A large collection of record covers designed by the artist

This collection assembles all but five of the 57 albums documented by Paul Maréchal, and includes two publications with flexi discs, the Aspen Magazine issue from December 1966 and Andy Warhol’s Index (Book) from 1967.

`The album covers alone enable one to follow the whole course of Warhol’s career as an artist, almost step by step, and this is almost unique amongst great artists. Although they did not appear in museums of art galleries, the album covers benefited from the parallel distribution network represented by the record dealers. Warhol full understood this remarkable channel for disseminating art. Most of the covers he created were designed for that purpose and not, as is often the case, existing works recycled as record jackets’ (Paul Maréchal, p. 2).

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This lot contains:

Carlos Chavez, A Program of Mexican Music, Columbia Records, 1949 (LP 10”, original pressing, US) (M. 1);
Sergei Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky, Cantata, Op. 78, Columbia Records, 1949 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 2);
The Nation’s Nightmare, CBS Radio Network, 1952 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 4);
The Boston Pops, Latin Rhythms, RCA Victor, 1952 (EP 7”, original pressing, US) (M. 5);
Margarita Madrigal, Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish – Vol. 1, Doubleday, 1953 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 6);
Margarita Madrigal, Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish – Vol. 2, Doubleday, 1953 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (not in Maréchal);
Arturo Toscanini, William Tell Overture, RCA Victor, 1954 (LP 10”, original pressing – yellow label, US) (M. 7);
Thelonious Monk, MONK, Prestige Records, 1954 (LP 12”, original pressing, yellow label, 2nd edition, RVG, New Jersey) (M. 8);
Count Basie, Count Basie, RCA Victor, 1955 (LP 10”, original pressing, US) (M. 10);
Ravel, Daphnis and Chloé, RCA Victor, 1955 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 11);
Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake, Acts II & III, RCA Victor, 1955 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 12);
Chopin, Nocturnes Vol. II, RCA Victor, 1956 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 13);
Mozart, 4 Divertimenti, Epic Records, 1956 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 14);
Various Artists, Cool Gabriels, Groove, 1956 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 15);
The Joe Newman Octet, I’m Still Swinging, RCA Victor, 1956 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 16);
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, Both Feet in the Groove, RCA Victor, 1956 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 17);
Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding and Bennie Green, Trombone by Three, Prestige Records, 1956 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 18);
Kenny Burrell, Blue Note Records, 1956 (LP 12”, original pressing, RVG, New York address) (M. 20) ;
Johnny Griffin, The Congregation, 1957 (LP 12”, re-edition, France, 1984) (cf. M. 21);
The Story of Moondog, Prestige Records, 1957 (LP 12”, re-edition, San Francisco, US, 2012) (cf. M. 22);
Kenny Burrell, Blue Lights Volume 1, Blue Note Records, 1958 (LP 12”, original pressing, RVG, New York address) (M. 23);
Tennessee Williams Reading from the Glass Menagerie, The Yellow Bird and Five Poems, Caedmon, 1960 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 24);
This is John Wallowitch!!!, Serenus Records, 1964-65 (LP 12”, original pressing, sealed, US) (M. 26);
Various artists, The East Village Other - Electric Newspaper - Hiroshima Day - USA vs Underground, ESP Disc, 1966 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 27);
ASPEN MAGAZINE Volume 1 No. 3, Roaring Fork Press, New York, 1966 (complete box with flexi disc) (M. 28);
The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 (LP 12”, original pressing, banana sticker) (M. 29);
ANDY WARHOL ’S INDEX, Andy Warhol and Random House, New York, 1967 (complete book with flexi disc) (M. 30);
The Velvet Underground, White Light/White Heat, Verve, 1968 (LP 12”, original pressing) (M. 31);
The Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, Atco Records, 1971 (LP 12”, original pressing, with zipper, UK) (M. 32);
John Cale, The Academy in Peril, Reprise Records, 1972 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 33);
Paul Anka, The Painter, United Artists Records, 1976 (LP 12”, original pressing, sealed, US) (M. 35);
The Rolling Stones, Love You Live, Rolling Stones Records, 1977 (2 x LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 36);
Walter Steding and The Dragon People, The Joke, Earhole Production, 1980 (EP 12”, original pressing, sealed, US) (M. 37);
Liza Minnelli Live at Carnegie Hall, Altel, 1981 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 38);
John Cale, Honi Soit…, A Records, 1981 ( LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 39);
Loredana Berte, Made In Italy, CGD Records, 1981 (LP 12”, original pressing, sealed, US) (M. 40);
Diana Ross, Silk Electric, RCA Records, 1977 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 41);
Billy Squier, Emotions In Motion, Capital Records, 1982 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 42);
Original Soundtrack, Querelle, DRG Records, 1982 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 43);
Rolling Stones, Emotional Tattoo, Gema, 1983 (LP 12”, numbered pressing no. 329, US) (M. 44);
Miguel Bosé, Made In Spain, CBS Records, 1983 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 45);
Rats & Star, Soul Vacation, Epic/Sony Records, 1983 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 46);
The Smiths, Rough Trade Records, 1984 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 47);
Aretha Franklin, Aretha, Arista, 1986 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 48);
John Lennon, Menlove Ave., Capitol Records, 1986 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 49);
Debbie Harry, Rockbird (green), Geffen Records, 1986 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 50);
Various artists, MTV High Priority, RCA Records, 1987 (LP 12”, original pressing, variation with yellow on MTV sign, US) (M. 51);
Lew White, Melodic Magic Volume 1, Camden (RCA Subsidiary), 1953 (EP 7”, original pressing, US) (M. 52);
Vladimir Horowitz, Piano Music of Mendelssohn and Liszt, RCA Victor, circa 1954 (LP 12”, original pressing, Germany) (M. 53);
George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue, RCA Victor, circa 1957 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 54);
Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto, RCA Victor, circa 1954 (LP 12”, original pressing, US) (M. 55); and
Walter Steding, Secret Spy/My Room, Animal Records, 1982 (EP 7”, original pressing, US) (M. 56).