Uncropped versions of album cover photographs

I hereby refer you to this set, with the same doctored pic, from the original 1965 Lp:
http://www.discogs.com/release/1583551
and if you just want to look at the images (especially the cover, which was copied on that CD):
http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1583551
It looked just as doctored in 1965 as it does today, if you compare to the full original photo. Again, this LP first came out before either the advent of Photoshop or even at least some of those who were involved in its creation.

 

Oh, I think we misunderstood each other. I wasn't implying that the original cover was doctored. That is definitely a real photo. It's the purported "full" photo that is Photoshopped: somebody cut out the boys from the cover and pasted them onto a contemporary photo of the location. Similar to this method, only without showing the surrounding album cover:

 

Ah, got ya. Thought it was the other way 'round. But this sort of reminded me of the old Groucho Marx saying, "Either this man is dead, or my watch has stopped."

I wonder, though: Does the original negative of that Hermits' photo still exist?

 

Why did the official cover leave a remnant of the wall drawing between Paul and George? They erased all of the wall drawing but left a small bit of it between Paul and George. I never noticed that before and i looked on my copy and it's there too! I guess the art dept at Capitol messed up.

 

Ah, they just colorised that black & white photo (and Alex Chilton got some sparkle back in his eyes that is not there in the original photo)

 

Pretty cool huh?

 

Here are a few interesting ones, all from the Blue Note label:

First off, a contact sheet from a Bud Powell session, where you can see marked in red pen the tightly cropped and airbrushed photo used for his albums Amazing Bud Powell, Volumes 1 & 2.

 

Sonny Rollins, Volume 1

Another one where things in the background (that is, trumpeter Donald Byrd) have been airbrushed out.

 

Another one from Sonny Rollins:

 

Stanley Turrentine & The 3 Sounds

On top the contact sheet photo with crop markings, on the bottom the final cover. You can see the high ceiling of the Van Gelder studio in the uncropped photo.

 

The photo shoot on the February 7, 1960 session by Hank Mobley produced not one, but two classic Blue Note album covers, Soul Station and Roll Call:

 

Donald Byrd's Royal Flush

Another contact sheet: on the left you can see the final cover, top right is the photo used. On the bottom is another photo that was considered for the cover.

 

Joe Henderson - Page One

Crop markings on contact sheet by cover designer Reid Miles

 

Here's an interesting one. Spot the difference:

 

Can you guess the covers? (three of these were used)

 

Oh, very well...

 

Ok crispi, from left to right, 1. Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder. 2. Lee Morgan - The Gigolo. 3. Lee Morgan - The Rumproller (super cropped!) and 4. Joe Henderson - Mode For Joe. Some great posts/pics btw.

Now, where should i collect my prize .

 

Very good!

3 of those are right. The Gigolo uses a colour photo from another session. Although I have seen that Lee Morgan photo before, just don't know where.

EDIT: It does look similar to the photo on the cover of the Japanese first issue of "Tom Cat":


But I do know for a fact that Michael Cuscuna and the Japanese did not have access to Frank Wolff's photo archive in the '70s when they did those LPs. It's probably just a concert photo of him.

On the other hand, the later CD cover of Tom Cat does feature a LeeMo photo that looks like it's from the same session as the first photo:

 

Hmm. Yeah, I've seen it too, could have sworn it was that session. Now i have to find it. I want that prize!!

 

BTW, see my update.