Bob Seger – Back in ’72 album art

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The cover for Bob Seger’s sixth studio album, Back in ’72 (1973), uses hairline lettering based on Futura, embellished by a long black shade. Chances are it’s inspired by PLINC’s Futura Fineline. It’s not a perfect match, though: compared to a 1971 specimen, A and C are narrower, the diagonals in K meet in a point, and the S spine curves more.

The music within—recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studios—is a gritty blend of swampy rock and soul. This album contains the original studio version of “Turn the Page.” It was the first album released through Palladium Records (owned by Punch Andrews, Bob Seger’s manager), a division of Reprise Records.

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