Al Jarreau – We Got By
Released: 1975
Label: Reprise Records
Notes:
Front cover: The cover isn’t in bad shape but his first name goes right to the edge of the album making it somewhat difficult to get it all in. I did get it; it just took a few tries. The bottom where the cut-out notch is on the right-hand side was harder for obvious reasons. Still, all done through careful “cloning.”
Back cover: This one was harder. The paper that’s stuck to the cardboard sleeve is coming off. It’s to be expected after nearly fifty years. It forms a fold near the top and near the bottom. The only solution was to replace text. The second lines of “Spirit” and “You Don’t See Me” had to be re-typed. I doubt you can even tell I did it as the font was rather simple to find. It did take some elongating to make it work but I think I nailed it. I then “cloned” out the rest of the fold. The fold at the bottom didn’t go through text but the cut-out notch (here on the left) did so I had to replace “3300” and the Warner Communications logo. Further “cloning” to remove the rest of the fold and I was done.
Labels: The labels are very nice but the “R” didn’t pop as intended until I adjusted the brightness in the box. All fixed now.