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Alex Steinweiss Creator of the Modern Album Cover - Limited Edition
Author: Steven Heller

The man who revolutionized record packaging — The golden age of album cover design: the first ever in-depth retrospective of the work of Alex Steinweiss, inventor of the record album cover. This collector s edition contains the full range of his output including hundreds of previously unpublished sketches, mock-ups, and comps from his personal ar... more »chive.

Limited to 1,500 individually numbered copies, each signed by the artist Alex Steinweiss in his distinctive Steinweiss Scrawl , printed on archival-quality paper and presented in a custom slipcase.

In 1940, Columbia Records newly hired art director, then 23-year-old Alex Steinweiss, pitched a novel idea to management: why not replace the standard plain brown album wrapper with an eye-catching package? The fledgling record company initially balked at the expense, but decided to take a chance on Smash Song Hits by Rodgers & Hart, performed by the Imperial Orchestra, a risk that paid off. Within months of Steinweiss s repackage of their line of 78-r.p.m. records with abstract and sophisticated illustrations, and novel typography influenced by European poster artists of the 1930s like Joseph Binder sales increased by as much as 800% and the album cover as we know it was born. A decade later, he invented the paperboard jacket to contain the new 33-1/3 inch long-playing record, the LP, which remains the industry standard to this day.

For three decades, Steinweiss created thousands of original artworks for jazz, classical, and popular record covers not only for Columbia, Decca, London, and others, as well as designing logos, labels, adverting material, even his own typeface named the Steinweiss Scrawl. He defined the golden age of album cover design and influenced generations of album designers to follow. Less well known, but also highly influential, was his work outside of the record industry: posters for the U.S. Navy during World War II, print ads for ladies footwear, packing and label design for liquor companies, and film title sequences; as well as his personal fine art which included paintings, drawings, and ceramics.

Text includes an original essay from renowned design historian and Steinweiss expert Steven Heller, Alex Steinweiss s personal recollections from his years in the business, detailed captions, and extensive bibliographic information. Also featured in this in-depth retrospective are hundreds of sketches, mock-ups, and comps from Steinweiss's personal archive, most of which have never been published before.

ISBN-13: 9783836501927
ISBN-10: 3836501929
Publication Date: 11/14/2009
Pages: 402
Edition: Limited collector's
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Publisher: TASCHEN America Llc
Book Type: Hardcover
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