Hollywood Studio Orchestra – Peter Pan album art
Papageno for Peter Pan: the oblique caps with the soft contours are from the only published typeface design by Richard Weber. The Bauer foundry in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, advertised their 1958 release as “eine fröhliche Schrift” (“a cheerful typeface”).
Tale Spinners for Children was the American name for a series of vinyl records with stories and novels adapted for young audiences. Originating in the United Kingdom as Atlas Tales-Spinners, these records were introduced to the U.S. under the United Artists Records label. From the back cover:
THE TALE-SPINNERS FOR CHILDREN introduces an exciting new concept on records for young people. Every album in the series combines three major ingredients: classic stories for all young people; a fine theatrical company plus a famous actor or actress playing the title role, and the music of the Hollywood Studio Orchestra providing the finest background possible. Through the magic of TALE-SPINNERS, young listeners are exposed to the finest literature, and a form of classical music pre-sented in a most attractive setting.
The Peter Pan record was issued in 1967, with cover art by Frank Gauna. The casual sans-serif caps are fairly similar to Catalina, a 1957 release by Headliners, but with a different R and N.
18 Comments on “Hollywood Studio Orchestra – Peter Pan album art”
Why wasn’t Catalina (Headliners) labeled since it’s on that cover or poster?
For the reason I mentioned in the post.
None of the samples for Catalina that I’ve seen feature these forms for R and N. Now it might be the case that Catalina had such alternates. It’s strikes me as more likely that there was another, similar face. Or that it’s lettering.
This album looks like it’s using Catalina
Catalina (The Headliners Inc) was also used in the 1962 album Houdini by Walter Brennan
In 1965, Catalina (thin version) was used in the album Crystal Chandelier by Vic Dana
I don’t know if this album is using only Catalina?
Pacella Electra samples appear in the 1971 catalog.
Yes, I can see how Pacella Electra might be the typeface used for “Tale Spinners for Children”. Thank you! I made a sample and added the ID.
Here’s the family overview of the Catalina (Headliners) font
I don’t think it’s Pacella Electra, because I flash this tab and the sample tab back and forth and realize it’s not a match
Where does that Catalina sample come from? Did you get it from Treacyfaces? Is it dated? Is there more?
Are you still suggesting that the typeface is Catalina? I don’t think so. The D is much boxier (see also the counter), and the S, too. As mentioned before, I can’t rule out anything without having seen full specimens. Who knows, maybe Catalina had an alternate R with a more compact leg? Maybe it was revised at some point, and made boxier? But between the 1957 sample (reproduced below) and the one you shared, I don’t think it’s a match for “Tale Spinners for Children”.
I took a closer look at Pacella Electra and agree with you: it’s close, but not a cigar.
Electra’s stems flare more (okay, that’s something that can disappear in the photographic reproduction), and its C has a smaller aperture (which would be an easy modification). What really suggests to me it’s not a match is Electra’s taller counters in P and R.
I’ve removed the ID. Now we’re back where we started!
Javi kindly replied on fontid.co: the family overview for Catalina shown above was sent to him by Treacyfaces when he contacted them about digitizing Catalina.
Harlequin (Headliners) (not to be confused with the name of the character) is also similar to Catalina
I also forgot that Caravan (also made by The Headliners) also looks similar to Catalina but an interlock variant
Here’s the sample for Harlequin (Headliners)
Another sample for Caravan (Headliners). Which is kinda similar to both Headliners font Catalina, and Safari
Catalina was used in the 1977 album The Polka King’s Return