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Atlantic, Trajan, 2Tone - Classic record label typefaces

Marstrois

There are three typefaces from 3 classic record labels that I'd like to ID, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

They are:

ATLANTIC
http://templatezone.com/rs/users/johnnie_walker1@msn-com/Atlantic%20Reco...

TROJAN
http://www.dancecrasher.co.uk/sweetsensation.jpg

2 TONE
http://2-tone.info/lga/specials_uk_front.jpg

Atlantic: looks hand drawn for sure

2 Tone could be Helvetica Inserrat or another Helvetica (the Specials part, but not the 2 Tone part - that is not a Helvetica 2)

Trojan - I think also hand drawn - RECORDS is more condensed than TROJAN and that R has been customized for sure.

There seems to be more than 4 or 5 fonts on the 2 TONE cd. The track information is in Univers I think, the 2 feels like Avant Garde. The SPECIALS could be Helvetica Inserat but not quite? RECORD is something else completely, I think this is too much for me, Sorry! :^x

Thanks Geoff but Im only looking for SPECIALS and TROJAN if that makes it any easier!

Patricia, I take forever to type so please excuse the overlap!

SPECIALS does look a lot like Helvetica Inserrat. Bear in mind this is pre-digital (I have that album on vinyl!)

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/helvetica-inserat/

TROJAN reminds me of Fashion Didot but it's not an exact match. There are a lot of fonts like that in the original Solotype and Photolettering catalogs - but many not digitized.

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/bagraphics/fashion-didot/

Actually, the "TLANTIC" part of Atlantic in the sample you posted looks like a squooshed version of Helvetica Rounded Black Oblique but the original Atlantic logo may have been hand-drawn.

- Lex

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