The Doors – L.A. Woman album art
Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Apr 14th, 2017. Artwork published in
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Cooper Black in all caps also appears on the German re-release of the “Riders On The Storm” single (WEA, April 1976). Photo by Klaus Hiltscher.
The elektra tagline could be a Vanderburg Wells and Co.’s Phanitalian which first appeared in an 1872 specimen, and then later in a 1964 Morgan Press specimen catalogue as W-32, W-183 and W-356, and also in an (early '70s?) Headliners/Morgan Press showing as W 157.
Oh, you’re @jwem08! Sorry, I failed to make the connection previously.
Yes, I agree: this looks like (some version of) Phanitalian. Thanks for compiling all that information, much appreciated! The face now has an entry in the database. Are you interested in submitting a dedicated Use about the Elektra logo?
Hey guys, I think I’ve just found Zwiesel, the alias for VW&Co’s reverse contrast typeface to update this font information page. The full glyph set is also shown on the Daylight Fonts website.
According to that same source where cites the 1990 book Alphabete 2: Ein Schriftatlas von A bis Z (published by Novum Press), numbered as 344.
Hey Jay, thanks for the pointer! Yes, that’s indeed another phototype adaptation of this design. The “344” stated by Daylight Fonts means it’s shown on page 344 of the book by Novum Press. Zwiesel is previously shown in a ca. late 1970s catalog by Typeshop.