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N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton album art

Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Aug 31st, 2015. Artwork published in
August 1988
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The explicit lyrics warning is set in .
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The explicit lyrics warning is set in Helvetica.

The cover for N.W.A’s debut studio album was designed by Helane Freeman for Priority Records. Mistral is used in all caps. The title is vertically stretched.

The initials in the informal 1950s script from France reappeared on several later releases, effectively becoming the group’s logo.

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N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton album art 2
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The credits are a sea of all-caps  Italic.
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The credits are a sea of all-caps Univers Italic.

N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton album art 4
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  • Mistral
  • Univers
  • Helvetica
  • Helvetica Condensed

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