In what was a failed attempt to save their jobs, musicians lobbied for real music to be played at theaters, instead of pre-recorded music.
Tag: Music
Paradise Theater, 1980
A Signal From Mars
A Signal from Mars by Raymond Taylor (1901, March piano)
If you feel like downloading the sheet music, it is available at the Library of Congress
Mr. Lucky Goes Latin, 1960
Music From Mr. Lucky, 1959
More Music from Peter Gunn, 1959
“If modern jazz becomes indelibly linked with manslaughter, murder, mayhem, wise-cracking private eyes and droll policemen, the brunt of the responsibility must be borne by composer Henry Mancini. Because of him the point is rapidly being reached where no self-respecting killer would consider pulling the trigger without a suitable jazz background.”
Gunn… Number One! 1967
Recent acquisition; The soundtrack to Gunn… Nunber One! by Henry Mancini.
Vandenberg, Alibi, 1985
Cover for Alibi, the 3rd album by the Dutch band Vandenberg.
Molly Hatchet
The first 3 albums of Molly Hatchet featured artwork from Frank Frazetta, and they (mostly) continue using that type of imagery today.
Here are some of the albums from the Danny Joe Brown era. (1978-1990)
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First Record Cover Art, 1939
Before this cover by Alex Steinweiss, most records came in a plain, brown, paper sleeve with a hole in the middle showing who the artist and song was. Steinweiss had a better idea. He took a cameraman to the city’s famous Imperial Theatre, where he convinced the owner to briefly change the signage of the marquee, and made history.
Smash Song Hits by Rodgers and Hart by Richard Rodgers and the Imperial Orchestra, Columbia Records (1939)