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[kecobe]

Nancy Wilson on Hollywood Boulevard, 1963 Photo: © Ken Veeder/Capitol Photo Archives

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Cover photo for Frank Sinatra’s “Songs For Young Lovers” (1954), by Ken Veeder

[joeinct]

Nancy Wilson, Hollywood Blvd., Photo by Ken Veeder, 1963

[francisalbertsinatra]

Frank Sinatra at a session for his album Songs for Swingin' Lovers!, January 16th, 1956. Sinatra recorded “Makin’ Whoopee,” “Old Devil Moon,” “Anything Goes,” “Too Marvelous for Words,” and “We’ll Be Together Again.” Photos by Ken Veeder,

Songs for Swingin' Lovers! is one of Sinatra’s most enduring and most accessible albums, appearing on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Vibe’s 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century, NME’s Greatest Albums of All Time, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, and more. Sinatra’s arranger Nelson Riddle called it a “cornerstone recording for both him and me.”

[gregorygalloway]

The debut album by The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari was released on 1 Oct. 1962.

The front cover was taken by Ken Veeder and shows David Marks, Mike Love, Dennis Wilson, Brian Wilson, and Carl Wilson, on the beach at Paradise Cove. A photo from this same shoot was used for the cover of Surfer Girl (1963).

20-year-old Brian Wilson wrote 9 of the 12 songs on the album, which spent 37-weeks on the Billboard charts and peaked at #32, the lowest spot for the band until Smiley Smile was released in Sept. 1967.

The production credit for the album was listed as Nick Venet (who is also given credit for the next release, Surfin' U.S.A.) before Brian Wilson takes over production duties.

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Recording "Ill Wind", 1955

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Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle at a Capitol Records recording session, 1954

[francisalbertsinatra]

Frank Sinatra in the recording studio circa mid-1950s, photographed by Ken Veeder