Hipgnosis
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Topic: Hipgnosis
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Subject: Hipgnosis
Date Posted: June 24 2010 at 21:35
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The design group in Britain that had been formed in 1968 did the work of various musicians' Cover Art. Of course, a lot of they worked concerning Prog Rock. The impressive part. Part where creativity is stirred up. In an avant-garde part, there might be individuality. I like to see the work of Cover Art that Hipgnosis did. My personal favorite is "Stranger In The Night".
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Posted By: TrevRockOne
Date Posted: June 24 2010 at 22:23
| My favorite cover is Argus; my favorite album is probably The Lamb, which I'll choose over Going For the One based on quantity. |
Posted By: JROCHA
Date Posted: June 24 2010 at 22:30
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The Argus art work gets my vote, very epic album cover ------------- Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights... |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: June 24 2010 at 23:45
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Wish You Were Here. Not as subtle as it probably should be, but too brilliant for me to care. Too bad the actual album doesn't live up to it.
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 01:19
| Coin flip between WYWH and Lamb. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 03:32
| Wish You Were Here, out of these. |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 04:28
TORMATO! 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 04:57
That is a pretty funny cover. The work they did for the Lamb was outstanding and gets my vote. No doubt those guys did some of the best album artwork. Does anyone know if they're still at it? I also find it amusing that they really did set the guy on fire for Wish You Were Here. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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DamoXt7942 wrote:Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 06:08
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I voted Argus. Classy cover.
Generally i'm not a fan of Hipgnosis. I find many of their covers disjointed with rather brutal symbolism.
I notice that so far three posts have stated a preference for Argus but it has only two votes.
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 06:46
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I voted Argus, but it's Voice that would get my vote in the full poll.
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 07:34
I rather like the cover and the contents of the more recent Umphrey's McGee album Safety in Numbers
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 12:14
Me too. I think because it reminds me of a Hipgnosis album cover.  "Believe the lie and it will all come true." ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 12:29
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Presence is one of my favorite covers ever. Perhaps #1.
I do also enjoy The Lamb, however. ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 12:35
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 13:09
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I always likes this one:  ------------- 
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Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 13:54
| wywh |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 14:11
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wywh
but also:
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Posted By: squire4001
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 16:51
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Of course WYWH, that handshaking is legendary also the Zep´s cover is great. ------------- Prog´ everyday in every way of your life including music! |
Posted By: Pilkenton
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 17:21
| Argus. Awesome cover. |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 19:56
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"Wish You Were Here", with "The Lamb" as a close second. ------------- 
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 20:18
Storm Thorgerson is still cranking them out, as far as I know. Don't know about Aubrey Powell.
Storm, with and without Hipgnosis, is one of the all-time great album cover artists.
/voted WYWH
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: June 25 2010 at 23:34
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Wish You Were Here because that guy is really on fire! ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: June 26 2010 at 01:06
Forgot about this one
 ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 26 2010 at 03:17
| The Nice - Elegy (the ones with the red balls lined up across the desert sand) |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: June 26 2010 at 03:51
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Various opinions have gathered. Another favorite of me |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: June 26 2010 at 05:02
| I hadn't realised that Hipgnosis did the Quatermass cover. This is one of the classic covers and raises them considerably in my estimation. |
Posted By: ko
Date Posted: June 26 2010 at 05:54
| Wish You Were Here is an iconic artwork in the history, no question. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 26 2010 at 06:24
It only works as a gatefold, and for that it is magnificent:
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 26 2010 at 06:51
^ Wow! 
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Posted By: The Monodrone
Date Posted: June 26 2010 at 09:34
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^ I love the Quartermass cover design; brilliant.
Out of these choices, I'll go with The Lamb... but my favorite Hipgnosis design is probably De-loused in the Comatorium (TMV). -------------  
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Posted By: otto pankrock
Date Posted: June 26 2010 at 09:40
| Argus. Beautiful, ominous...flying saucer... |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: June 26 2010 at 11:27
QFT ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |