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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.
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.
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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