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Lesley Gore – I’ll Cry If I Want To album art

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez on Jun 30th, 2024. Artwork published in
June 1963
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Lesley Gore – I’ll Cry If I Want To album art
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From Wikipedia:

I’ll Cry If I Want To is the debut album of Lesley Gore. The album included her hit singles “It’s My Party” and its follow-up, “Judy’s Turn to Cry”. The album was rushed out after “It’s My Party” became a big hit, and the songs are mostly about crying, linking to the hit single’s first line “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to”, incorporating songs with titles such as “Cry”, “Just Let Me Cry” and “Cry and You Cry Alone”.

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2 Comments on “Lesley Gore – I’ll Cry If I Want To album art”

  1. Hi Javi,

    I didn’t find a match for the bold italic face used for the title. It’s similar to the italics of Modern No. 20 (or De Vinne). The face in question is bolder, though, and crucially has no middle serif on W. I suspect it’s a phototypeface.

  2. I looked through a couple of phototype catalogs and didn’t find a match. So did Stephen, who writes:

    That C is pretty narrow compared to anything else in the category I see.

    Also, in 1963 there was still plenty of handlettering going on in comparison to phototypesetting. Even though the lettershapes seem to duplicate, I think there’s a good chance it was drawn for the headline.

    I’ve removed the “unidentified type” label and added the “lettering” tag.

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