Michael Mendel


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Art director & designer.
He earned a Bachelor’s degree in art from City College in 1956.
He worked his way up through the graphic design world
and eventually opened his own art studio in Manhattan in 1979.
For more than 30 years, he designed hundreds of album covers for Columbia Records
and many of its subsidiaries

APPEARANCES +


Skull Snaps
It's A New Day / Trespassing
2018, 7", Ltd, Dynamite Cuts
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III & IV
2010, All Media, CD, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Melanie
Candles In The Rain + Leftover Wine
2007, ,
Ballad/Folk/Vocal
Bo Diddley
Another Dimension
2006
B.T. Express
Non-Stop / Shout!
2005, CD, Comp, RM, Edsel Records
B.T. Express
Do It 'Til You're Satisfied & Function At The Junction
2005, CD, Comp, RM, Edsel Records, ,
Funk/Disco
B.T. Express
Energy To Burn / 1980
2005, CD, Comp, RM, Edsel Records
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band*
The Mirror Man Sessions
1999
Pete Fountain
Dixieland Classics
1998
Karen Briggs
Amazing Grace
1996, CD, DIMI Music Group
Jack Teagarden (King Of The Texas Blues Trombone)*, Family & Friends
A Hundred Years From Today
1990, CD, ,
Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing
Crack The Sky
Dog City
1990
Wild Bill Davison & His Commodores* / George Brunis & His Jazz Band* Featuring Pee Wee Russell, Edmond Hall, Eddie Condon, Bob Casey, George Wettling, Gene Schroeder, Albert Nicholas, Dave Tough
Jazz A-Plenty
1989, Vinyl, ,
Dixieland
Zamfir*
Zamfir Plays The World's Most Beautiful Melodies
1988, 2x Vinyl, ,
Easy Listening/Romantic/Folk
Jess Stacy / Lee Wiley / Muggsy Spanier / Specs Powell
Jess Stacy And Friends
1988
Bobby Hackett / Miff Mole / Muggsy Spanier
Jazz In New York
1988, ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band
The Cover Girls
Inside Outside
1988, ,
Freestyle
Godz*
Mongolians
1988
Kaos
Court's In Session
1988
Roger Whittaker
Best Loved Ballads
1988
Witchdoctor (6) & The Dominating Three MC's
Kickin' It Live
1987, 12", Album, Timberwolfe Records
Various
Stage Door Canteen
1987, ,
Big Band
Just-Ice
Cold Gettin' Dumb
1987
High Voltage
Flex Appeal
1987, ,
Disco
Mantronix
Music Madness Plus
1987
Cyré
Last Chance
1987, ,
Freestyle/Latin
Various
The Rap Pack
1987
Mario Lanza
The Magic Of Mario Lanza
1987
Conway & Loretta*
The Best Of Conway & Loretta
1987
Various
B-Boy Posse
1987
Frank Patterson
The Golden Voice Of Frank Patterson
1987
Various
At the Fever!
