[78-L] Upcoming Steinweiss book

[Michael Biel]

Don Cox wrote:
 > So who was the inventor of the modern album cover?

This supposes that there was an "invention" of the modern album cover by a person, not a general trend in the industry.  But I suppose, since the Decca Album series had about 200 albums, mostly with illustrated covers, by the time of Steinweiss's first cover, I suppose the Art Department of Decca might be credited.  But there are many examples prior to the founding of Decca, so I think they were just, to use the words of one of the songs from a Decca album, "doin' what comes naturally".

Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com   



> Hello Michael
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> On 25/09/2009, Michael Biel wrote:
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>> Bertrand CHAUMELLE wrote:
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>>> http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/search/result.1.htm? 
>>> show_all=catalogue&search_string=steinweiss&linkbutton=Search
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>>>> BC
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>> Below is a more appropriate URL for the book, and you can view pages
>> and go to other versions of the book from here.
>> http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/design/all/01099/facts.alex_steinweiss_inventor_of_the_modern_album_cover_art_edition.htm
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>> Of course Steinweiss was NOT the "inventor" of the modern album cover.
>> And I would like to know where the bullcrap about Columbia sales
>> increasing 800% in six months because of the covers comes from. It
>> doesn't mention that this also was at the time that prices for
>> Masterworks were cut in half. I bet that had MUCH MORE to do with
>> increased sales!!!
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