Album cover art
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Topic: Album cover art
Posted By: Big Ears
Subject: Album cover art
Date Posted: November 07 2006 at 08:21
I know 'What's your favourite album cover?' is an old chestnut, but if there was an online collection of good quality images from a wide range of progressive rock albums, what wouild be your choice? I nominate Trilogy by ELP. It's not a great drawing, but it was right for the time.
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 07 2006 at 13:02
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uhh...mmm, very very hard to choose... I dont know if my absolut favorite, but its such a classic  ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 07 2006 at 15:54
The Tangents A Place In The Queue has the best artwork I have ever seen, not just the cover but inside with the liner notes as well (at least on the 2 disc version). ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 07 2006 at 17:39
I actually bought the album cause of the cover! I knew the music was symphonic and all...but thats the real deal with this album. Excellent work! And Tillison is a great composer! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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sleeper wrote:Posted By: Revan
Date Posted: November 07 2006 at 19:07
 It isn't that impresive in the picture but i goy the digipack version of the CD and its very nice. But of course, nothing beats...  Ol' good dark side of the moon ------------- 
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Posted By: ummagumma08
Date Posted: November 08 2006 at 05:56
Many great covers, but this very psychedelic cover remains one of my favourites:
 In a more traditional prog vein, I'd nominate:
 A more minimalistic approach:
  
But really, this must be the greatest
 Very symbolic! |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: November 08 2006 at 06:09
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we should definitely start a prog-cover-art-olympics! what do you think? ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: November 08 2006 at 08:25
The '70s really was a great age for album artwork ------------- 
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: November 08 2006 at 11:35
Some favourites of mine:  Non-Prog:   |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: November 08 2006 at 11:46
      Only some of them, the list could go on forever. Dzyan wins! |
Posted By: artguyken
Date Posted: November 08 2006 at 22:46
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Peter Lloyd's "Song for America" for Kansas has always been a favorite of mine. Of course, there are a good number of Roger Dean covers that were pretty striking, too, for Yes & Uriah Heep.  |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: November 13 2006 at 16:18
The front and back of Pawn Hearts (back first, then front):
  And the inside:
 Pretty good cover... pretty good album...
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: November 14 2006 at 09:15
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I love the 'Cluster II' cover -------------
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: November 14 2006 at 13:46
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Posted By: Pulse
Date Posted: November 16 2006 at 17:59
Oh wait...
This is probably my favorite album cover
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Posted By: jalas
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 14:01
Hey, that's not what my cover of the album looks like.. ------------- 
JOIN THE COMMUNIST PARTY! |
Posted By: jalas
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 14:07
I used to stare and wonder at this cover as a little kid. I wonder how many takes it took to do it. -------------
JOIN THE COMMUNIST PARTY! |
Posted By: Hacketeer
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 14:11
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Nice to see The Supreme Psychedelic Underground album. I was convinced that it was the legendary "nom-de-plume" album by Deep Purple when I first found it in an Oxfam shop in the early '80's - sadly it isn't. Still a damn good album though ------------- "Just keep me nose clean, egg, chips & beans, I'm always full of steam" |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 14:11
You have the American version.
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 14:12
Well, yeah.
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 14:13
Even Rolling Stones liked this one^^^^^^^^^^^^. Amazing cover.
Here is one of my other favorites:
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Posted By: Frasse
Date Posted: November 18 2006 at 09:21
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/asia/asia/"> http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/amon_duul_ii/wolf_city/">
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Posted By: Pulse
Date Posted: November 18 2006 at 10:53
I never liked Asia very much but they had some great album covers.
My personal favorite is Aura.
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 03:08
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Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 03:11
Nice one suits the music 
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 03:13
| On the Special Edition there is a multimedia feature via Quicktime where they explain the influences musically for tying the artwork together with the album...quite interesting. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: November 22 2006 at 13:46
That is one of mine also.
 I also like the POKR cover as well
 This one goes back a few years but it is another good one:
 Of course for a more contemporary look nothing beats:
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"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: November 22 2006 at 16:40
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This has been done before.
You Can see my favorites in the link below.
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29261&KW=album+art - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29261&KW=album+art
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: November 23 2006 at 11:42
Caravan's "In The Land of Grey and Pink". Like a previous poster I bought this album based on the cover. -------------
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: November 23 2006 at 11:52
I also really like this cover.
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Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 11:49
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I love Barney Bubbles' artwork for Hawkwind, especially In Search of Space and Space Ritual.
 ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: Freak
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 12:27
It creates such a bleak atmosphere! Reckless, beautiful, excellent.
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Posted By: rainbow111
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 12:30
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My favorite!!! ------------- It's got to be slow Taking love the only way It's got to just flow Making love and taking time to let it grow |
Posted By: Kimoi
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 23:06
Great,great album! I have two copies of this in red vinyl and pink vinyl. Why aren't they on this site?! |
Posted By: Kimoi
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 23:24
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A couple of favourites:    |
Posted By: artguyken
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 23:35
| thanks, Garion, for including my cover in with Mr Lloyd's Kansas work. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: November 25 2006 at 17:13
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^ Not a problem. I love the BBA cover as well as the Wait of Glory. Can't wait to see what you come up with for the new one as well.
http://insideoutmusic.com/store/images/ProtoKaw03.jpg - http://insideoutmusic.com/store/images/ProtoKaw03.jpg
If you ever get those prints out I will buy a couple!
Ken even updated my sig buffalo!
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"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Angplags
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 10:32
 Also, I was surprised that when 3D relief plates of album covers started to be made recently that they made Dark Side up, but not Animals. Surely that would have a made a more interesting plate? If they made one of Animals it would certainly be adorning my walls. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 10:42
 ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 16:19
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Great covers posted so far.
I have one more to add for now: Miasma And The Carousel Of Headless Horses: 
Too bad this picture is not of too good a quality ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: Aluminum_Wind03
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 20:56
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