[78-L] Upcoming Steinweiss book

[fnarf at comcast.net]

Yes, they did. Those are the album covers Steinweiss is alleged to have invented, 78 albums. But typically, before Steinweiss and other pioneers (AND OTHER PIONEERS, I will preemptively yell) started putting pictures on the front, they weren't sold with the records, but rather as separate blank albums. Indeed, if I'm not mistaken, the first pictorial 78 albums were sold empty, to be filled with discs by the purchaser, sort of like stamp or coin albums, which they were I think modeled on.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at bu.edu>
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Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 1:14:07 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [78-L] Upcoming Steinweiss book

Did not 78 Albums have artwork much like an LP (or Lp) cover?   So then, is
it not just an adaptation of what was already in existence?

Ron L

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[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Michael Biel
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 4:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Upcoming Steinweiss book

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
>
> On 25/09/2009, Michael Biel wrote:
>   
>> Bertrand CHAUMELLE wrote:
>>     
>>> http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/search/result.1.htm? 
>>> show_all=catalogue&search_string=steinweiss&linkbutton=Search
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> BC
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>   
>>>       
>> 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_steinw
eiss_inventor_of_the_modern_album_cover_art_edition.htm
>>
>> 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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