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20110801

Music Monday - Teddy Wilson




Things are sort of dull around the Music Monday composing room, so for the next few weeks the cracked editorial staff has decided on a new feature for the day:

The artwork of David Stone Martin on record covers.

One exciting work of art (called Illustration by some) will be presented here each week until they run out. Each is a scan from the editor's personal library and the original copyrights apply.

They are presented here for admiration and educational purposes only.


Teddy Wilson was a fine piano player.

He was probably best known for his years and recordings with Benny Goodman groups and heading up a small band to back vocals for some of the best Billie Holiday recordings.

Teddy Wilson died yesterday July 31, in 1986.
He was 73.






Near as I can tell, this was the only David Stone Martin cover for a Teddy Wilson record. There were two 45 rpm records, same design slightly different colors.












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20110627

Music Monday - Count Basie




Things are sort of dull around the Music Monday composing room, so for the next few weeks the cracked editorial staff has decided on a new feature for the day:

The artwork of David Stone Martin on record covers.

One exciting work of art (called Illustration by some) will be presented here each week until they run out. Each is a scan from the editor's personal library and the original copyrights apply.

They are presented here for admiration and educational purposes only.


The Count Basie Big Band with a cover design by David Stone Martin.




David Stone Martin - Count Basie Big Band




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20100524

Music Monday - Gerry Gersten Album Covers





The cartoonist/illustrator Gerry Gersten is one of those artists whose work falls too often unappreciated and unrecognized. Gerston has done a great deal of artwork beyond his noted contributions to MAD magazine. His artwork adorns magazine covers and phonograph albums too

In a recent search for a catalog to show a complete set of "Honor Roll of Hits" albums from RCA Victor, with Gersten illustrated covers, none could be located. There simply is none. In fact, very little was found of Gersten's work at all.

This page will begin to assemble a collection of record albums, LP and EP, using Gerry Gersten art. We’ll start with an ambitious project of album covers from an RCA Victor series of records.

This is for information purposes only and none of these illustrations can be used in any commercial way.







The following examples are all from a set of records called the "Honor Roll of Hits" from RCA Victor. This page is assembled from a personal collection and any photograph or scan that could be found toward a complete list. Apparently there are 30 different covers on the EP (extended play) set. There also seems to be fifteen 10 inch LPs that combine two of the EP 45RPM sets. The covers of the Ten Inch albums found so far use art work from one of the EP albums that it includes.

If you know of a photograph of any of the missing albums let me know. I'll add it here until there is a complete set.



Gerry Gersten, Honor Roll of Hits 1926-1927
Honor Roll of Hits 1926-1927
RCA Victor LPM 3175 (10 inch LP)
Owner of this photo is unknown.
This is the best photo available. Leave a comment if you know of a better scan.



Gerry Gersten, Honor Roll of Hits 1926
Honor Roll of Hits 1926
RCA VIctor EPA-514 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection.

1927 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1927
RCA VIctor EPA-515 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection.




Gerry Gersten, Honor Roll of Hits 1928-1929
Honor Roll of Hits 1928-1929
RCA Victor LPM 3176 (10 inch LP)
Owner of this photo is unknown.
This is the best photo available. Please leave a comment if you know of a better scan.



1928 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1928
RCA VIctor EPA-516 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection.

Gerry Gersten, 1929 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1929
RCA VIctor EPA-517 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection.




This is the best photo available. Please leave a comment if you know of a better scan.


Gerry Gersten, Honor Roll of Hits 1930
Honor Roll of Hits 1930
RCA VIctor EPA-518 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection

Gerry Gersten, Honor Roll of Hits 1931
Honor Roll of Hits 1931
RCA VIctor EPA-519 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection


1932 1933 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1932-1933
RCA VIctor LPM 3178 (10 inch LP)
Thanks to an anonymous contributor, we now have a good copy of this cover!
THANK YOU!



1932 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1932
RCA VIctor EPA-520 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection.

1933 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1933
RCA VIctor EPA-521 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection.



1934 1935 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1934-1935
RCA Victor LPM 3179 (10 inch LP)
This is from the collection.



1934 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1934
RCA VIctor EPA-522 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection.

1935 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1935
RCA VIctor EPA-523 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection..




Honor Roll of Hits 1936 1937
Honor Roll of Hits 1936-1937
RCA VIctor LPM 3180 (10 inch LP)
This is from the collection.




1936 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1936
RCA VIctor EPA-524 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection.


1937 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1937
RCA VIctor EPA-525 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection






Honor Roll of Hits 1938-1939
RCA VIctor LPM 3181 (10 inch LP)
This is from the collection



1938 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1938
RCA VIctor EPA-526 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection

Gerry Gersten, Honor Roll of Hits 1939, EP
Honor Roll of Hits 1939
RCA VIctor EPA-527 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection




Honor Roll of Hits 1940-1941
RCA Victor LPM 3182(10 inch LP)
This is the best photo available. Please leave a comment if you know of a better scan.



Honor Roll of Hits 1940
RCA VIctor EPA-528 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is the best photo available. Please leave a comment if you know of a better scan.

Gerry Gersten, Honor Roll of Hits 1941
Honor Roll of Hits 1941
RCA VIctor EPA-529 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection




1942 1943 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1942-1943
RCA Victor LPM 3183(10 inch LP)
This is from the collection



1942 Honor Roll of Hits
Honor Roll of Hits 1942
RCA VIctor EPA-530 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is the best photo available.
This is from the collection

Gerry Gersten Honor Roll of Hits 1943
Honor Roll of Hits 1943
RCA VIctor EPA-531 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection


Gery Gersten, Honor Roll of Hits 1944-1945
Honor Roll of Hits 1944-1945
RCA VIctor LPM 3184 (10 inch LP)
This is from the collection.




Gerry Gersten, Honor Roll of Hits 1944
Honor Roll of Hits 1944
RCA VIctor EPA-532 (7 inch 45rpm)
Owner of this photo is unknown.
This is the best photo available.
Please leave a comment if you know of a better scan

Honor Roll of Hits 1945, Gerry Gersten
Honor Roll of Hits 1945
RCA VIctor EPA-533 (7 inch 45rpm)
This is from the collection




Gerston Gerry Jazz for People
Go HERE
for more Gerry Gersten album art that is not part of this series.
















The Profile
(more than you really wanted to know)
is here.








Lost Gallery

The rescue mission for battered and abused orphan photographs.




Betty Boop




A bunch at Abbot Lake
For more about Double Exposures see this page in Lost Gallery.



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