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Monthly Archives: September 2012
anita bryant last three sampler albums
these are my last three anita bryant albums. again, each one has one song by her. the cover designs are nothing special.
anita bryant on samplers
My final entries for Anita are her on samplers. I showed one or two of those before. One of these is Word, made especially for an evangelic organization. The other two are CBS, , made for Christmas. One is CBS’ … Continue reading
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anita bryant on word and myrrh, part 3
The next three Anita Bryant albums. Why they switched her to Myrrh from Word I can’t guess. I actually like the first two of these – the fake sepia look for Old Fashioned Prayin’, and the all-around wholesome cheerfulness.
anita bryant on word, part 2
The first of the Anita Bryant on Word albums was packaged in a Unipak – a patented record cover design that folded open and the record slipped in from the inside. They were around for a while in the early … Continue reading
anita bryant on word
Many mainstream singers, once released from their contracts with major labels, go on to record for Word or Myrrh – Christian religious labels. These albums serve Word’s evangelical purposes – to show that people can be saved. Presumably they also … Continue reading
last Anita before her Christian-only phase
Columbia, like any other record company, wants to milk its existing stock as much as it can. This explains Harmony. It also explains this Columbia Special Products record – a bunch of Columbia artists combined for a theme, hoping to … Continue reading
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anita bryant 6 – 3 more harmony lps
again, columbia reissued material for the budget market on harmony. the covers are functional, vernacular, and not terrible.
anita bryant 5 – the last columbia and first harmony
the last columbia is her 3rd religious album. the cover does not do much for me, compared to the last two Christian ones. But pity the poor designer, forced to come up with something new for a product that is … Continue reading
Anita Bryant 4 – faith and belief
The next three Columbia Anita Bryant lps. Her most popular era was over. From now on, the main marketing push was about her belief system. I think the first two of these are the perfect covers for what Columbia was … Continue reading
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anita bryant 3 the next two columbias
The next two Columbia records Anita Bryant lps. I don’t have the ABC Stories of Jesus, pictured on the back of Greatest Hits. Again, nice serviceable vernacular covers of their period, 1963.
Collecting Record Covers 