
Canned Heat
Canned Heat is an American blues rock band, known for their late-60s recordings and festival performances. The original 1970 release was mistakenly titled Live at Topanga Corral, though the performance took place at the Kaleidoscope in Hollywood. For this reissue, Les Yeux led creative direction, art direction, and package design, grounding the work in archival research and referencing the original show bills for the sleeve to restore its late-60s context. The deluxe edition is a custom box set with a circular CD tin can drawn from psychedelic poster art, a custom-engraved harmonica, and a slipmat. The design reconnects the release to its real history and gives it an elevated collector's edition.
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Liner Notes Essay
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Canned Heat
Seattle, USA
Les Yeux
A Rainstory Production
Richard Moore
Michael O’Bryant
Harry Hess
Herb Green
Guy Webster
Dick Smith
Shazmin Hussein
Greg Russo
Les Yeux
Jeremy Holiday









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The Meters are a New Orleans funk band whose 70s recordings helped define the sound of the city. Les Yeux led creative direction, art direction, and design across their reissues: the deluxe box set, standard pressing, CD, and Record Store Day exclusive. The design drew on the band's New Orleans roots, working Mardi Gras colours and motifs into every format. The deluxe edition added curated ephemera, including a gumbo recipe card, a Mardi Gras crown poster, and a custom slipmat. The sleeves were grounded in 1975 through archival photography, scans of the original reel-to-reel tapes, and a reference to the 1981 bootleg art that first documented part of the Great American Music Hall concert.
