Dark Side of Pink Floyd

• Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, record sleeve detail

If you are reminded of the iconic record sleeve for Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon by Hipgnosis, like I am, you’re about 30 years off target. This one was designed by Alex Steinweiss in the 1940’s while he was working for Columbia Records. One could consider it a precursor or an early inspiration.

Thanks to Holger Jost for digging this up.

Posted by Simon on November 19th 2009 in Seen and Found

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