tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631827761986497493.post4116832007821302674..comments2024-03-19T07:26:41.137-04:00Comments on The Shellackophile: Columbia LP Covers, 1954-57: A Study in Branding ChangesBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501152469280142504noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631827761986497493.post-70862564426889007782023-12-26T09:09:51.213-05:002023-12-26T09:09:51.213-05:00The 1954 'eye' logo designed by S. Neil Fu...The 1954 'eye' logo designed by S. Neil Fujita used as its basis a phototypesetting font that was exclusive to Photo-Lettering, Inc. - a New York-based typography firm whose services Columbia often used. The type in question was most likely an outline version of Excello Grotesque No. 6, but I've not been able to find a specific equivalent in today's digital type world.wbhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270661237413315760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631827761986497493.post-13018173343998080222022-05-31T18:24:30.911-04:002022-05-31T18:24:30.911-04:00OteoscanKdio-pu Andrew Amillion Here
justlourtuai...OteoscanKdio-pu Andrew Amillion <a href="https://wakelet.com/@pinliacomzi397" rel="nofollow">Here</a><br /> justlourtuaiwhiOteoscanKdio-puhttps://wakelet.com/@richliefrathee92noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631827761986497493.post-54981701829565609722022-05-19T03:48:58.808-04:002022-05-19T03:48:58.808-04:00AcreducYcami Paul Calhoun https://zh.filipinasskin...AcreducYcami Paul Calhoun <a href="https://zh.filipinasskincare.com/profile/Fix-Save-Game-MastersofTheWorldGeopoliticalSimulator3/profile" rel="nofollow">https://zh.filipinasskincare.com/profile/Fix-Save-Game-MastersofTheWorldGeopoliticalSimulator3/profile</a><br /> nyalykuliAcreducYcamihttps://www.myaweandwonderbox.co.uk/profile/Clash-Of-Clans-Apk-1165110-New-MOD-Clash-Bot-VIP-Android-Download-Clash-Of-Clans-HOT/profilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631827761986497493.post-28633199596926446072017-01-06T08:58:02.039-05:002017-01-06T08:58:02.039-05:00"CBS Masterworks was making the most intellig..."CBS Masterworks was making the most intelligent jackets in classical music"<br /><br />Agreed. And on that note does anyone have any information other than what I have collected about their superlative collage artist Philip Featheringill? I've always enjoyed his work. Apparently he was a mover and shaker in jazz before he settled on doing covers for Columbia Masterworks. <br /><br />https://goo.gl/photos/ZJJk6om5PUp3zw6a7Brighamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450830005503932437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631827761986497493.post-13685295259669097962014-08-28T13:07:02.896-04:002014-08-28T13:07:02.896-04:00Peter - very interesting about the vortex and &quo...Peter - very interesting about the vortex and "guaranteed high fidelity." I've always assumed that Columbia began using RIAA eq when the "6-eyes" label appeared. Regarding ML 4525 I've seen it with 3 different cover designs; the original one uses a green background with two pianos pictured, and has the old notes-and-microphone logo; the one you mention, with the LP-in-the-box, has a drawing of Lipatti; and then there's a later one with the mostly horizontal logo, that has a photo of a lakeside scene. Columbia did these reissued covers on a number of their most popular titles; it isn't clear to me why. Although in one instance - South Pacific with Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza - it's pretty obvious; the reissued cover (with the horizontal logo) shows Martin and Pinza in a pose very like that of their counterparts on the RCA Victor LP of the film soundtrack from about the same time. Obviously Columbia hoped to confuse the buyer into buying their South Pacific by making their cover as much like Victor's as possible!Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501152469280142504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631827761986497493.post-35741771401624565012014-08-24T13:37:49.035-04:002014-08-24T13:37:49.035-04:00Very nice set.
One story I have read is that the...Very nice set. <br /><br />One story I have read is that the vortex (Borodin above) and "Graranteed high fidelity" appeared when Columbia stopped using Lp equalization to conform to the standard RIAA; they sound quite different. But, the uses of these varied identifiers are inconsistent with respect to time. ML 4525 (Lipatti-Karajan) uses the box like ML5035 above, but later issue ML 4935 (Francescatti, Bach) uses only the circle with Lp. The fully horizontal and mostly horizontal Columbia Masterworks with eye and Lp seem interchangeable. ML 5285 (Verlkärte Nacht, Mitropolous) has it one way on the front and the other on the back. <br /><br />I wonder if this simply reflects experimentation within ongoing work to create a distinctive graphic identity. Columbia had started with the one jacket in different inks fits all of 1948 (above) to the use of geometric forms in overprints to organize the visual space (LM4178), linoleum and wood cuts (Modern American Music series.g. ML 4842, 4988), engravings (Budapest Schubert String quartets from the Library of Congress). They also began making double front jackets, such as ML 5476, quartets of Foss and Bergsma, each receiving a front cover, or ML5196 (Stravinsky Persephony) with a watercolor on one front and a B/W cover on the with Stravinsky sitting in front of Ampex tape recorders. In this record as in the Schönberg above, the Columbia Masterworks logos are rendered in the color contrasts of the jackets, a habit that became the default in later stereo jackets. <br /><br />The designers of these jackets were clearly very interested in graphic arts and design and in what could be done with print technology, particularly as it was rapidly evolving at this time. <br /><br />Everything came into focus with the first stereo records. From then well into the 70s (pre Condak)CBS Masterworks was making the most intelligent jackets in classical music. The only competition was at Blue Note. Peter Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697242064520824861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631827761986497493.post-41604523202738123012014-06-20T05:58:00.722-04:002014-06-20T05:58:00.722-04:00Very nice! Thanks!Very nice! Thanks!Satyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882844330262516582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631827761986497493.post-46904540960409039432014-06-15T20:14:15.615-04:002014-06-15T20:14:15.615-04:00always a real pleasure, for the covers as well as ...always a real pleasure, for the covers as well as for your comments.centurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385104488629963661noreply@blogger.com