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Willie Colón & Rubén Blades – Siembra album art

Contributed by FRL on Oct 9th, 2021. Artwork published in .
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades – Siembra album art 1
Source: www.hhv.de HHV. License: All Rights Reserved.

The cover of Siembra, an iconic 1978 salsa album by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades, uses Premier Lightline with its alternate forms for A and R. Credited to designer Irene Perlicz, who also created illustrations for other Latin acts, it is an example of late-1970s style associated to a celebrated album in its genre, praised for its lyrics, arrangements and the ability to bring salsa back to the spotlight.

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Back cover, with track names and credits set in .
Source: www.hhv.de HHV. License: All Rights Reserved.

Back cover, with track names and credits set in News Gothic.

2021 reissue with unchanged cover art.
Source: craftrecordings.com Craft Recordings. License: All Rights Reserved.

2021 reissue with unchanged cover art.

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  • Premier Lightline
  • News Gothic

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