Some “fun” facts:
- The face is the self portrait of Barry Godber (1945–1970), he died from a heart attack some months after release. This is him with the album:
- The face continues on the other side:
And this was the inner side:
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Thanks for the information!
Sadly I only own a CD release of the album. Compared to CD, vinyl record releases have such higher potential for beautiful packaging, especially gatefolds.
I have it on a old cassette somewhere :) It wasn’t easy to get western music on the other side of the iron curtain. I’m not that old, inherited from my father.
Already posted 2 years ago, but I assume that’s fine.
Rule 6 states that the cutoff for reposts is 3 months, so you are safe
This album is a treat. For anyone interested in prog rock or anything with a 70s vibe, full send this
And if you like it, give In The Wake Of Poseidon a listen, it was recorded by (mostly) the same lineup the following year, and keeps (mostly) the same vibe.
The gateway album. It’s all a dark rabbithole from here
One of the Albums Drawfee did in their “expanded album art” episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANrQiFG0rkU
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