Baroque Masterpieces for Trumpet & Organ album art
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I get that a Baroque-themed album asks for some extravagance. Still, using swash alternates for every single glyph is a bit too much, isn’t it? But hey, we get to see the ampersand of Davison Art Nouveau! Or at least one of it – there might have been some alternates. This record featuring Edward Tarr and George Kent with Bengt Eklund and Helmut Böcker was released by Nonesuch Records (H-71279) in 1973, two years before the swashy bold roman premiered as the Dune font.
Cover design by Jo Ann Gruber, with art by Gordon Kibee and art direction from Robert L. Heimall
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Detail from the back cover, with Davison Art Nouveau and all-caps Bookman, both with too tight spacing, as well as Melior.
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The record company’s address in the bottom right corner is added in Palatino.
This post was originally published at Fonts In Use