[78-L] Steinweiss and illustrated album covers

[don ward]

Some early examples of illustrated albums can be found with the "Wallace reducing records"  complete with illustrations of the proper way to exercise. 
In the early 30s Victor album C2 featured Nat Shilkret playing Steven Foster complete with inside photos. Others in the same series C28 "Symposium of Swing", C29 "George Gershwin memorial set", C31 "Jerome Kern", C33 "Victor Herbert".
Consider the photographs had to be etched metal plates and type for  letter presses and not offset, the quality is outstanding.
dnw 

-----Original Message-----
>From: Thomas Stern <sternth at attglobal.net>
>Sent: May 21, 2009 1:07 AM
>To: "78-L at 78online. Com" <78-l at 78online.com>, ARSC List <ARSCLIST at loc.gov>
>Subject: [78-L] Steinweiss and illustrated album covers
>
>  The recent post about the limited edition STEINWEISS book raises the
>question of whether he is actually the originator of illustrated record
>albums.
>  The BUBBLE BOOKS from the teens 20's certainly qualify as illustrated
>jackets, but
>I cannot envision popular or classical albums from the early 30's with
>illustrated jackets.
>  I hope folks on the list can give examples and perhaps pinpoint when
>illustrated jackets
>actually began.
>  Thanks, Thomas.
>
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