Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra's live recordings from 1943 to 1951 span the years when he was performing between stays at Twin Palms, his home in Palm Springs. Les Yeux led creative direction, art direction, and design, and named the release Long Ago, Far Away. The title shaped the concept: "long ago" for the era of the recordings, "far away" for Twin Palms and the desert. The cover is an original painting style from Shazmin Hussein's series The Muse, taking the view from the estate's piano-shaped pool, with a soft blue palette that carries the desert sky. The edition is a five-record vinyl book with bound sleeves, a nod to the album format of the 1940s.
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Frank Sinatra
Seattle, USA
Les Yeux
Shazmin Hussein
Shazmin Hussein
Jeremy Holiday
Charles L. Granata
Andreas Meyer
Charles L. Granata
Charles L. Granata Archives
Andreas Meyer
Nancy Conforti at Swan Studios
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Frank Sinatra played the Hollywood Bowl in 1943 and 1945, the first pop singer to take the stage at the classical venue. Les Yeux led creative direction, art direction, and design for this unreleased cover. The artwork is an original painting by Shazmin Hussein in her signature style, drawn from archival imagery of the era. An image of a woman in the crowd holding binoculars set the perspective, placing the viewer in her seat. Colour blocking in deep purples, pinks, and blues carries a warm California evening, and the Bowl's arches and orchestra silhouette root the piece in its setting. Archival photographs also shaped the supporting elements, including the label.
