Mojo - The Music Magazine

RARELY HAS THE MOJO office been so galvanised than when Morgan Howell popped in to show us his supersized singles. Measuring 680mm, these... um, 27"ers are paintings, rendered on canvas, translating every idiosyncrasy of the best-loved singles in Morgan's collection, from the photo-realistic recreation of the label (swoon at the loving recreations of the classic Decca and Brunswick logos!) to the corner crumples of the paper sleeve.

It's enough to provoke a Proustian rush even if you don't (unlike two of our number) own the original Vertigo 45 of Black Sabbath's Paranoid. The 3D quality is uncanny (there's a disc - unplayable, natch - slid inside each), just like an original single has been blown up with some science-fiction enlargement machine and plonked on your wall.

Howell's originals (ie. those painstakingly painted) retail from £1200; you can talk to him about a commission at morgan@supersizeart.com. Individually numbered prints - which MOJO can confirm are just as striking - cost £375 A throw.

Prints currently available, all in original UK release formats...

"The House Of The Rising Sun" by The Animals
"Heatwave" by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
"It's All Over Now" by The Rolling Stones
"Please Please Me" by The Beatles
"My Generation" by The Who
"Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath
"Good Luck Charm" by Elvis Presley
"Apache" by The Shadows
"Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie
"I Can't Explain" by The Who

Check out www.supersizeart.com to see more images!

To be in with the chance of winning one of these quite literally big-ass prints, fill in your details and submit the correct answer to the following question:

The original UK single of Please Please Me by The Beatles was released on which label?

a) Apple
b) Pathé
c) Parlophone

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Big Singles, Small Print...

• No prizes can be traded or exchanged for a cash alternative
• Closing date for this competition is February 22, 2010
• All entrants are responsible for including correct contact details
• The judges' decision is final and no negotiation or debate will be entered into.
• All winners will be notified by email.
• This competition is open to all UK readers, except employees and associates of Bauer and their families.