Butterfly Records, disco versions, picture sleeves and label variants orbit Denise's signature late-70s doorway.
ArtistDenise McCann
Year1978
LabelButterfly Records
CatalogFLY-009
Release typeAlbum
FormatLP
Tracks9 available here
The Tattoo Man exhibit gathers the album tracks, disco version and surviving physical variants into one release room.
Denise memoryFuture firsthand note.
Producer noteFuture Guy Sobell context.
Listen
Tattoo Man tracks
01
Tattoo Man
5:14
02
Tattoo Mandisco version
5:27
03
I Don't Wanna Forget You
5:45
04
The Singer
3:52
05
White Heat
3:27
06
Drought Song
3:50
07
Too Good To Be True
3:41
08
Songmaker
4:39
09
Angel Face
4:38
The Butterfly chapter
Tattoo Man in the archive
Four artifacts connect the record to its signing, promotion and visual campaign.
Record World / September 2, 1978
Butterfly Signs McCann
Record World reports Denise McCann's signing with Butterfly Records. The printed caption identifies manager Guy Sobell, Denise and Butterfly president A. J. Cervantes.
Invitation / October 4, 1978
Album preview
Butterfly Records invitation for a Denise McCann album preview at Center Stage in Chicago.
Photo session / August 1978
The cover session
Handwritten archive note: Butterfly album cover photo session, Los Angeles; photographer Claude Mougin.
Performance advertisement / September 26-October 1
Three nights at The Cave
A Polydor advertisement promoting the album Denise McCann and the songs Tattoo Man and I Don't Wanna Forget You.
Physical artifacts
Tattoo Man artifact room
Sleeves, labels, inserts and pressing variants already identified in the Denise archive, with room for future archival scans and runout details.
insertTattoo Man Japanese insert referenceTerritory-specific paper artifact.
Side labelTattoo Man Polydor full length disco version label12-inch disco label variant.
front cover / sleeveTattoo Man special disco version sleeve alternateCleaner sleeve variant.
front cover / sleeveTattoo Man / Either Way picture sleeveCommercial sleeve variant.
pressing / variantTattoo Man 8-track cartridgeFormat variant.
back coverTattoo Man special disco version back coverSide listing and production credits.
Side labelTattoo Man Polydor 45 labelSingle label variant.
Side A labelTattoo Man Century Records clean label referenceCleaner direct-disc label reference.
insert / lyricsTattoo Man lyrics scanWriting and personnel evidence.
Side B labelFuture scan slotReady for a verified Side B label.
promo copyFuture scan slotReady for a promo copy reference.
runout / dead waxFuture scan slotReady for pressing details when documented.