1986, LP, Comp, Fever Records
Various
Great Music From MGM, Performed By The Original Stars From The Original Film Recordings - Two Volumes
1986, 2xLP, Comp, MGM Records, ,
Musical/Soundtrack/Theme
Skinny Boys
Weightless
1986
Wilbert Harrison
Greatest Classic R&B Hits
1986
Just-Ice
Back To The Old School
1986, ,
Gangsta/Electro/Beatbox
Hanson & Davis
I'll Take You On / Hungry For Your Love / Hold On To Yesterday
1986, ,
Freestyle/Garage House/Soul
L.V. Johnson*
All Night Party
1986
Joyce Sims
All And All (The U.K. Re-Mix)
1986, Vinyl, ,
Freestyle
Capt. Rock*
House Of Rock / You Stink
1986, Vinyl, ,
Electro/Hip Hop
Patti Page
Golden Memories Of Patti Page
1986
Patti Page
Best Loved Favorites
1986
Sparky Dee* Featuring Red Alert
She's So Def / He's My DJ
1985
Mantronix
The Album
1985, ,
Electro
The Stylistics
The Best Of The Stylistics Volume II
1985, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Disco
Roxanne Shanté Vs. Sparky Dee*
Round 1
1985, Vinyl,
Skah Shah #1 De New York*
On The Move
1983, LP, Album, JD Productions, JD Productions, JD Productions, ,
Compas
The Beach Boys
Forever
1983
Jimi Hendrix
Flashback
1983, Vinyl, ,
Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock
George Jones
The Very Best Of George Jones
1983
Mongo Santamaria
Mongo Magic
1983, Vinyl,
The Stylistics
The Very Best Of The Stylistics
1983
Various
Reflections
1982, LP, Comp, Heartland Music
Bobby Helms
Bobby Helms
1982, LP, Album, Heartland Music
Various
Swingin' The Classics
1981, 3xLP, Comp, Mono + Box, CBS Special Products
Various
American Country
1981, LP, Comp, CBS Special Products, ,
Country
Gene Autry
Gene Autry: Christmas Favorites
1981
Lawrence Welk And His Musical Family
Lawrence Welk And His Musical Family Present Songs Of Faith & Inspiration
1981, ,
Gospel/Easy Listening
The Fifty Guitars
The Rose
1981
The Fifty Guitars
San Antone To Nashville
1981
Lawrence Welk / Bob Ralston (2) / Jerry Burke And The Magic Organ
Golden Organ Favorites
1980
Various
Winners
1980
Various
Heartbeat
1980, ,
Soft Rock/Disco
Rhetta Hughes
Starpiece
1980
Con-Funk-Shun*
The Memphis Sessions
1980
Melba Moore
Get Into My Mind
1979, LP, Comp, 51 West Records & Tapes, 51 West Records & Tapes, ,
Gospel/Soul/Funk
Ronnie Milsap
There Goes My Heart
1979, LP, Album, 51 West Records & Tapes
Bob Brookmeyer
The Bob Brookmeyer Small Band Volume One
1979, LP, Album, Gryphon,
Enchantment
Journey To The Land Of...Enchantment
1979, Vinyl Indianapolis Press, ,
Soul/Disco
The Louis Hayes Group
Variety Is The Spice
1979
Michel Legrand & Co.
Le Jazz Grand
1979, ,
Big Band/Jazz-Funk/Cool Jazz
Faron Young
Alone With You
1979
Phil Woods
I Remember...
1979
Chick Corea
Jazzman
1979
Various
Your Favorite Waltzes
1979,
Edwin Hawkins Singers
The Real Thing
1979
Carol Channing
On Tour
1979
Harry "Sweets" Edison*
Seven Eleven
1979
Lionel Hampton
Good Vibes
1979
Al Wilson
Count The Days
1979, Vinyl, ,
Funk/Disco/Soul
Don Sebesky
Three Works For Jazz Soloists & Symphony Orchestra
1979, ,
Contemporary
Various
Go-Go Train
1979
Rev. James Cleveland
I Walk With God
1979
Rev. Milton Brunson
He's Able To Carry You Through
1978, 2xLP, Album, HOB
Winners*
Winners
1978
Eon
Eon
1978
Shirley Caesar
From The Heart
1978, Vinyl, ,
Gospel/Soul/Funk
Sandy Mercer
Hey Love, Come And Get It!
