Ian Foster wrote:

>I agree with Kevin and Don about mug shots, though for different reasons.
>They are off-putting, not so much because the photographs are ugly, but
>rather because they are part of a mind-set which places the performer
>(rather than the composer) foremost.

I find pictures of performers on the cover to be convenient.  It
gives me some idea of who will be performing the music, in case I do
not already know them.  Information regarding the composer is usually
readily available, likely with the music itself, from a library or short
encyclopedia article.  Indeed, if I were interested *only* in the composer,
I could dispense with the CD entirely, that is, until we have composers who
produce music in the form of CDs (and of course we do).

Todd McComb
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