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Hawkwind - Warrior on the Edge of Time



This is one of my favorites. The way the bluffs swirl into cloudform, how the circular theme contrasts with the many parallel lines, the small silhouette above the sea of clouds and abyss...

Baggs

Island "Pictures"
Complex, difficult Swiss prog (with Giger coverart)



OHR was historically a very important German record label.
It was founded by Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser who later entered an asylum and some say died there (although nothing is really known).

Peter Geitner was art design for many Ohr releases. The above coverart is one of his. He also ended up in an asylum.

Reinhard Hippen was another artist for OHR. The first five OHR releases boast his artwork - all on the motif of dismembered body parts.

Baggs

Deadcandance "Aion"



Deep Purple "same" (III)



Pearls Before Swine "One Nation Underground" (Another title of theirs has Breughel coverart)



Sabicas with Joe Beck "Rock Encounter"

Baggs

By this Baggs means:

Prog lp covers are known for engaging (usually detailed) coverarts, use of classical art, etc. Like the music, prog coverarts are bombastic.

Prog is not generally known for ego-rush, BAND PHOTO front coverarts.(Like "Love Beach").*

Or is it?



(This is an EASY one, so Baggs is expecting at least SOME contribution from you lazy lot.)

* When they DO do band fotos they are usually done in a disparaging or humourous way : eg. Birthcontrol,the 2nd Fireballet, or that one where they dress up in women's underwear - I forget the band.

Baggs

Here is a (sort of) lateral:

Okay The Residents were not prog.
But can you think of a prog band which, like The Residents, released AT LEAST 4 LPS where there is narry a single band picture displayed on sleeve or inner???

Are you progmastermanly enough to know the answer to this?

Howard the Duck

i think this one breaks the mold just for being ugly as fuck:-



RJ Dio's pre-Rainbow band, in case you're wondering, which Blackmore hijacked and sacked the guitarist

Baggs

Your submission has NOTHING to do with my thread.
Besides which, Elf were rubbish and NOT PROG.
Go back to the main board and talk Rush.

Howard the Duck

^^wow, you're really friendly for a newbie

Baggs

Baggs is not here to be friendly.

Baggs is a Prog*masterman.
Here to instruct.

Lap up my fire-nuggets of scintillant info.





*and Psych, and Fusion

Howard the Duck

wateva