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Ruth Brown – Along Comes Ruth album art

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez on Feb 2nd, 2025. Artwork published in .
Ruth Brown – Along Comes Ruth album art
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From Wikipedia:

Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston; January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the “Queen of R&B”.

On the cover of her 1962 album Along Comes Ruth, there are two main typefaces. Her name and the title are set in different colors and all-lowercase italic letters using Matterhorn. The sans used for the list of song names at the top are set in Gothic Condensed No. 529.

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  • Matterhorn
  • Gothic Condensed No. 529

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1 Comment on “Ruth Brown – Along Comes Ruth album art”

  1. A prominent use of Matterhorn – thank you!

    The sans-serif capitals used for the track names at the top right are either from the 14pt size of Gothic Condensed No. 529, or from the 12pt size* of Gothic No. 521, which is a caps-only version of No. 529. These two typefaces exhibit design differences from one size to another.

    *) The difference in nominal point size apparently is due to the fact that No. 521 was cast on a smaller body – it didn’t have to allow for descenders.

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