1978
Sassafras
Sassafras
1978
Bob Brookmeyer
The Bob Brookmeyer Small Band
1978
Don Downing
Doctor Boogie
1978
B.T. Express
Shout! (Shout It Out)
1978, Vinyl, ,
Disco
Brass Construction
Brass Construction IV
1978, Vinyl Gimmick Cover, ,
Disco
Ingram
That's All / I Don't Want To Be Alone
1977, 12", S/Sided, Promo, Smplr, H & L Records, ,
Jazz-Funk/Disco/Gospel
Shirley Alston
Lady Rose
1977, LP, Album, Strawberry Records (7), ,
Soul
Family Circle*
Love Bound
1977, LP, Album, Strawberry Records (7)
Life Force
Life Force
1977
Enchantment
Once Upon A Dream
1977, ,
Soul
Van McCoy
And His Magnificent Movie Machine
1977, ,
Disco
Mark Radice
Intense
1977, ,
Funk/Disco/Pop Rock
The Softones
Black Magic
1977
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
1977, ,
Funk/Disco
The Stylistics
Sun & Soul
1977
The Stylistics
Wonder Woman
1977
Ingram
That's All
1977, Vinyl, ,
Jazz-Funk/Soul/Disco
Various
Bubbling Brown Sugar - A New Musical Revue (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
1976, LP, Album, Gat, H & L Records
Vivian Reed
Brown Sugar
1976
B.T. Express
Energy To Burn
1976, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Norma Jenkins
Patience Is A Virtue
1976, Vinyl, ,
Soul
Enchantment
Enchantment
1976, Vinyl Research Craft Press, ,
Disco/Soul
The Stylistics
The Best Of - Volume II
1976
Van McCoy
The Real McCoy
1976, Vinyl, ,
Disco
The Stylistics
Once Upon A Juke Box
1976
The Stylistics
Fabulous
1976
Van McCoy
The Hustle And Best Of Van McCoy
1976, Vinyl, ,
Disco
Van McCoy
Rhythms Of The World
1976
B.T. Express
Non-Stop
1975, LP, Album, EMI
B.T. Express
Non-Stop
1975, ,
Funk/Disco/Ballad/Soul
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
1975, ,
Funk/Disco
Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak*
Strictly Belly Dancing Volume 2
1975,
The Stylistics
The Best Of The Stylistics
1975
Van McCoy
The Disco Kid
1975, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Disco
The Stylistics
Thank You Baby
1975, Vinyl Monarch Pressing, ,
Soul
The Stylistics
You Are Beautiful
1975, Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing, ,
Soul
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
Disco Baby
1975, Vinyl PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN Press, ,
Soul/Disco
B.T. Express
Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
1974
The Stylistics
Heavy
1974
The Stylistics
The Best Of The Stylistics
1974, Vinyl, ,
Soul
The Stylistics
Let's Put It All Together
1974
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
Love Is The Answer
1974, Vinyl Shelley Pressing, ,
Soul/Disco
Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields - Michele Lee, Ken Howard (5), Original Broadway Cast*
Seesaw
1973, ,
Musical
The Softones
The Softones
1973
Dick Clark
20 Years Of Rock N' Roll
1973, 2x Vinyl Collectors Edition, Pitman Press, Flexi-disc, ,
Rock & Roll/Psychedelic Rock/Soft Rock/Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Pop Rock/Country/Gospel/Monolog
Bill Withers
Bill Withers Live At Carnegie Hall
1973
Various
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Gordon's War
1973
Gladys Knight & The Pips*
Imagination
1973, ,
Soul
Skull Snaps
Skull Snaps
1973
Little Anthony & The Imperials
On A New Street
1973
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis In Chicago - Recorded Live
1973, Vinyl Sonic Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Soul
The Stylistics
Rockin' Roll Baby
1973
Congress Alley
Congress Alley
1973, ,
Gospel/Soul/Funk
The Chambers Brothers
Unbonded
1973, Vinyl Monarch Pressing, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds
Music For Soulful Lovers
1973, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Easy Listening
Shanana*
Shanana
1972, LP, Album, Kama Sutra
Gideon & Power
I Gotta Be Me
1972, ,
Gospel/Soul
Bill Withers
Still Bill
1972
Terry Callier
Occasional Rain
1972, Vinyl, ,
Soul
David Cassidy
Cherish
1972
The Whispers
The Whispers' Love Story
1972
Dennis Coffey
Goin' For Myself
1972
Wilbert Harrison
Wilbert Harrison
1971
Gene Vincent
The Day The World Turned Blue
1971
Shanana*
Shanana
1971
Saint Jacques
Saint Jacques
1971
Lotti Golden
Lotti Golden
1971
Jack Wild
Everything's Coming Up Roses
1971, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock/Vocal
George Barnes & Bucky Pizzarelli
Guitars Pure And Honest
1971
Sharon Ridley
Stay A While With Me
1971, Vinyl Sonic Pressing, ,
Soul
Dianne Davidson
Baby
1971
Chuck Berry
San Francisco Dues
1971, Vinyl Monarch Pressing, ,
Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Brad Swanson
Brad Swanson Goes Hawaiian
1971
The Isley Brothers & Jimi Hendrix
In The Beginning...
