Josef Albers’s Albums Covers: the Provocative and Persuasive Percussions Series (1958-1961) – SOCKS
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Enoch Light (1905-1978), a classical violinist, bandleader and sound recording engineer, founded Command Records in 1959, with the precise purpose to create recordings of high quality and able to take advantage of new technical capabilities of home audio equipment between late 1950’s and early 1960’s. He perfected a specific stereo system, called the “ping-pong effect” bouncing sounds between the left and the right channel speakers. In order to describe technical details of each song (duration, musicians, the depth and breadth of the sounds, and how they were recorded), he doubled the size of the standard cover sleeve and, enabling that to fold, he basically invented the gatefold cover, the standard format for vinyl funtil today. The covers of Command Records often showed modern and abstract designs, as Charles E.Murphy, the label’s art directory worked closely with a number of artists.
