[78-L] If anyone has $400 to spare...

[soundthink at aol.com]

I was actually thinking of writing to Steinweiss (before the book was announced) and sending him an empty 78 album he designed for him to autograph for me. I'm not sure he'd do it now.

Cary Ginell


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"Limited to 1,500 individually numbered copies, each signed by the artist Alex 
Steinweiss in his distinctive Steinweiss Scrawl , printed on archival-quality 
paper and presented in a custom slipcase."

Yikes. I'm happy that he's still alive to enjoy some recognition. There was a 
long period, up until about a decade ago, when pioneers like Steinweiss and 
Flora were ignored. I can even remember reading a long time ago in a book that 
The Beatles were "the first" to use artistic covers on their albums; this is of 
course only true if you believe the universe sprang fully formed out of Elvis's 
brow, as most rock'n'roll writers at one did.

But $500 list is painful, even for a signature. It looks cool, though; it looks 
like a 78 album cover.


----- Original Message -----
From: soundthink at aol.com
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Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:32:01 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [78-L] If anyone has $400 to spare...

Looks fabulous, but why so much?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3836501929/ref=pe_5050_12108720_snp_dp

For something a little less harsh on the pocket book, I can recommend this 
lesser volume:

http://www.amazon.com/Record-Life-Work-Alex-Steinweiss/dp/B0013VZLV8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242833474&sr=1-1

Cary Ginell
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