Alex Steinweiss (1917 - 2011) played a seminal role in record cover design as the art director for Columbia Records as well as other record companies, London, Decca and A & R records. He revolutionized the way records were packaged and marketed. His genre-defining work in the visual expression of music transformed both the design and the music industries. For full biographical notes on Alex Steinweiss, and for earlier works, see part 1. This is part 2 of a 6-part post on the works of Alex Steinweiss: 1942 Kostelanetz plays Musical Comedy Favorites No. 2 ( Columbia Records catalogue no. M-502 ) signed Steinweiss 1942 Mendelssohn "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-504 ) signed Steinweiss 1942 Offenbach "Gaîté Parisienne" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. X-115 ) signed Steinweiss 1942 Jerome Kern's "Showboat" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-495 ) signed Steinweiss 1942 Oscar Levant "Concerto in F" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-512 ) signed Steinweiss 1942 Show Tunes of Sigmund Romberg ( Columbia Records catalogue no. C-88 ) signed Steinweiss 1942 Shostakovitch "Symphony No. 5" ( Columbia Records catalogue no. M-520 ) signed Steinweiss 1942 Sibelius "Symphony No. 7" ( Columbia Records catalogue no. M524 ) signed Steinweiss c1942 "Louis and Earl" Louis Armstrong / Earl Hines ( Columbia Records catalogue no. C-73 ) signed Steinweiss 1943 Mahler "Das Lied von der Erde" ( Columbia Records catalogue no. M-MM-300 ) signed Steinweiss 1943 Puccini "La Boheme" ( Columbia Records catalogue no. M-274 ) signed Steinweiss 1943 Beethoven "Symphony No. 3 in E Flat ( Eroica )" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-449 ) signed Steinweiss c1943 Bizet "Carmen Suite" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. X-144 ) signed Steinweiss c1943-44 Fauré "Requiem" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-354 ) signed Steinweiss 1944 Beethoven "Symphony No. 9" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-227 ) signed Steinweiss 1944 "After Dark" Morton Gould and his Orchestra ( Columbia Records catalogue no. C-107] ) signed Steinweiss 1944 Blues by Basie ( Columbia Records catalogue no. C-101 ) signed Steinweiss 1944 Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MX-251 ) signed Steinweiss 1944 Stravinsky "Le Sacre du Printemps ( The Rite of Spring )" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-417 ) signed Steinweiss c1944 Ravel 'Bolero" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MX-257 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Basil Rathbone "Robin Hood" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-583 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 "Exotic Music" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. X-264 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Beethoven "Ninth Symphony" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-591 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Gershwin "Porgy and Bess" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-572 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Benny Goodman Sextet ( Columbia Records catalogue no. C-102 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Grieg "Piano Concerto in A Minor" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-313 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Lalo "Symphonie Espanole for Violin and Orchestra op. 21" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-564 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Rachmaninoff "Symphony No. 2" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-569 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Lily Pons "Two Famous Coloratura Arias" ( Columbia Records catalogue no. MM-561 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Mozart "Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-650 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Risë Stevens "The Songs of Jerome Kern" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-568 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Rimsky-Korsakov "Suite from Le Coq d'Or" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MX-254 ) 1945 Saint-Saëns "Concerto No. 4" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM 566 ) signed Steinweiss 1945 Serésras ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. X-249 ) signed Steinweiss 1945c Claudia Muzio "Operatic Recital" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-269 ) signed Steinweiss 1945-46 Risë Stevens "Love Songs" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-595 ) signed Steinweiss 1945-46 Mahler "Symphony No. 4" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-589 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 "Lily Pons soprano" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-638 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 "Jennie Tourel" mezzo soprano ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-625 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 "El Amor Brujo" ( Love by Witchcraft ) Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-633 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 "Music of Jerome Kern" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. CL 776 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 "Music of Fritz Kreisler" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-614 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 "The Music of Romberg" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. M-635 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 Beethoven "Sonata No. 8 in C Minor opus 13 ( Pathétique )" Rudolph Serkin Piano ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-648 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 Bach " Concerto No. 1 in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-624 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 Benjamin Britten "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-703 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 Brahms "Symphony No. 4" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-567 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 Handel "Water Music Suite" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MX-279 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 Brahms "Symphony No. 3 in F Major" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-642 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 Mozart " Concerto in E-Flat Major for Two Pianos and Orchestra k. 365" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-628 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 Richard Strauss "Death and Transfiguration" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MM-613 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 Paul White "Sea Chanty" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. MX-259 ) signed Steinweiss 1946 Romberg "The Desert Song" ( Columbia Masterworks catalogue no. X-260 ) signed Steinweiss
"Guardians of the Island" 8.5 x 17"limited edition signed print 55 lb paperstock edition of 25 shipped in a heavy cardboard roll FED EX GROUND Shipping in Mainland US only.All other orders will be cancelled and refunded. Thank you. a nice peaceful piece painted in cel-vinyl and inspired by the spirits of Jim Flora,mary Blair,and Alex Steinweiss.... It was a blast playing with the Sea Sponge texture on the background. Copyright Information: Copyright © Ken Ruzic. All rights reserved by artist. Buyer is not purchasing the rights to the image. Any and all publishing and reproduction rights are reserved solely by the artist. This image is not to be re-distributed, copied, imitated, or misappropriated in any way. All legal rights retained by the artist following the sale of the work. If you are purchasing this artwork with the intention of re-selling this work you must be aware of the Visual Artists Rights Act. Please do not copy or pirate my work for profit. Personal work for a friend or yourself is fine, but if you plan on selling your creation, that would be a No-No... Thank you! If you would like to discuss collaborations or licensing agreements, contact me here...
