MUSIC INDUSTRY: Interview: Creed Taylor (Part 16)

Throughout his six-decade career, Creed Taylor's oversized signature has appeared on the backs of LPs that he has produced. At ABC Paramount, Impulse and Verve, Creed's John Hancock was a personal stamp of approval and a guarantee of the album's contents. Record companies liked the signature because it added a human touch and had cachet. It also sent a message to the record buyer--that a faceless company didn't produce the album, a master craftsman named Creed Taylor did. [Photo by Chuck Stewart...

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