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Wes Montgomery – Tequila album art

Contributed by Jae Ebey on Apr 2nd, 2024. Artwork published in
August 1966
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Wes Montgomery – Tequila album art 1
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Tequila is the 20th solo album by American guitarist Wes Montgomery (1923–1968), released in 1966 on the Verve label.

From Wikipedia:

Tequila is a mixture of tracks using just a jazz quartet with Ron Carter, Grady Tate and Ray Barretto and the rest with a string section arranged by Claus Ogerman. It is mainly a Latin-flavored album, the first Montgomery recorded without a keyboardist.

The main text on the front cover is set in Tedesca, as is the track listing on the back cover. The artist’s name uses what seems to be a custom alternate for W, and the arranger’s name is faux-italicized.

The liner notes and credits on the gatefold are set in Century Expanded. The catalog number on both sides and the “STEREO” text on some releases are set in Helvetica Light.

Wes Montgomery – Tequila album art 2
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Wes Montgomery – Tequila album art 3
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Wes Montgomery – Tequila album art 4
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  • Tedesca
  • Century Expanded
  • Helvetica

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