pretencious dog shit at the highest level.

lipgloss

Sep 18, 2008

this is groundbreaking, i've never heard of any other band 'DIY' their promo & record sleeves...

mozafan

Sep 18, 2008

Joy Division once made a sleeve out of sand paper, that's pretty DIY...

waitey

Sep 18, 2008

"we had no money" lolz her grandad won the lottery and built her a recording studio and practically bought them a record deal come off it white

rockgeek

Sep 19, 2008

Soundedd - much like your stupid comments

hness

Sep 19, 2008

this is great....it will only further ensure that the Ting tings legend will be cemented, like aspic, in CONCRETE,,,these guys will piss all over the Stones and Dylan in terms of influence and longevity....thats not my name!