George Petty was one of the great magazine illustrators of pin-up girls and cheesecake models from the 30’s - 50’s. His “Petty girls” from the pages of Esquire were used on numerous covers in the fifties, most notably on this series of releases from Decca records. There was even a movie called “The Petty Girl” with Bob Cummings as Petty and Melanie Griffith’s mom, Tippi Hedron as one of his “girls”.
I also love the little line drawing of the guy with the stack of lps at the bottom. There used to be a mural of this on the wall of a record store. I think “Record Surplus” in LA? Anyone?
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September 7, 2007 at 4:04 pm
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December 5, 2006 at 2:00 am
Otis
If you carefully scrub that front slick with Simple Green sprayed on a soft cloth, I bet most of that dark rub-wear comes off. Ancient record dealer secret, makes VG an EX. Next lesson “invisible tape repair.”
December 19, 2006 at 12:39 pm
lpcoverlover
Thank you confusious I’ll try that. I promise to use cleaner covers in the future. Send the invisible tape repair. I want to share with both of my viewers.