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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 03 2009 at 19:16
Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:



Going across: Fragile (Yes), In the Court of the Crimson King (King Crimson), Brain Salad Surgery (ELP), Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black Sabbath), Bitches Brew (Miles Davis), Images and Words (Dream Theater), Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd), In Search of the Lost Chord (Moody Blues), The Least We Could Do Is Wave To Each Other (VdGG), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles), Houses of the Holy (Led Zeppelin), Octahedron (Mars Volta), Hemispheres (Rush), Aqualung (Jethro Tull) and Freak Out! (Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention.
 
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A series of stunning artwork which captures the English eccentricity and quaintness in the songs, like an Edwardian picture book with music.
 
 
Very strong imagery, you can visualise the sparks and lights fizzing  from inside this mysterious tepee when listening to the tracks, ancient technology joined with new.
 
Surreal timeless imagery using simple plastic balls on a sand dune, very difficult to set up but a stroke of  genius!
 
 
 Archetypal tongue-in-cheek  psychedelia from the 60's,  a bit vulgar today but this is what was really  "in"
 
 
 
Classic stunning image drawn in pen and ink, no distracting colour, a very difficult medium to master.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 01 2009 at 22:50
Originally posted by akamaisondufromage akamaisondufromage wrote:

I'm sure I.ve done this before.  But proggy only.
 
 
 
 Hawkwind Roadhawks album cover
 
 Genesis Duke album cover
 
Pink Floyd Animals album cover
 
Although if you see Battersea Power Station you realise you cant go wrong with it!
 
 
 Steve Hackett Please Dont Touch! album cover
 
Dream Theater Scenes From A Memory Metropolis Part II  album cover


you have good taste

I love the Octopus cover, Duke, Abbey Road, Thrak, Physical Graffiti, the Stones' Let it Bleed (the back too), also fond of CSN&Y's Deja Vu



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 01 2009 at 22:24
 
 
 
 
 
I might like the last one because of the association with the music, but it matches it so well and they're both excellent. Also, I know everybody posts ITCOTCK, but it's just that good.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 01 2009 at 21:55
I was tempted with the Black Sabbath as well. In fact I have so many favourites it's really hard to pick a top 5.
But, in no particular order I'll offer up these.










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Best KC cover in my opinion



just beautiful






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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2009 at 17:49

File:LedZeppelinPresencecover.jpg

 
 
And finally......
 
 
 
File:Porksodacover.jpg
 
 
 
 
"WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH!    WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!!   WAAAAAOOOO!!!"

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2009 at 14:43
I'm sure I.ve done this before.  But proggy only.
 
 
 
 Hawkwind Roadhawks album cover
 
 Genesis Duke album cover
 
Pink Floyd Animals album cover
 
Although if you see Battersea Power Station you realise you cant go wrong with it!
 
 
 Steve Hackett Please Dont Touch! album cover
 
Dream Theater Scenes From A Memory Metropolis Part II  album cover
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2009 at 14:11
My list looks something like this, and in no particular order:



http://classicyes.net/images/relayer2.jpg

Kansas Leftoverture album cover

Glass Hammer Shadowlands album cover



Kansas Point of Know Return album cover





Echolyn Mei album cover

Incidentally, all symphonic prog and all five star albums.  Smile


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Going across: Fragile (Yes), In the Court of the Crimson King (King Crimson), Brain Salad Surgery (ELP), Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black Sabbath), Bitches Brew (Miles Davis), Images and Words (Dream Theater), Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd), In Search of the Lost Chord (Moody Blues), The Least We Could Do Is Wave To Each Other (VdGG), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles), Houses of the Holy (Led Zeppelin), Octahedron (Mars Volta), Hemispheres (Rush), Aqualung (Jethro Tull) and Freak Out! (Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2009 at 01:22
Perhaps these, not in order.







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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2009 at 00:33
The bitter harvest of a barren land, I'm painting pictures you don't understand.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2009 at 21:34
Either I can't count right or there are more than five there...Tongue
Anyways, my top five (as of right now):







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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2009 at 21:22

Q: What are your top five favorite prog and related album covers (artwork not cover songs) of all time regardless of the quality of material within or era released that you'd like to share with others? Ying Yang
 
(btw: the first row shown are my top five favorites)
 
 
And just for fun: Who could be first one to correctly idenify all 15 album covers shown?
(the pics are intentionally low-res as not to easily disclose the cover titles) LOL


Edited by guitargods2009 - September 29 2009 at 21:42
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