Posted by dan on 8 Jan, 2008 | View Comments | Filed under 70s, Album Art, Art-based, Metal, Photography, Rock O.k. I know the two-tone burning Zeppelin image is the Zep equivalent of the Stones’ tongue logo but when I think of Bonzo and co. album covers – I think of Richard Drews’ novelty rotating disc sleeve for Led Zeppelin III,
Posted by Ash on 21 Aug, 2007 | View Comments | Filed under 70s, Album Art, Photography, Rock I showed my lack of music knowledge (or is that age) when I posted Justice’s † album. Little did I know it was ‘inspired’ from another classic Hipgnosis cover, T.Rex’s Electric Warrior. Looking at this cover it doesn’t feel like its 36 years old. It feels as fresh today as it must have been back [...]
Posted by Ash on 21 Aug, 2007 | View Comments | Filed under 70s, Album Art, Concept, New Wave, Typography What makes this cover for XTC’s Go 2 interesting is that it was from Hipgnosis, the same UK design group that brought us some of the most original and memorable covers for bands like Pink Floyd, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Yes and Black Sabbath. Hipgnosis’s trademark story like imagery is replaced by copy poking fun at [...]
