This Columbia Records Benny Goodman Sextet album seems to have some Joan Miró influence. Spaced out Bodoni Italic, dotted lines, bee-bop cartouches — what’s not to like? Notice how they advertise that the records are “unbreakable.” This must have been a big marketing issue at the time.
According to collector Paul Morris, the cover was designed in 1946 by George Maas.
Along with the tremendously pleasing design, this is an absolutely fantastic record— Slam Stewart on bass on a few tracks, if memory serves. The top image is from a vinyl record, hence “unbreakable” compared to the shellac 78s album pictured below. Shellac 78s shatter like glass. Vinyl records were a step up in durability, to say the least, and must have seemed miraculous in the time they were introduced.
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Along with the tremendously pleasing design, this is an absolutely fantastic record— Slam Stewart on bass on a few tracks, if memory serves. The top image is from a vinyl record, hence “unbreakable” compared to the shellac 78s album pictured below. Shellac 78s shatter like glass. Vinyl records were a step up in durability, to say the least, and must have seemed miraculous in the time they were introduced.