Sometimes a cover really attracts my attention, but then there are records like this one, where the cover is so bad I have to stop and wonder. What were they thinking? I've seen plenty of budget albums that skimped on cover photos or fonts or even colors, but this one is just blah. There's got to be a story here, but I'm sure we'll never get to hear it. I just want to keep picking it apart. The logo for the record company is the same size as the clip-art they've assembled to decorate the cover. The typeface and arrangement makes me think it's an advertisement for some sort of minstrel show or a vaudeville revival at The Palladium. The monochromatic color scheme is pretty cheap, too.
Robert Merrill & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-
Christmas Favorites (Melody Records (UK) ME-1001, Stereo, 1974). The scan is not very good and I did a poor job of color-correcting it back to the proper shades of white and green, so that part is on me. Maybe i can get a better scanner in the new year. Hard to find large flatbed scanner anymore.
1. Winter Wonderland
2. White Christmas
3. Joy To The World
4. An Old Fashion Christmas
5. Silent Night
6. Ave Maria
7. Holiday
8. Christmas Song
9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
10. Birthday Party
11. I'll Be Home
12. Oh! Holy Night
MEGA
Well, it sounds way better than the cover would lead you to believe. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThis is an odd one. Merrill was a well-known singer, but here he is with a London orchestra and no (named) conductor on an unknown label in 1974.
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