Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Mirror Man album art
From Wikipedia:
Mirror Man is the fifth studio album by American band Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, released in April 1971 by Buddah Records. It contains material that was recorded for the label in 1967 and originally intended for release as part of an abandoned project entitled It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper. Much of the material from this project was subsequently re-recorded and released through a different label as Strictly Personal (1968). The tapes from the original sessions, however, remained under the care of Buddah, who took four of the unissued tunes and released them as Mirror Man.
The typeface shown above the shattered band photo in the golden frame is a Bookman variant by Photo-Lettering named Bookman Swash Bold. It’s part of a loose series in which the uprights are distinguished by an a with a flat-top belly, see PLINC Bookman Swash.
Art direction by Michael Mendel at Maurer Productions, with creative direction from Milton Sincoff (“Director of Creative Merchandising & Packaging”).
1 Comment on “Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Mirror Man album art”
Oscar Goff works at Planet Records, an independent used record store in Cambridge, MA. On Flickr, he writes:
I love his rendition of The Mirror Man Sessions (an extended release with a cover that maintains the shattered frame motif, but depicts Don Van Vliet only). Quickly made with a sharpie, it nevertheless captures the quirks of the original typography, including Bookman’s swashes.