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97. Tommy - a bold, somewhat mysterious cover.

Thu Jun 5, 2025, 12:48 PM

Jun 5

There's another Yes cover.
Not sure if it's Yessongs - if that is actually a record title for them.

To the right a B/Gray/W bulbous rocky form with a spiral "road" around it. Then all cool colors of greens, and blues towards the left in the distant horizon a rocky formation rising up thin-ish at the bottom expanding to a much wider top. Then a half a b/g/w form to the left edge.

I was lucky to catch an Art show of R Dean's work in the very early '70s, or very late '60s.

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Musicians make great music, but what about the artists that create the album covers? What is your favorite album cover? [View all] debm55 Jun 4 OP

I had a great coffee table book, The Art of Rock. multigraincracker Jun 4 #1

Thank you very much. multigraincracker. I hope you find a copy. debm55 Jun 4 #4

Printed by Abbeville Press justaprogressive Jun 4 #58

Thanks, I just checked it on Amazon. multigraincracker Jun 4 #63

This is my fave FalloutShelter Jun 4 #2

Thank you very much, FalloutShelter. That is mine, too. debm55 Jun 4 #6

Ha... great minds Deb. FalloutShelter Jun 4 #7

Leftoverture odins folly Jun 4 #3

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There is none blacker than... C_U_L8R Jun 4 #5

HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you C_U_L8R debm55 Jun 4 #17

Everything You've Ever Wanted to Hear on the Moog k_buddy762 Jun 4 #8

"" AllaN01Bear Jun 4 #12

Thank you k_buddy762. debm55 Jun 4 #18

i liked all the covers on all forms of recorded music AllaN01Bear Jun 4 #9

Thank you very much, AllaN01Bear. debm55 Jun 4 #13

The Grateful Dead "skeleton" album. boonecreek Jun 4 #11

Love it, thank you very much boonecreek debm55 Jun 4 #20

One more Saturday Night Botany Jun 4 #24

Wow,great album art. Thank you Botany. debm55 Jun 4 #27

Anything by Roger Dean. (Yes, Asia) 911cat Jun 4 #14

Thank you very much, 911cat. debm55 Jun 4 #22

Morrison Hotel Botany Jun 4 #15

Thank you very much, Botany. debm55 Jun 4 #23

I love the story behind that one electricmonk Jun 5 #83

Thank you very much, electricmonk. Very interesting. debm55 Jun 5 #95

These two album covers are iconic, esp. Abbey Road but I always loved Santana's Abraxas cover art Diamond_Dog Jun 4 #16

Yes, I had both of these albums. Great cover art. Thank you Diamond_Dog debm55 Jun 4 #29

Love both of these. FalloutShelter Jun 4 #32

Someone will undoubtedly mention PF: Dark Side of the Moon, but I likewise love "Its a Beautful Day"--a classic hlthe2b Jun 4 #19

Beautiful art work, each using a different style.Thank you, hlthe2b debm55 Jun 4 #30

The back is awesome too. Botany Jun 4 #36

Yes it is. thank you, Botany. debm55 Jun 4 #41

Not in any order surfered Jun 4 #21

Thank you very much surfered, for your choices. debm55 Jun 4 #42

Echo & the Bunnymen: Ocean Rain Coventina Jun 4 #25

Thank you very much, Coventina. Great work debm55 Jun 4 #47

Klaus Voorman marble falls Jun 4 #26

Forgot about that one, but in my defense, I've forgotten a lot. surfered Jun 4 #33

Only one I really remember! marble falls Jun 4 #64

Very creative. Thank you marble falls. debm55 Jun 4 #48

Roger Dean already mentioned but if I have to pick one it's Yes - Relayer AZJonnie Jun 4 #28

Thank you AZJonnie. I really liked the cover art for Yes. debm55 Jun 4 #55

A fave, but I'm so entranced with the rock visualizes; I'm not sure I ever noticed the riders! electric_blue68 Jun 5 #96

