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Index of Capitol Records Illustrations Company History Illustrations: The Tower, the interviewees Don and Paula Hassler, the late Bill Muster, and interviewer, Nori Muster. Don Hassler History Illustrations: Concord reel-to-reel tape recorder, Hollywood Jaycees news item (1959), Hollywood Jaycees Race program and detail photo of Johnny Grant (1956), Capitol Records memo (1959), Capitol News (c. 1952), Capitol Records Sales report (1953), Capitol Records letter from Manila and letterhead detail (1957), and Hollywood Jaycees letter and letterhead detail (1959), a 1955 photo of Stan Kenton, taken by Don Hassler, certificate of life membership in the Hollywood Jaycees (1959). Bill Muster History Illustrations include: Daily Variety front page, Capitol Sales Wrap-Up front page and masthead detail, plus one page from the Wrap-Up ("Promotion with Impact"), a "Special Hits" reply post card, and Playboy Magazine letterhead detail. Bill Muster Fired Over Playboy Illustrations: Readable scans of actual correspondence from Playboy magazine, Bill Muster, and executives at Capitol; also two articles in Variety. Capitol Records People Illustration: Photo of the "Capitol Gang" (Bill Muster, Perry Mayer, Dick Rising, Fred Rice, Bud Frazer, Steve Auld, and Jack Smothers). Interview with Nori Muster Illustrations: Nori Muster now, plus birth announcements from The Cash Box, Los Angeles Herald & Express, and Daily Variety. Tower Opening Materials Illustrations: Original press release, tour script, and booklet. Cap Photo Illustration: Capitol Records publicity photo, circa 1980, purchased from eBay. Capitol News, May 1948, Vol. 6, No. 5 Illustrations: Capitol News, published monthly by Capitol Publicans, Inc., Sunset and Vine, Hollywood 28, Calif., edited by Dave Dexter, Jr. Album Covers Illustrations: Album covers for Louis Prima and Keely Smith, Frank Sinatra, Vic Damone, and one of the Stan Kenton Presents series, Boots Mussulli (sent by Rob Green). Cap Paraphernalia Illustrations: A 1959 Capitol record player for sale (sent in by Matthew Lutthans). Capitol Records magnifying glass, serving tray, and other collectible items (sent by Rob Green). Piltdown Men Illustrations: Album cover art from this obscure instrumental group that recorded with Capitol Records approximately 1959 - 1960. |