1971
Andy Zwerling
Spiders In The Night
1971
Rastus
Rastus
1971, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Jazz-Rock/Blues Rock
Larry Coryell
Barefoot Boy
1971
The New Rotary Connection*
Hey, Love
1971
Tommy James
My Head, My Bed & My Red Guitar
1971, ,
Pop Rock/Country Rock
Baby Huey
The Baby Huey Story - The Living Legend
1971, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Soul/Funk
The Road
Cognition
1971, 2x Vinyl Sonic Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock/Pop Rock
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis / Live!
1971, 2x Vinyl Sonic Pressing, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Lou Christie Sacco*
Paint America Love
1971, ,
Pop Rock
Exuma
Do Wah Nanny
1971
The Presidents*
5-10-15-20-25-30 Years Of Love
1971, Vinyl Monarch Press, ,
Soul
Howlin' Wolf
Message To The Young
1971
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band*
Mirror Man
1971, Vinyl Die-cut, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Gary McFarland
Sympathetic Vibrations
1970, LP, Album, RE, Verve Records, ,
Bossa Nova
Barbara Keith
Barbara Keith
1970, Vinyl, ,
Country/Country Rock/Folk Rock/Folk/Psychedelic Rock
Etta James
Losers Weepers
1970, Vinyl, ,
Soul
Johnny Winter
Early Times
1970
Connie Francis
Connie Francis Sings The Songs Of Les Reed
1970,
Mac Curtis
Early In The Morning
1970
Melanie
My First Album
1970
Gabor Szabo
Blowin' Some Old Smoke
1970
Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years
1970, ,
Soul-Jazz
Buddy Rich
Super Rich
1970
Biff Rose
Biff Rose
1970, Vinyl ARP Pressing, ,
Pop Rock/Symphonic Rock/Ballad
Risa Potters
Half Woman/Half Child
1970
Melanie
Leftover Wine
1970
Merv Griffin
Appearing Nightly
1970
The Lovin' Spoonful
Once Upon A Time
1970, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock
Tommy Allsup & The Nashville Survey
The Hits Of Charley Pride
1969, LP, Album, Metromedia Records
Gary McFarland
Sympathetic Vibrations
1969
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill's Blues
1969
Lainie Kazan
The Best Of Lainie Kazan
1969
Pat Williams*
Heavy Vibrations
1969
Herb Bernstein's New Crusade
Herb Bernstein's New Crusade
1969
Alan Shorter
Orgasm
1969
The Righteous Brothers
Re-Birth
1969
Lester Lanin And His Orchestra
Narrowing The Generation Gap
1969
Herbie Mann
The Great Mann
1969
Stan Getz
Didn't We
1969
Julie Budd
Wild And Wonderful
1969,
Clay Hart
Spring
1969, Vinyl, ,
Country
Connie Francis
The Wedding Cake
1969, Vinyl, ,
Vocal/Country/Rhythm & Blues
Johnny Winter
About Blues
1969
Luke The Drifter, Jr.*
Luke The Drifter, Jr. Vol. 2
1969
Lili Kraus - Mozart*
Le Sonate Per Pianoforte, Vol. 1
1969
Jerry Merrick
Follow Follow Follow
1969
Patrick Sky
Photographs
1969
Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison's Many Moods
1969
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Basie
1969
Etta James
Losers Weepers-perdiendo y llorando
1969
Jimmy Smith
The Boss
1969, Vinyl, ,
Hard Bop/Ballad/Swing
The Winstons
Color Him Father
1969, Vinyl Pitman Pressing, ,
Soul/Funk
The Winstons
Color Him Father / Amen, Brother
1969
Earl 'Fatha' Hines And His Orchestra*