From the Mothers EYESORE 9001 Jun 4 #31

Zappa in a skirt, lovely. Prairie_Seagull Jun 4 #35

Thank you, EYESORE 9001. I was just going to post it was like the Sgt Pepper album. debm55 Jun 4 #53

Works of art deserving of framing in many cases. Prairie_Seagull Jun 4 #34

Thank you Prairie_Seagull. I agree. My collection was ruined when my basement flooded debm55 Jun 4 #45

Uriah Heep............ turbinetree Jun 4 #37

Thank you very much, turbinetree. Beatiful covers by Roger Dean. debm55 Jun 4 #44

And seeing them with Manfred Mann's Earth Band was awesome turbinetree Jun 4 #66

Thank you very much turbinetree. debm55 Jun 4 #70

Your welcome turbinetree Jun 4 #71

Meant to post this one...Cheap Thrills surfered Jun 4 #38

Thank you very much, surfered. debm55 Jun 4 #43

Most Moody Blues album covers, especially... Jrose Jun 4 #39

Thank you very much, Jrose. Great album covers. debm55 Jun 4 #40

Joni Mitchell has many great ones YorkRd Jun 4 #46

Yes, she does. I think at least one was painted by her. debm55 Jun 4 #51

Does anybody remember Janis Joplin? Her album "Pearl" was wonderful! CTyankee Jun 4 #49

Thank you CTyankee. I loved the cover of Joplin's "Pearl" debm55 Jun 4 #50

Any album cover that unfolds open like a book LastDemocratInSC Jun 4 #52

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you very much.LastDemocratinSC. debm55 Jun 4 #54

"Stand Up" by Jethro Tull DBoon Jun 5 #81

Thank you very much. DBoon debm55 Jun 5 #87

Not an album cover but inside gatefold: OmegaX Jun 4 #56

Thank you very much,OmegaX. Beautiful debm55 Jun 4 #57

Osibisa justaprogressive Jun 4 #59

Famtastic, Thank you justaprogressive; Roger Dean was an artist debm55 Jun 4 #60

Another one... OmegaX Jun 4 #61

thank you OmegaX. That is wonderful debm55 Jun 4 #62

⬇️ mobeau69 Jun 4 #65

Thank you very much mobeau69. I loved the songs and the cover. debm55 Jun 4 #69

XTC IcyPeas Jun 4 #67

Oh, I like that. Thank you IcyPeas. debm55 Jun 4 #68

The Dark Side of the Moon liberaltrucker Jun 4 #72

Thank you very much, liberaltrucker. debm55 Jun 4 #74

Sometimes I prefer more subtle artwork, such as WestMichRad Jun 4 #73

Thank you WestMichRad debm55 Jun 4 #75

I have these album covers framed Captain Zero Jun 4 #76

WOw, Thank you very much Captain Zero. debm55 Jun 5 #88

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The iconic photograph of Patti Smith by ... Tarzanrock Jun 4 #78

Thank you very much, Tarzanrock. I sometimes like black and white photos over color in some instances'. in makes the debm55 Jun 5 #90

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I have simple tastes Buzz cook Jun 5 #80

HAHAHAHAH, Thank you very much Buzz cook. I remember that album cover. debm55 Jun 5 #91

The Germs DBoon Jun 5 #82

Simplicity at its best. thank you very much, DBoon debm55 Jun 5 #92

It's one of the things that seems obvious now electricmonk Jun 5 #84

Thank you very much,electricmonk. I had that Allman Brothers Band album. Always liked it. Thank you very much for all debm55 Jun 5 #93

Grahame Berney's work, hands down. yonder Jun 5 #85

Beautiful artwork, Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 5 #94

Bruce Coburn "Night Vision" borrowed a painting from Alex Colville: horse and train applegrove Jun 5 #86

Thank you very much applegrove. I hope the horse is okay. debm55 Jun 5 #89

Tommy - a bold, somewhat mysterious cover. electric_blue68 Jun 5 #97

Thank you very much, electric_blue68/ Wonderful selections. debm55 Jun 5 #98