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Poll Question: Your favourite classic era Big Six album artwork?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
1 [1.35%]
2 [2.70%]
7 [9.46%]
4 [5.41%]
2 [2.70%]
1 [1.35%]
6 [8.11%]
8 [10.81%]
0 [0.00%]
12 [16.22%]
1 [1.35%]
3 [4.05%]
3 [4.05%]
3 [4.05%]
2 [2.70%]
1 [1.35%]
7 [9.46%]
11 [14.86%]
0 [0.00%]
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These are all great, well Pictures less so unless the frames are filled in. Difficult poll!

I had to go with Foxtrot. Bright, happy, complex, hand painted, filled with symbolism, that font! Just what I want my prog album cover to look like. 
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Gotta go with Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick.
Opening up into a newspaper with articles about Gerald Bostock, absolutely brilliant !

I love many of the others as well, not just for the front face but for the whole package.
So TAAB, followed by In the Court of the Crimson King, Wish You Were Here, Tarkus.
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Always loved Nursery Cryme.
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Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (Vinyl)
 
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

I forgot to mention Minstrel in the Gallery, which is actually a wonderful cover. Surprised that Stand Up seems to be preferred among those who vote for Tull.

Well....'cover art'...for me that includes the pop up inside......
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The woodcut by James Grashow for the Stand Up album is superb. Wish we could vote multiple because there are several great album covers here, including Thick as a Brick's amazingly creative newspaper and the iconic face on ItCotCk.
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Originally posted by TerLJack TerLJack wrote:

I was about to vote Relayer, when I remembered the old vinyl fold-out version of Brain Salad Surgery.  That's my pick!


If I recall correctly, the flexi-disc promotional single which came stuck to the front of the NME back in the day had a similar sleeve design.
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I was about to vote Relayer, when I remembered the old vinyl fold-out version of Brain Salad Surgery.  That's my pick!
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I forgot to mention Minstrel in the Gallery, which is actually a wonderful cover. Surprised that Stand Up seems to be preferred among those who vote for Tull.
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I'm sticking with the 'alleged' Big Six.
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Roger Dean - the epitome of prog sleeve design.

No Moody Blues covers?  Oh sorry, Tull were 'more' prog...
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Stand Up, In The Court, BSS, SEBTP...all great...   hard to choose.


That's precisely why I deliberately didn't allow multiple choice.
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Stand Up, In The Court, BSS, SEBTP...all great...   hard to choose.
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Relayer > Tales > Animals >= TaaB
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Tales is my fav Yes cover---but voted SEBTP---nice painting captures the album.
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My favorite album cover has always been Stand Up, so it gets my vote.
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Very tough choices!
Had to go with Nursery Cryme. 
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BSS ahead of ITCOTCK for me.
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I think BSS and TAAB are amongst the cleverest designed sleeves of all time (and cannot possibly be replicated with the same effect for CD).
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