Hines Rhythm
1969
The Golddiggers
The Golddiggers
1969
Ravel* / Debussy*, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet / Antonio Pedrotti
Mother Goose Suite / Pavane / Rondes De Printemps / Iberia
1968, LP, Crossroads (3)
Robert Cameron
The Look Of Love
1968, LP, Album, Epic
De Falla* - The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet / Antonio Pedrotti
Suite From "The Three-Cornered Hat" / Nights In The Gardens of Spain
1968, LP, Crossroads (3)
Robert Cameron
The Look Of Love
1968, LP, Album, Mono, Promo, Epic
The Carolyn Hester Coalition
The Carolyn Hester Coalition
1968
Willie Bobo
Evil Ways
1968, ,
Latin Jazz
Tammy Wynette
Take Me To Your World / I Don't Wanna Play House
1968
Hindemith*, Honegger* - The Prague City Quartet*, The Dvořák String Quartet*
Hindemith: String Quartet No. 3 / Honegger: String Quartet No. 2
1968
Verdi* / Rossini* - The London Festival Orchestra* Conducted By Alexander Gibson
Overtures
1968
Corelli* : Slovak Chamber Orchestra
Concerti Grossi
1968
Lili Kraus - Mozart*
The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
1968
Tammy Wynette
D-I-V-O-R-C-E
1968, ,
Country/Honky Tonk
Randy Boone
Co-Star of the Television Series "Cimarron Strip"
1968
Lalo Schifrin
Insensatez
1968
Bambi McCormick
Bambi McCormick
1968
Maxine Brown
Out Of Sight
1968, ,
Soul
Henry Gibson
The Grass Menagerie (Or A Flower Child's Garden Of Verses)
1968
Rod McKuen
In Search Of Eros
1968
Jim Webb*
Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb
1968
Anna Black
Meet Anna Black
1968
Haydn* - Herman Krebbers • Het Amsterdams Kamerorkest* • André Rieu
Two Violin Concertos
1968
Brahms*, Ernst Haefliger, Paul Ulanowsky
Magelone Songs
1967, LP, Album, Epic
David Houston & Tammy Wynette
My Elusive Dreams
1967
Nancy Ames
Spiced With Brasil
1967
Don & The Goodtimes
So Good
1967
Serge Rachmaninov* - Valentina Kameníková, Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiří Pinkas
Piano Concerto No. 1, Rhapsody On A Theme By Paganini
1967
Igor Kipnis
German Music For Harpsichord & Clavichord
1967
Stravinsky* / Martinu* - Czech Philharmonic Chorus And Orchestra*, Karel Ancerl*
Symphony Of Psalms / The Prophecy Of Isiah
1967
The Staple Singers
For What It's Worth
1967
Mitchell & Ruff*
Brazilian Trip
1967, ,
Bossa Nova
Lester Lanin And His Orchestra
Cole Porter's Greatest Hits Played By Lester Lanin And His Orchestra
1967
The Coral Reef
Hits With A Hawaiian Punch
1967
Roy Hamilton
Roy Hamilton's Greatest Hits Volume II
1967
David Houston
Golden Hymns
1967
Granados* - Alicia De Larrocha
Goyescas / Escenas Romanticas / El Pelele
1967, ,
Romantic
David Houston
A Loser's Cathedral
1967
Tammy Wynette
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
1967, ,
Country
Granados* - Alicia de Larrocha
Twelve Spanish Dances For Piano
1967
Damita Jo
If You Go Away
1967
David Houston
You Mean The World To Me
1967
Jimmy Sullivan* With The Charles Blackwell Orchestra*
Folklore With A Beat
1967
Kenny Solms And Gail Parent
Our Wedding Album Or The Great Society Affair
1966
Mike Wofford
Strawberry Wine
1966
Chuck Wagon Gang
That Old Time Religion
1964
Brad Swanson
Quentin's Theme
