November 30, 2011 at 11:36am
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Music (by Mason Williams), 1968.
Ruscha designed the cover of Mason Williams’ 1968 album Music (a fact for which he duly apologizes on the back panel, which reads, “Sorry, cover by Ed Ruscha”). Apparently Warner Bros. management had been unaware of Ruscha’s design prior to the release of Williams’ “Music” in 1968 and when they finally did see how the product was packaged when it hit the stores they were not amused. The company performed damage control by having a sticker reading “by Mason Williams” strategically placed on the cover of those copies that had not yet shipped and same text was added to the cover for all later pressings.
