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They really dropped the ball when it came to the US release (Europe got a different cover). A fine album, too.
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for some reason I always think the guy on the Hawklords cover is supposed to be a swashbuckler. why he is holding a glowing neon tube is beyond me though. maybe he is the space age equivalent of a swashbuckler, an intergalactic pirate, and that neon tube is a kind of laser sword. I don't know, but he is a swashbuckler for sure


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Steve Howe Trio - The Haunted Melody
My prog band - Boreal Kinship
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

I'm going slightly non-prog to nominate the debut Montrose album, although at least there are no butts involved.
 
 

That cover's fine. One can do much, much worse when it comes to "shirtless band pix." Like that Orleans album (not gonna post it!).

RIP Ronnie Montrose. That first record is outstanding, and Paper Money is a worthy follow-up. No sophomore jinx with those guys.
I expect there are worse but it wasn't that fine when I had to carry that record into school back in the day.
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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Guru Guru - Hinten. A naked hairy man's butt is just not a great sight. Yes, it is meant humorously, but still - no thanks.
I'm with you on this one. Not a fun cover to look at.
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Originally posted by ForestFriend ForestFriend wrote:


Steve Howe Trio - The Haunted Melody
oh I forgot about this one. It’s bad bad.
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Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

Godbluff, looks like a live album

Close to the edge, mmmm hot take, the new Steven Wilson remaster cover is a huge improvement

Hamburger Concerto, same deal as godbluff


Two of my favorite albums, and I don’t think I can disagree with you.

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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

Godbluff, looks like a live album

Close to the edge, mmmm hot take, the new Steven Wilson remaster cover is a huge improvement

Hamburger Concerto, same deal as godbluff


Two of my favorite albums, and I don’t think I can disagree with you.


Oh yeah, the above 3 are all incredible albums
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funny, I wonder if I think the cover of Close to the Edge is great just because the contents are.
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Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:

Surprised no one said Tarkus, although that's one that might be so bad , it's good. LOL
 

Someone did

To me this is a great cover in terms of design and is Pictures At An Exhibition

The worst ELP cover has to be Welcome Back My Friends . Totally says 'couldn't be bothered'.
Tormato must also a slam dunk in any ones book.
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I’ve always loved the Tormato color scheme.
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Big Generator. (That hideous yellow...)

Love Beach.   (And there are worse outtakes as well. And it's not a well taken photo...)

Hemispheres. (I suppose it's in the title...)

Going For The One. (I know these two have been mentioned but ... butt...)

Talk. (Even if this was marketed well which it wasn't that would mean even more people would be annoyed at another Roger Dean -less cover. Pop group - quite good - with access to the single best artist for album covers (alone), decide against that and do this one...)

Abacab. (And there are 4 versions. C'mon guys it's not exactly the In Through The Out Door art...)

Black Sabbath. (Never Say Die just like And Then There Was Three is just a complex idea that failed as the art tried to link to the lyrical content. But Bill Ward in his wife's tights might just beat 'em all).

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Acquiring the taste by Gentle Giant.

It...just makes me uncomfortable..
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Originally posted by uduwudu uduwudu wrote:

Hemispheres. (I suppose it's in the title...)
Going For The One. (I know these two have been mentioned but ... butt...)
 
Progheads really need to get over their fears of becoming gay because they'd like album covers featuring male buttocks Ermm...Nuke
Grow up for Censored prog's sake. Stern Smile
 
Would you think these album artworks as good if it was females' buttocks on the covers?? Pig
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by uduwudu uduwudu wrote:

Hemispheres. (I suppose it's in the title...)
Going For The One. (I know these two have been mentioned but ... butt...)
 
Progheads really need to get over their fears of becoming gay because they'd like album covers featuring male buttocks Ermm...Nuke
Grow up for Censored prog's sake. Stern Smile
 
Would you think these album artworks as good if it was females' buttocks on the covers?? Pig
 

No, better:



I prefer this one, and also Zep's Houses of the Holy, over the ones aforementioned.
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Soft Machine's. Truly uninspired. By the way, I like that one by Spring which shows either a dead or sleeping bobby wrapped in what appears to be the Union Jack.

Edited by Rednight - July 12 2019 at 08:24
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I do like the Spring album cover. It's nice and creepy.
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What makes this a bad album cover to me is his petulant stance.
 
 
 
 
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Good record...bad cover.
One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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Lazier than usual
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