In 1938, Alex Steinweiss of Columbia Records invented the concept of album covers and cover art, replacing the plain covers used before. Over time, cover art became an important part of the music...
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Released in 2005, on Vinyl and on label Daptone Records (DAP-004). Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings — Naturally. Genre: Funk / Soul. Style: Funk, Soul
"Before the Ambush" 11 x 17" limited edition signed print 55 lb paperstock edition of 25 shipped in a heavy cardboard roll FED EX GROUND Shipping in Mainland US only.All other orders will be cancelled and refunded. Thank you. This was a painting for 2017's "California Castaways" exhibition in Kona Hawaii at the Royal Kona Resort and Kozy's Tiki Palace. The show included Doug Horne,Brad Tikishark Parker,BigToe,and myself bumbling around Hawaii in between exhibitions. This painting style was inspired by designs on a Solomon islands paddle and their legends of Dolmen mixed with some Alex Steinweiss.It Captures the exact tense moment before a jungle ambush.... Copyright Information: Copyright © Ken Ruzic. All rights reserved by artist. Buyer is not purchasing the rights to the image. Any and all publishing and reproduction rights are reserved solely by the artist. This image is not to be re-distributed, copied, imitated, or misappropriated in any way. All legal rights retained by the artist following the sale of the work. If you are purchasing this artwork with the intention of re-selling this work you must be aware of the Visual Artists Rights Act. Please do not copy or pirate my work for profit. Personal work for a friend or yourself is fine, but if you plan on selling your creation, that would be a No-No... Thank you! If you would like to discuss collaborations or licensing agreements, contact me here...
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"Easter Island" Original 9 x 14.5" Original Drawing on Watercolor paper watercolor,ink,marker and Sharpie on hot-press watercolor paper signed by the artist and titled on the front Drawing is from 2015 Free Shipping BUT Only accepting orders within the mainland USA Orders received Outside mainland USA will be cancelled and refunded.Fed ex Ground 3-5 Days Processing 7 Days(max) This piece was inspired by the books enjoyed as a child, and the genius artist/designer Alex Steinweiss. His brilliant use of limited colors and clever use of Black made this piece an enjoyable exploration! With all that boiling in my brain, I examined maps of easter island to find out where the Moais,Orongo Birdmen Carvings were located ,and of course, the geological features... I hope you enjoy exploring this drawing as much as I did "walking" around the island. Copyright Information: Copyright © Ken Ruzic. All rights reserved by artist. Buyer is not purchasing the rights to the image. Any and all publishing and reproduction rights are reserved solely by the artist. This image is not to be re-distributed, copied, imitated, or misappropriated in any way. All legal rights retained by the artist following the sale of the work. If you are purchasing this artwork with the intention of re-selling this work you must be aware of the Visual Artists Rights Act. Please do not copy or pirate my work for profit. Personal work for a friend or yourself is fine, but if you plan on selling your creation, that would be a No-No... Thank you! If you would like to discuss collaborations or licensing agreements, contact me here...
In 1938, Alex Steinweiss of Columbia Records invented the concept of album covers and cover art, replacing the plain covers used before. Over time, cover art became an important part of the music...
Released in 2018, on Vinyl and on label Dunham (DUN-1006). The Sha La Das — Love in the Wind. Genre: Funk / Soul. Style: Soul
Released in 2015, on CD and on label Daptone Records (DAP-035). Saun & Starr — Look Closer. Genre: Funk / Soul. Style: Funk, Soul
"Guardians of the Island" 8.5 x 17"limited edition signed print 55 lb paperstock edition of 25 shipped in a heavy cardboard roll FED EX GROUND Shipping in Mainland US only.All other orders will be cancelled and refunded. Thank you. a nice peaceful piece painted in cel-vinyl and inspired by the spirits of Jim Flora,mary Blair,and Alex Steinweiss.... It was a blast playing with the Sea Sponge texture on the background. Copyright Information: Copyright © Ken Ruzic. All rights reserved by artist. Buyer is not purchasing the rights to the image. Any and all publishing and reproduction rights are reserved solely by the artist. This image is not to be re-distributed, copied, imitated, or misappropriated in any way. All legal rights retained by the artist following the sale of the work. If you are purchasing this artwork with the intention of re-selling this work you must be aware of the Visual Artists Rights Act. Please do not copy or pirate my work for profit. Personal work for a friend or yourself is fine, but if you plan on selling your creation, that would be a No-No... Thank you! If you would like to discuss collaborations or licensing agreements, contact me here...
Released in 2020, on Vinyl and on label Loma Vista (LVR01344). Sylvan Esso — Free Love. Genre: Pop. Style: Indie Pop
