Prokofiev Plays album art (Klavier Records)
An early use of Motter Tektura for the cover of a record with piano interpretations by Sergei Prokofiev, both released in 1974.
His own Love for Three Oranges, Tales of the Old Grandmother and 7 other selections, plus compositions by Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Mussorgsky, Scriabin, Miaskovsky and Glazounov.
The typeface with the exotic blocky letterforms – especially notable in the capitals – might have been chosen to hint at the musician’s Russian origin without having to use actual Cyrillic characters.
It may look like Tektura’s A was modified for a snug combination with the L. In fact, it’s just tightly spaced. This letter doesn’t have a full left leg by default.
The brown type is Radiant Heavy. Graphic design by Tri-Arts [Discogs], with illustration signed by “T. Rigsby” (?).
Outwards Journeys is a more recent example for Tektura used in all caps on a record cover.
