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Kaygee’s – Keep On Bumpin’ & Masterplan album art

Contributed by Jorge Iván Moreno Majul on Feb 26th, 2021. Artwork published in .
Kaygee’s – Keep On Bumpin’ & Masterplan album art 1
Source: www.discogs.com Discogs. License: All Rights Reserved.

Keep On Bumpin’ & Masterplan is the debut album by funk group Kay-Gees, initially spelled Kaygee’s. The cover seems to be set in a condensed version of Art Tone Boot Black by Seymour Chwast, while the ampersand looks very close to the Pistilli Roman Open No.2 by John Pistilli and Herb Lubalin.

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Kaygee’s – Keep On Bumpin’ & Masterplan album art 2
Source: www.funkmysoul.gr Funk My Soul. License: All Rights Reserved.
Chwast Art Tone and variants as shown in Photo-Lettering’s Alphabet Thesaurus, Vol. 3 from 1971. Each style is shown in normal (n), extended (e) and condensed (c) variants. Such additional widths were created mechanically, and were infinitely variable.
Source: alphabettenthletter.blogspot.com Tenth Letter of the Alphabet. License: All Rights Reserved.

Chwast Art Tone and variants as shown in Photo-Lettering’s Alphabet Thesaurus, Vol. 3 from 1971. Each style is shown in normal (n), extended (e) and condensed (c) variants. Such additional widths were created mechanically, and were infinitely variable.

Pistilli Roman with Open variants as shown in Homage to the Alphabet by Phil’s Photo, 1980.
Source: www.flickr.com Stephen Coles. License: All Rights Reserved.

Pistilli Roman with Open variants as shown in Homage to the Alphabet by Phil’s Photo, 1980.

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  • Chwast Art Tone Boot Black
  • Pistilli Roman

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