In 1939, Alex Steinwess, a 23 years old designer, convinced Columbia Records' suits to create the first true record cover. Until then, 78s were sold in generic brown sleeves.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
THE FIRST RECORD COVER
In 1939, Alex Steinwess, a 23 years old designer, convinced Columbia Records' suits to create the first true record cover. Until then, 78s were sold in generic brown sleeves.
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I adore Alex Steinwess' designs. So many of them were truly brilliant. Taschen just put out a really expensive book collecting many of them....signed by the artist himself.
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