markings for certain labels

ako

checkerboard pattern on the edge of cadet/chess/checker LPsthe three marks on the upper right half of mercury/related coversthe two exclamation points on the side of UNI/related releasesthe dots on the edge of liberty/related releasesthe diagonal lines on the edge of 70's columbia releases...others? plenty im sure.these markings (well, the ones on the spines anyway) look nice when theyre grouped together, i love em.also a bunch of impulse releases in a row on a shelf always looks nice.

mylatency

also a bunch of impulse releases in a row on a shelf always looks nice.

yes

I also like seeing a light blue band of sugarhill or sutra, etc

pickwick33

a bunch of impulse releases in a row on a shelf always looks nice.

Then you probably like Flying Dutchman's spines, too. When Bob Thiele left Impulse to form F.D., the cover art was identical, from the spine markings right up to the gatefold pics of the musicians in mid-session. Only difference was, F.D. didn't have the black & orange color scheme that Impulse had.

A Columbia thing you forgot to mention - the trademark with the initials "LP" in a circle (I think Columbia invented the long-playing album in the first place)...