Pyramid – Pyramid album art
Pyramid was a US country rock band formed by Auburn Burrell, Joe Wilson, and Steve Sanders. In 1974, they released their self-titled debut LP with Bang Records in Atlanta, Georgia. Billboard described it as “a good mix of Southern rock and more traditional acoustic, folky sounds”, with “enough material here to give the group a home on both AM and FM stations.” Despite the accolades, it remained the group’s sole studio album.
The cover concept and photography is credited to “Raffaelli”, which probably is Ron Raffaelli (1943–2016). It seems to depict a Merlin-like magician with two women and a child holding seance around a white pyramid. The person to his right has a Vulture crown as worn by Great Royal Wives and female pharaohs in ancient Egypt.
The font choice follows the theme of band name and album title as well: in Rosie, all glyphs are shaped to fit a triangle.
Glyph set for Round Rosie – a variant with round corners – as shown by Typeshop in 1973. The non-rounded Rosie is listed in Berthold’s 1974 catalog with Facsimile Fonts credits. Its designer is yet unknown.
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At last, the perfect use of Rosie!