Harry Belafonte – K·tel Presents Belafonte album art
Contributed by Jorge Iván Moreno Majul on Apr 26th, 2023. Artwork published in
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This compilation album with “20 original hits” by Harry Belafonte was released by budget label K-Tel Records in Australia and New Zealand. There is no date on the album, but Searching for a Gem dates it to 1980. The singer’s name is in all-caps Bottleneck (Letraset, 1972).
The track names on the back are shown in a phototype version of Franklin Gothic distinguished by what looks like a non-standard R.
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Text on vinyl record labels was often composed on an IBM Selectric Composer. The typeface used here is named Classified News, a gothic with wide capitals. The 6pt size is distinguished by a flat-top A. Here’s a detail from a March 1968 specimen:
That non-standard Franklin Gothic R is the most recognizable distinguishing feature from Ludlow’s cut of Franklin Gothic. I don’t really understand why they made the replacement, especially with such a wonky alternative.