1938 Columbia Records Rodgers-Hart Set C-11,1st artwork cover A. Stienwiess READ
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Description
1938 Columbia Records presents Rodgers-Hart Set C-11 in new album of Musical Comedy Hits
Fireside Theatre
Missing one record(see pictures)
This is the 1st album cover designed by Alex Stienwiess who is considered by many to be the inventor of the LP album cover. Some consider this to be the 1st ever album cover with artwork.
A Rodgers-Hart Production Columbia Records Imperial Orch Under Rich. Rodgers Rodgers-Hart : Musical Comedy Hits
This Release is considered by many to have been the first ever with Decorative Cover Artwork - making it the First Ever Album Cover in History, designed by the great Alex Steinweiss in the late 1930s (some say 1937, some say 1938 . . .). It's iconic, with its artwork drawn from a Marquee with Rodgers&Hart in Lights, and the Grooves of Records as the Background. Marquee is from the legendary Imperial Theatre.
Condition is "Good". 84 years old and a part of American history. Packaging will be done delicate and secure. Shipping will be USPS Priority.
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