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(x) The Beatles "Revolver" - (similar to) Grot 9 {Richard Hards}
Posted by vink in
5 Apr 2006 — 6:43pm
5 Apr 2006 — 6:43pm
Hi,
I need to know which type is used for the "Revolver" writing on the front-cover of the Revolver LP from The Beatles. I am no pro so I am completely lost with this.
You can see the cover here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Revolver.jpg
Can somebody plz help?!
ThX
vink
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5 Apr 2006 — 7:02pm
Helvetica? Perhaps even Helvetica Squooshed™?
5 Apr 2006 — 7:06pm
Yeah I'd say Helvetica, it's easily recognized by the captial Rs where the leg of the R on the right hand side hooks out just at the bottom.
5 Apr 2006 — 7:12pm
Wow that was fast!
thanx
5 Apr 2006 — 7:38pm
Whoops, not Helvetica. The type in question has noticeable stroke contrast (see the V and O), of which Helv has very little. There was also not a lot of squooshing going on in the pre-digital days.
Neue Helvetica 77 Condensed Bold
Helvetica Inserat
We're looking at a gothic that's possibly not available digitally, but here are some options:
Bureau Grotesque Three Five
Bureau Grotesque Three Seven (closest I can find)
Similar: Gothic No. 13, Gothic No. 4
5 Apr 2006 — 8:32pm
Yeah the O had me wondering if it was Helvetica. I did not spot the V though, nice catch.
6 Apr 2006 — 4:56am
I would have thought, putting it into historical/geographical context, that it was more likely to Stephenson Blake's Grot 9
Richard
6 Apr 2006 — 7:15am
Would have been Typositor set originally - and maybe a bit "starved". There were loads of cuts of "Grot 9" floating about back then - plenty of typesetters cut their own versions from specimen books. Grot 9 is bang on for period.