LP, Thunderbird Records
Al Defemio
Live With Al Defemio
LP, Defemio Records, Defemio Records,
Various
Stage Door Canteen - Disc 1
CD, Comp, Heartland Music, Heartland Music, Heartland Music
George Stratis And His Orchestra*
The Music From Illya Darling
LP, Album, Epic
Jerome Hines
Operatic Saints and Sinners
LP, Epic, Epic, Epic, Epic
Bob Brookmeyer
The Bob Brookmeyer Small Band Volume Two
LP, Album, Gryphon,
Andrea Gabrieli , Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
König Ödipus (1585) - Antigone, Op. 55 (1841)
2xLP, Album, Promo, S/Edition, Audite Schallplatten
Don Sebesky
Three Works For Jazz Soloists & Symphony Orchestra
2xLP, Album, Gat, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Eddie Layton
Plays Lawrence Welk's Greatest Hits On The New Hammond Organ
Béla Bartók, André Gertler, Josef Suk
44 Duos For Violins
Sergei Prokofiev, Prague Chamber Orchestra / Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alois Klíma, Children’s Chorus* Directed By Bohumil Kulínský
Summer Day Suite / A Winter Camp Fire
Schumann* / Bloch*, André Navarra With The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Karel Ančerl
Cello Concerto In A Minor / Schelomo
Hank Williams
The Essential Hank Williams
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra Featuring George Arus, Johnny Best*, Tony Pastor, Leo Watson
Free For All
The Oak Ridge Boys
Sing For Him
Geula Gill
Spoonful Of Sugar- Songs For The Young Sung In Hebrew
Various
Encores From The 30's (Volume 1 1930-1935)
,
Vocal/Musical/Swing
David Houston
David Houston's Greatest Hits
Luis Bordón
A New Christmas Spirit Holiday For Harp And Holly
Various
California U.S.A.
CD, ,
Pop Rock/Surf
Mike Douglas
Dear Mike, Please Sing...
Leoš Janáček, Bohumil Gregor, Prague National Theatre Orchestra*
The Makropulos Case
2x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Opera
Van McCoy
The Real McCoy
2017
Van McCoy
And His Magnificent Movie Machine
2017
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
Love Is The Answer
2017
Enchantment
Journey To The Land Of...Enchantment
2008
The Stylistics
Sun & Soul
2008
Velvet Night
Velvet Night
1993
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
1976
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
Disco Baby
1975, LP, Album, Unofficial, First Record, ,
Soul/Disco
B.T. Express
Non-Stop
1975, ,
Funk/Disco/Ballad/Soul
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
Disco Baby
1975, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Disco
The Stylistics
Let's Put It All Together
1974
Gladys Knight & The Pips*
Imagination
1973, Vinyl, ,
Soul
The Stylistics
Rockin' Roll Baby
1973, Vinyl, ,
Soul
The Stylistics
Fabulous
Cass, Album, Unofficial, AK (6)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band*
The Mirror Man Sessions
CD, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
B.T. Express
Energy To Burn
,
Soul/Funk/Disco
B.T. Express
Shout! (Shout It Out)
The Stylistics
Once Upon A Jukebox
,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Baby Huey
The Baby Huey Story The Living Legend
The Stylistics
Heavy
The Stylistics
You Are Beautiful
,
Soul