Done with Mirrors is the eighth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released, November 9, 1985. The release marked the return of Joe Perry and Brad Whitford to the fold. It was also their first album released by Geffen Records. It was intended as their "comeback" album, but it didn't live up to commercial expectations.
In keeping with the title, all the text on the album, except for the catalog number and UPC, was written back-to-front ...
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Done with Mirrors is the eighth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released, November 9, 1985. The release marked the return of Joe Perry and Brad Whitford to the fold. It was also their first album released by Geffen Records. It was intended as their "comeback" album, but it didn't live up to commercial expectations.
In keeping with the title, all the text on the album, except for the catalog number and UPC, was written back-to-front and could be read normally by holding it up to a mirror. All but the original CD pressing flip the artwork, so it can be read without a mirror, and replaced the photo of an illusionist bending forks with one of the band, the band's logo also being prominent on the new cover. As a result, the original CD (which came housed in a longbox) is considered desirable by fans.
The title is a double entendre, referring both to illusions that are "done with mirrors", as well as the band quitting their drug use (such as cocaine, which is traditionally...
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