Rich Little – W.C. Fields for President album art
Eightway in red and blue and with stars and stripes, in the patriotic cover design for an album performed by comedian, impressionist and voice actor Rich Little (b. 1938). Edited and directed by Michael M. Taylor, it is based on material put together by W.C. Fields prior to the 1940 United States presidential election and was released coinciding with the 1972 election. Intended as a series of comedy speeches parodying the political campaigning, Fields published his original script as a book in 1940, titled Fields for President.
The second typeface used on the cover is Akzidenz-Grotesk extra, a bold condensed style added to Berthold’s library in 1958. A digitization is available from CastleType as Standard CT Condensed ExtraBold.
Artwork by David Stone Martin.
The back cover features Eightway Soutwest Shaded without color fill. Track list and liner notes (by editor Michael M. Taylor) are set in Times New Roman. Helvetica is used for the caption, Optima for the fine print.
