The mastery of Alex Steinweiss (1917-03-24 > 2011-07-18)! The Alex Awards are named in honour of this design & packaging pioneer … And then the energy of James aka Jim Flora (1914-01-25 > 1998-07-09)! Illustrator extraordinaire, not just of record sleeves … (Images 1+4 are by Flora, 2+3 by Steinweiss.)

http://www.packagedesignmag.com/content/vinyl-cover-art-celebrated-six-coffee-table-books

http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/design/all/06790/facts.alex_steinweiss_the_inventor_of_the_modern_album_cover.htm

http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=367

http://books.google.com/books?id=4TV_yvOL9eIC  (for lack of a link at http://chroniclebooks.com/)

http://books.google.com/books?id=VUS-mvbd5wQC  (for lack of a link at http://papress.com/)

http://www.mofflymedia.com/Moffly-Publications/New-Canaan-Darien-Magazine/November-2006/The-Fabulous-Floras/

http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/saving-jim-flora-s-private-stash-an-interview-with-irwin-chusid

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/30/arts/design/30flora.html

http://www.angelynngrant.com/writing/GoldenAge.html

http://www.soundfountain.org/rem/remcovart.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Steinweiss

http://www.librarything.com/work/576533

http://popculture.soup.io/tag/Steinweiss

http://lightintheattic.net/news/?p=4080

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Flora

http://recordcovers.wordpress.com/

http://www.alexsteinweiss.com/

http://jimflora.blogspot.com/

http://www.jimflora.com/