The Beach Boys Pet Sounds album cover
Contributed by Nick Sherman on Nov 20th, 2012. Artwork published in
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4 Comments on “The Beach Boys Pet Sounds album cover”
Somehow it just doesn’t feel the same without the Cooper Black.
Paul Shaw reminds us not to ignore the song titles. They are set in Clarendon, as Cooper Black wouldn’t work well at such smaller sizes.
Right. They didn’t seem to mind using harder-to-read typefaces on the back of the album though, including Futura Black, and some log-based substance (Rustic?) for the song listing.
Some great commentary on the back cover’s typography, from Back Through The Opera Glass: