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Cal Schenkel

Cal Schenkel is credited on 1,512 releases across 105 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,512

Pressings credited

105

Albums

7

Decades active

996

In collections

Biography

Calvin "Cal" Schenkel (born January 27, 1947) is an American illustrator, graphic designer, animator and comics artist, specializing in album cover design. He was the main graphic arts collaborator for rock musician Frank Zappa and was responsible for the design of many Zappa album covers. Schenkel's work is iconic and distinctive in style, a forerunner of punk art and the new wave era.

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Credited work

1,512 releases · 105 albums · active 1968–2025

  • Other credits · 1,981
  • Performance · 41

Studios: Whitney Recording Studios · Paramount Recording Studios · T.T.G. Studios · Sunset Sound

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