Miles Davis – Miles Davis album art
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This self-titled double LP merges two previous compilations, Miles Davis Volume 1 (BLP 1501) and Miles Davis Volume 2 (BLP 1502), with music recorded between 1952 and 1954. Released in 1971 by United Artists Records, the deluxe set comes in a gatefold cover. A four-page booklet is fixed to the center, featuring liner notes by Colman Andrews.
Designer Bob Cato used ITC Avant Garde Gothic throughout, including giant caps from the Light weight for “MILES DAVIS”, with the oblique alternates for M A and V. The iconic geometric sans by Herb Lubalin and Tom Carnase was made available just a year before, as one of ITC’s first releases.
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The numeral 1 here has a long diagonal nose – unlike in the specimens for ITC Avant Garde Gothic that I have seen.
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Front and back cover
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