There was no Photoshop or anything like that, so all the characters had to be printed in real size to get the face collage before taking the final picture. The most significant absence is that of Elvis Presley.
Each of the beatles was asked to make a list of relevant figures, which was then completed by other team members. In the end, and for different reasons, 3 iconic characters proposed by John Lennon had to be removed (in alphabetical order and separated by a space)
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“This cover was the one that made me want to be a designer. At 15 years old I adored this album. I think it has a fascinating touch, it gave me a feeling of facing death ”(Stefan Sagmeister)
One of the most famous covers of the 20th century for what is considered the first progressive rock album. The illustration, made by computer programmer Barry Godber, made gang members fall in love as soon as they saw it. The Schizoid Man, moving and aching, was perfect for the album. Who is the musician who keeps the original illustration in his possession and who has been part of the band throughout its history?
Note: They celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2019 sounding better than ever as you can see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpZxwe4SXY8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhKJgqxNDD8.
It may be the cheapest photo shoot ever for a record cover. No text appears on the cover either. But we know the first name of the model: Lulubelle III. She became famous for starring on the cover of one of the greatest albums in the history of contemporary music where, in the absence of any other data or graphic display, her presence and her penetrating and mysterious gaze take on a major role.
What is the popular and generic name of the said animal in the original official language of the Philippines?
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Tubular Bells. Oldfield plays this instrument at the end of the first part, but he didn't use the traditional wooden hammers: "I really wanted a church steeple sound, a loud sound, so I decided to use ... I rang the bells after taking a run through the whole study. " As expected the bells were destroyed, doubling over on themselves. From this "accident" arises the idea of using one of those misshapen bells on the album cover. What object did Mike Olfield use to hit and get the sound he wanted, even at the cost of destroying and tolling the famous bells?.
Today it may seem that his works have been outdated, but there was a time when he was the king of cover design. He created the classic Yes logo, which first appeared on the legendary album "Close to the Edge". For the cover of the double LP that we see below, of only 4 songs, it took more than 200 hours over the course of a month. All that appears in the drawing is the representation of something real.
But before working for Yes, he made himself known with the illustration for the cover of the first album by a group consisting of four Africans and three Caribbean people. What animal appeared flying in that illustration? Hint: don't forget that psychedelia was a trend at the time.
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Sticky Fingers oozes quality from all four sides. You can argue if it is your best album, but what is certain is that together with Exile On Main Street it belongs to its best time. The LP cover, made from a design by pop artist Andy Warhol, is a "photograph showing the crotch of jeans, with an authentic zip that could be lowered." Too bad the zipper had to be abandoned in reissues due to the damage it caused when stacking the vinyls.
In Spain the original cover was censored by the Franco regime and replaced with a gore-tinged one no less impressive. From which country does the product shown on the Spanish cover of the album come from?
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Almost the entire Pink Floyd discography, designed by the Hipgnosis collective, was looking for surreal photographic scenes long before Photoshop existed. On the cover there is a pig flying over the electrical station symbolizing greed.
The album is based on a book by George Orwell, "Animal’s Farm", which evokes the sense of power and talks about three animals that represent many vices and attitudes of humanity. What are those 3 animals? (alphabetical order, singular and separated by a space) Note. The unforgettable flying pig was made from latex and filled with helium; Although for three days an attempt was made to pass the animal between the chimneys, the perfect photo was never achieved. In the end two images had to be mounted.
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Only nine months after Sgt. Pepper's departure, the most celebrated and keen satire was launched into the play. Every counterculture has its respective official culture as an enemy, in this case -60s- The Beatles, the strongest machine in the music industry at the moment, the establishment par excellence.
If the purpose was to mock Sergeant Pepper the album cover was also an opportunity. Although to avoid conflicts with justice, and after postponing the release of the album for almost four months, it was decided to change the design and place the cover inside. Which musician was the one who dared to do it? Note. Over the years he ended up admitting that he loved the Beatles ... but only for three songs: "I am the walrus", "Paperback writer" and "Strawberry fields forever".
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Storm Thorgerson - designer of the competition - was praised for this work "full of poetry and cynicism." Quite a compliment for a cover that has also gone down in rock history for being one of the most controversial. The concern was that record stores and buyers would be offended by showing a baby's penis.
Kurt Cobain reportedly came up with two ideas for the Nevermind design. The first of these ideas also occurred in water, but what was this first idea about, which was later discarded?.
The original cover of Born In The USA, which is signed by Andrea Klein and photographer Annie Leibovitz, has grown in value over the years. He is currently part of the funds of the Architecture and Design section of the MoMA in New York.
The work also generated a considerable scandal, but not because Springsteen's ass appeared in the photograph instead of his face as it would seem the most normal thing, but because erroneously, and being badly thought, he was supposed to be facing the American flag in the background Can you imagine what?
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Defying all the conventions of the time, the cover was actually a 16-page newspaper called the St. Cleve Chronicle & Linwell Advertiser. It was a parody of the kind of local newspapers that were still prevalent across the UK at the time. In the pages of the newspaper that make up the album's folder are included the lyrics of the song and various fabricated news or hobbies typical of a newspaper.
What day was this supposed newspaper published? DD-MM-YYYY format.
The innovative cover, by Peter Corriston, shows the image of a building with die-cut windows. In each of them a different letter appears forming the album title. But these letters are printed on a separate sheet that can be removed, so that the appearance of the cover changes as what we see through the windows changes. This work earned a 1976 Grammy Award nomination in the Best Design category.
To which city does the mythical rock street where the front building is located?.
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