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System 7 Altitude

Contributed by Gareth Hague on Jan 23rd, 2015. Artwork published in .
System 7 Altitude 1
Ten Records. License: All Rights Reserved.

A 12 inch single for ’90s soft-tech pioneers System 7, fronted by Steve Hillage, previously guitarist for Prog Rock band Gong. The front cover was photographed by Trevor Key. The System 7 Altitude type was part of the photograph, not added in post production.

The front cover lettering is a prototype version of Metsys, used with phototypeset Linotype DIN Mittelschrift, on which it was based.

System 7 Altitude 2
Ten Records. License: All Rights Reserved.

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  • Metsys
  • DIN 1451

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