Steely Dan-inspired 'Black Cow' Art Print Style:Poster It's a big grainier than

It's a big grainier than I'd like

and this great cover is early cybernetic internet computer sci-fi horror

and despair

and the growing environmental concern about it (and the depletion of the ozone layer) prevalent in the mid-80s

Her stance perfectly underlines the declarative nature of the title

Steely Dan-inspired 'Black Cow' Art Print Style:Poster It's a big grainier thanThere are no decent or trustworthy explanations for what a "black cow" is, in case you were wondering: Fagen implies at one point in some interview that it might be a kind of drink, but, you know, really? What's clear is that the song is about a failed, or doomed, or doomed and quickly failing relationship, likely due to drugs and addiction and or prostitution. So this magnificent vintage retro pulp paperback cover captures the tail end of that