[78-L] 78 album covers

[David Lennick]

Michael Biel wrote:
> From: "Ted Kneebone" <tkneebone1 at abe.midco.net>
>>> I am not sure what date is being used when writing about about the
>>> creator of the first illustrated album covers. 
> 
> Neither do the authors of the articles, web sites, and books.  Many are
> just using a 1938 date which is impossibly early for a red label
> Columbia C-11.  I think it is mid 1940, finding that RELEASE date is
> important.

The individual discs are 35379/82. Gart shows 35393 as released in April 1940.
> 
> 
>> Victor launched their P-* album series around 1935-36; did these
>> come with "cover art," or did that show up later?  Steven C. Barr 
> 
> Yes they did have illustrated covers, but there were not too many of
> them before 1940. These and the Deccas are what I am trying to use as
> pre-Steinweiss examples -- so RELEASE date is what is important. 
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
> 
Symposium of Swing (Victor C-28) had a designed cover and is in the 1938 
catalog. As with the Toscanini Beethoven 5th, I've never seen it with a plain 
cover..has anyone?

dl