Best of Christmas album art
This Christmas compilation featuring ten songs by five of their artists was released by budget label Holiday Records in 1981. With the exception of Eckmann, all display typefaces (printed in red) were available from Letraset, with several of them being originals by the British dry transfer pioneer. Annlie (1966), here used in italic with the alternate swash cap, was conceived by Fred Lambert. Revue (1968) and Octopuss (1970) are both designs by Colin Brignall. University Roman by Mike Daines was added in 1972, and Maurice Schlesinger’s Cut-In Bold by 1973.
The secret star of this album cover is Crafton Gothic, though: the narrow sans used for the titles in green was shown by Photo-Lettering already in 1960, in four weights, without designer credits. The label in their 1971 catalog indicates that Crafton Gothic originated elsewhere, but it doesn’t say where.
