Monthly Archives: March 2012

nine more, less certain about a number of them

these are nine more covers that I attribute to Steinweiss. I am less certain of some of them than I have been on recent posts.

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seven more probably steinweiss decca covers

the next seven. Since my last post, my wife bought me the recent Steinweiss book I will try to review it soon. Unfortunately, there are no hard and fast rules for identifying steinweiss covers on decca, so one just has … Continue reading

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six more possible steinweiss decca, 1957ish

fairly little to say, six more, some steinweiss but not sure on all of them.

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next six. the bing crosby ones are great

the next six possible steinweiss covers on decca. the two by bing crosby are highly probably his, as is the victor young. I like these crosby ones a lot.

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next three. two in a row jan garber albums

the next three. the two in a row jan garber records are definitely steinweiss, even if not signed. these two I had uploaded when I did my memoriam back in august – they are very nice for this era of … Continue reading

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nine more decca steinweiss covers

the next nine, Decca DL8400s. I don’t know that all of them are steinweiss designs, but some of them definitely are.

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six more, including two from a series of at least four

six more probable alex steinweiss designs for decca records, mid 1950s. two are the history of jazz volumes 3 and 4, which means there must be two more volumes. a beautful series. these are all almost definitely steinweiss except the … Continue reading

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nine more possible steinweiss covers, including a new purchase

there is always something new to add to one’s collection. the first of these is a new purchase, an early dl8000 signed Piedra Blanca. quite lovely. the rest are steinweiss or possible steinweiss covers from the mid-1950s. I doubt Frank … Continue reading

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black history month

February is black history month in the US. In honor of this important holiday, here are two record covers. A mild joke is intended. The White Sisters had 4 or more schlocky religious records in the 1950s. The Whites are … Continue reading

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