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A gatefold cover or '''gatefold LP''' is a form of packaging for LP Records which was popular in the mid-1960s and early 1970s. A gatefold cover, when folded, is the same size as a standard LP cover (i.e., a 12 Inch , or 30 Centimeter , square). The technique has been used for many notable LPs, in particular The Beatles ' '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band '' and Miles Davis 's '' Bitches Brew ''. The larger gatefold cover provided a means of including artwork, Liner Notes , and/or song lyrics that would otherwise not have fit on a standard record cover. Gatefold sleeves were also used when an album contained more than one record (for example, a Double Album would include one record in each half of the cover). Gatefold packaging was invented, and first used, by band leader and studio recording pioneer Enoch Light , so he could fit prose he had written describing the sounds in each song on the album sleeve. |
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