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Lester Lanin and His OrchestraNarrowing the Generation Gap album art

Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Aug 20th, 2023. Artwork published in .
Lester Lanin and His Orchestra – Narrowing the Generation Gap album art 1
Source: twitter.com Matt Lyon @C86. License: All Rights Reserved.

1969 release by the Lester Lanin Orchestra which was formed in the 1930s and led by Lester Lanin (1907–2004). According to the title, this big-band jazz/easy listening album is an attempt at “narrowing the generation gap”, featuring adaptations of recent hits like the Beatles’ “Ob La Di, Ob La Da” and (1968) “Aquarius” from the musical Hair (1967). The cover design tries to appeal to a younger audience as well, embracing a flowery hippie aesthetic complete with multicolored blossoms, a rainbow, a butterfly, and a dove.

The typeface is Milton Glaser’s Baby Teeth, set on a curve and used in the counterless Opaque style. While “Lester” features the alternate E with a short middle bar, the title has the same form but with tiny apertures as found in the Line style.

Design by Michael Mendel, with art direction by Sid Maurer and illustration by Sandy Hoffman.

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Lester Lanin and His Orchestra – Narrowing the Generation Gap album art 2
Source: www.etsy.com AroostookAudio. License: All Rights Reserved.

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