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    Posted: February 26 2006 at 11:53
I'd like to present the (in my opinion) most exquisite album cover art of all times:

this album cover is 51 cm (approximately 20 inches) high and made of wood. only 1000 of it were ever made. it is a self-portrait of Chris Karrer for his album "The Mask". as you can see the album comes with a certificate; the one in the pic is number 196


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Album cover

That's my favourite album cover

I wonder BaldJean, Was more time spent designing that cover art than making the actual album?!

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the album is a live album, so probably yes


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I'm impressed. Evidently priceless...
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That's very cool, but wouldn't fit in my cd shelf. I suppose it can be hung on a wall? 
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I wonder how much would it cost

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Wow....

My favorite is Space Ritual, not for the obvious reason though its just a cool picture.
If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks!
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wow thats beautyful.  but my favourite cover is FOX TROT and PAWN HEARTS
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Hah, that's gaudy as hell.

Extremely cool? Yes. Exquisite? Um.
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Originally posted by Duncan Duncan wrote:

Hah, that's gaudy as hell.

Extremely cool? Yes. Exquisite? Um.

when I talk of "exquisite" I refer to more than the mere painting. for one thing, that cover is made of wood!


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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

I'd like to present the (in my opinion) most exquisite album cover art of all times:

this album cover is 51 cm (approximately 20 inches) high and made of wood. only 1000 of it were ever made. it is a self-portrait of Chris Karrer for his album "The Mask". as you can see the album comes with a certificate; the one in the pic is number 196


Wow thats very cool.


Almost all of the prog covers are excelents, one of my favourites is the Relayer cover, also ITCOTCK, The Lamb and the entire artwork of The Wall.
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Anything by Hypsonis is great...the Floyd covers are all great...though probably one of my favorite is Pulse (which I don´t believe is from Hypnosis)...although I don´t like the album!

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Probably most of the Yes covers and some of the Genesis' too... those like trick of the tale and foxtrot and nursery crime are nice !
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^ thats the biggest sig I've ever seen

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Duncan great Sig love that Genesis show!



As for that album cover, very tacky.
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This is really funny.

http://pitchforkmedia.com/features/weekly/worst-album-covers /

The one for Pantera's "Metal Magic" had me rolling. I don't know how this
will go over on PA since they stick it to Genesis a few times.
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That cover is absolutely amazing, BaldJean

One cover that I like a lot is "Hard Rope & Silken Twine" by The Incredible
String Band (not exactly prog); and also "Blues for Allah" and "Aoxomoxoa"
by The Gateful Death.

And on the prog side, almost all Roger Dean covers, specially the ones for
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Originally posted by hey_timj hey_timj wrote:

This is really funny.

http://pitchforkmedia.com/features/weekly/worst-album-covers /

The one for Pantera's "Metal Magic" had me rolling. I don't know how this
will go over on PA since they stick it to Genesis a few times.




WHAT? Why they have Foxtrot as a bad cover album?
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