[78-L] Lee Wiley/Liberty Music Shop

[Michael Biel]

From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> Back to Lee. The Gala album has a maroon spine and says "Rodgers and Hart - Lee 
> Wiley - Gala Album". No number. Inside liner has notes by Ernie Anderson and 
> photos of Mr. Kaminsky, Mr. Bushkin, Miss Wiley and Mr. Freeman, in dark blue 
> print on white background. 

The Music Box also has a small photo in the upper left of the two
drummers Shapiro and Wettling.  The notes are also dated February 1940
after Ernie's name.  Is it this way on the Gala?

> The cover is that hideous underwater thing that Ted Ono also used
> on Devil's Music DM 6003 except that on Ted's, the print is black 
> and sepia and on Gala, bluish monochrome. Same cover as on
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B00009QGDZ/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_1?ie=UTF8&index=1
> but I can't read the red letters under the pianist's right hand 
> on what may be the Rabson's Music Box album.  dl

Are you saying that the Gala cover has blue print and does not have the
lettering under the pianist's hand at the lower right corner?  That
would mean the cover on Amazon would be a later Music Box printing. 
Looking an an enlargement of my photo, the lettering says
Devries-Peterson in a lettering style that indicates the cover designer
was either high on LSD or attempting an early example of the captcha.  

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