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Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – Shaved Fish album art

Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Oct 9th, 2020. Artwork published in .
Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – Shaved Fish album art 1
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Happy 80th birthday, John Lennon!

Shaved Fish is a compilation album by Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, issued in October 1975 on Apple Records. The front cover is divided into twelve fields, one for the album title – in Bruce Mikita (Bruce, 1867), originally known as Rustic Ornamented Shaded and later as Ornamented No. 1048 – and one for each of the eleven songs. The titles are all shown in different letter styles, some featuring calligraphy/lettering and typewritten text, others using a range of display typefaces. Art direction and design by Roy Kohara, with illustration by Michael Bryan.

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Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – Shaved Fish album art 2
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  • Bruce Mikita
  • Rockwell
  • Jim Crow
  • Marschall
  • Tea Chest
  • Helvetica
  • Stymie
  • Pluto
  • Pabst Extra Bold
  • Melior
  • Marble Heart
  • unidentified typeface

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3 Comments on “Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – Shaved Fish album art”

  1. Yes! Good find, Jay, thanks. I’ve added an entry for Marble Heart.

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