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Please identify this.
Thank you all in advance.

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The font is Jukebox "Opulence", a reincarnation of a Photolettering Script called Zoom Script in the Solotype Catalog. See sample at http://bowfinprintworks.com/Script01Pg5.html

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Actually, the Jukebox face has more slope to it, and the connecting strokes between the characters are quite a bit different. Here's a sample of the same text set in 85pt Opulence:

Jukebox Opulence - 85 point

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I guess I can see what you mean, but it's obvious Jason used the same font as the model for Opulence. That suggests this sample comes from the photolettering original, unless you know of another digitization of Zoom Script, which is what he said was used to derive Opulence.

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Hi Mike -

I think I should have clarified something in my previous post. I wasn't debating whether or not Jason based Opulence on the older version - I think it's pretty clear that it was used as inspiration somewhere along the line. I was just trying to show that there is enough difference between the original sample posted by Misa and Opulence to perhaps keep looking for a closer match. Opluence certainly displays the right flavour and style. I guess it depends on how close to identical the type needs to be.

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Thanks Yves for the welcome, I was hoping I hadn't walked into a closed little club where I would be ignored until I went away. I've been impressed by the expertise I've read so far, and hope I can make a contribution too. The atmosphere here is a bit different than the newsgroups where I usually participate, and it's nice not having to sift through all the posts to find an ID request that has been unanswered. I'm looking forward to participating here.

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