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Poll Question: Which changed U.S. album cover was worse?
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    Posted: June 09 2006 at 09:08
Another scandalous one is the change of cover for GG's Three Friends
 
 
 
And I prefer the US cover of Octopus
 
 
 
 
 


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Originally posted by Erpland316 Erpland316 wrote:

I actually have the US version of Moonmadness.   The cover is very childish, not represenatitive of what the music sounds like at all.  I wonder what Andy Latimer thought of that change?

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I actually have the US version of Moonmadness.   The cover is very childish, not represenatitive of what the music sounds like at all.  I wonder what Andy Latimer thought of that change?
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Points: 282 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2006 at 17:12
Moonmadness

Even though the Dean cover change is tasteless, the change of Moonmadness's cover is so horrible and ridiculous I actually chuckled out loud the first time I saw it.
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Points: 103 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2006 at 14:57
Originally posted by Eetu Pellonpää Eetu Pellonpää wrote:

Originally posted by Rutgers Joe Rutgers Joe wrote:

 
 
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....and here's the U.S. cover of "Mirage"...not too much better, B-L-E-C-H-H-H!!!
 
 
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Originally posted by Rutgers Joe Rutgers Joe wrote:

 
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I too prefer the American cover of Octopus, I think the original version is rather dark and dull. The alternate version is a far more interesting.

I think the original Moonmadness cover is better, but the American version is quite humourous
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Camel by miles, moonmadness has one of the most beautiful covers ever, and this is the first time i see the american verion cover, man it is horrible! For gentle giant i think although the american cover isnt bad i find the other one better and more suitable with the music in the album. 
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OCTOPUS, because MOONMADNESS presents a change that wants to remember disembark it on the moon in crazy manner!!!
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Moonmadness...
Octopus just looks better!
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The US "Moonmadness" cover is simply an abomination Dead. The one on "Octopus" is not a patch on the original, of course, but at least it's tolerable.
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moonmadness for me... thats sick... although very funny...

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Don't forget either, what happened to Islands.............
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Originally posted by piltdown man piltdown man wrote:

Moonmadness by far. In someway the cover has to represent the music and I know I wouldn´t want to listen to music represented by the US cover.

 
 
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The US cover of Moonmadness is really horrible, I've never seen it before.
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Originally posted by Winter Wine Winter Wine wrote:

Moonmadness by far
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Points: 232 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2006 at 20:05
It was thanks to the Roger Dean Octopus cover that I discovered Gentle Giant - I was already a Yes fan and thought that anything with a Roger Dean cover must be good (and generally is).

If I had seen the U.S. cover first I probably wouldn't have discovered GG for maybe another 5 years... album cover art heavily influenced my record buying decisions in the 70's!

As for the U.S. Moonmadness cover... sheer Lunar Sea!

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I like the American Octopus cover.

But that Camel one...phew...that is something. Lucky that i have the original

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