An independent archive of typography.
Topics
Formats
Typefaces

Frank Sinatra – Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! album art

Contributed by Rob Hudson on Jul 2nd, 2023. Artwork published in
March 1956
.
Frank Sinatra – Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! album art 1
Source: www.etsy.com License: All Rights Reserved.

Songs for Swingin’ Lovers is an album from American vocalist Frank Sinatra, released in 1956 on Capitol Records.

Both artist name and title are set in Caslon 471/540 on the front cover, with the title broken up and set at varying angles. For the back cover, a mix of Futura and Textype Italic are used.

[More info on Discogs]

The back cover
Source: www.ebay.com License: All Rights Reserved.

The back cover

Some pressings feature the same basic design, but with a different portrait in the background, with Sinatra looking at the swingin’ lovers. The added track names are in News Gothic, the lines at the top in Microgramma.
Source: archive.org License: All Rights Reserved.

Some pressings feature the same basic design, but with a different portrait in the background, with Sinatra looking at the swingin’ lovers. The added track names are in News Gothic, the lines at the top in Microgramma.

Typefaces

  • Caslon No. 471 & 540
  • Futura
  • Textype
  • News Gothic
  • Microgramma

Formats

Topics

Designers/Agencies

Artwork location

Post a comment