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Rutgers Joe 
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 Topic: Worst U.S. Album Cover Change
Posted: April 04 2006 at 14:27 |
One can only imagine why Gentle Giant and Camel were the victims of such bad judgment when it came to CRUCIAL releases in the U.S. and the horrific album covers their U.S. labels chose...which was worse...
Janus Record's decision to change the ethereal image on the cover of Moonmadness from this...
to this? 
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Columbia Record's decision to scap the incredible Roger Dean cover he created for Octopus...
to this? 
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The original (and very creepy) cover of THE STEVE HOWE ALBUM...hint...look in the water... 
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Winter Wine
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 14:29 |
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Moonmadness by far
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el böthy
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 14:34 |
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I actually like the US Octopus cover much more than the one of Dean...
but Moonmadness is diskusting
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bctruce
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 14:39 |
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Yep, the alternate Moonmadness cover is an atrocity. I've never seen it before and wish I still hadn't.
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dagrush
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 14:42 |
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Octopus! I think the US Moonmadness one is kind of funny.
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White Queen
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 14:50 |
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Well they are both horrid changes, but Moonmadness is far worse
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Empathy
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 14:52 |
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I kinda like the Octopus one (maybe because I have that version). The Moonmadness one is laughable.
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Pure Brilliance:
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Publius84
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 14:56 |
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US Moonmadness cover sleeve is horrible. European version is much better.
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daz2112
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 14:58 |
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Both original covers were excellent, great artwork but if i had to choose it would be Octopus as i think it is sacrilige to change such a fantastic cover!!...But then i could say the same about Moonmadnes....Phew!!
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Zac M
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 15:03 |
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Gong's Gazeuse was released as Expresso in
the states with a totally different cover, but same tracklisting. I
think this is a case though where both album covers are equally as good
as each other.
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"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression."
-Merleau-Ponty
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Vompatti
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 15:21 |
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I've never seen that Moonmadness cover before, but it looks so silly that I almost like it.
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MANTICORE
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 15:22 |
The most important Thing is the Great Music..Inside.!
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sleeper
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 15:26 |
I like both Octapus covers but Moonmadness  
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memowakeman
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 16:05 |
Moonmadness is simply horrible 
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Drew
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 16:15 |
 Winter Wine wrote:
Moonmadness by far |
YES
Do they even sell those covers in the US? I've never seen them.........
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 16:24 |
My vinyl copy of Moonmadness has the offending cover, The Janus version of Mirage is pretty bad too. Thank goodness the music inside is still Camel..
I wonder if the Bands were even consulted about the switched artwork, or had any input to the design at all?
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lunaticviolist
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 16:42 |
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Wow, Moonmadness looks like absolute crap.
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My recent purchases:
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piltdown man
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 16:48 |
Moonmadness by far. In somway 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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Duncan
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 16:51 |
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The US Octopus is very cool.
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Sibbe
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 17:04 |
I like the US cover of Moonmadness.
The US Octopus is very dull. On the other hand I've never really liked the UK Octopus either.
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