Album Cover Art from 1970-80

zuludawn · 30 Nov 2020 at 16:56

This is a picture I drew at school some 40 years ago taken from an Album book (much the same as the War of the Worlds).

The artwork was amazing and I want to listen to the album again, trouble is I have no idea of its name or even the artist only memories of the artwork. I spent 4 hours last night on goggle trying to find it, does anyone recognize the artwork from the picture.

Its all very vague but I have a lot of memories from this time

This was in the middle of the book not the cover.

[FnG]magnolia · 30 Nov 2020 at 20:57

I don't have an answer for you but I was looking at the zero replies you've had so far and thought that there must be someone on this forum who might be able to help so that's a lot of words to say BUMP.

niko · 30 Nov 2020 at 21:16

have you tryed a reverse image search

Tuppy_Glossop · 30 Nov 2020 at 21:33

The image is by a guy called Patrick Woodroffe from Halifax (local hero where I grew up). It's from 'The Pentateuch of Cosmogony' which is both a concept album and a vinyl art book thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentateuch_of_the_Cosmogony

Image four in this linky: http://toraoshiro.com/2017/09/05/art-by-patrick-woodroffe-from-the-vinylbook-the-pentateuch-of/

Do I win a fiver?

[FnG]magnolia · 30 Nov 2020 at 21:44

Smashed it although "a concept album and a vinyl art book thing" makes my feel queasy.

Good job :thumbs up:

bloodiedathame · 30 Nov 2020 at 21:48

The music is OK, a kind of electronic cheese that sounds like 1970 not 1979.

Efour · 30 Nov 2020 at 21:52

That my dudes is some good acid

Tuppy_Glossop · 30 Nov 2020 at 21:53

It is from 1979, I expect the music to be some weird lovechild of German Electronica and Droning Prog Rock. Moog LFOs splashed liberally across lute fretwork. Ghastly.

Lysander · 30 Nov 2020 at 21:58

To be honest that's really impressive that someone knew it, well done @Tuppy_Glossop [because it's not the album cover, it's just part of the booklet]. This is the kind of thing the internet is great with, like when the 4chan /tg/ board helped me identify Tasks of Tantalon which I couldn't remember the name of for the life of me. Great stuff.

Tuppy_Glossop · 30 Nov 2020 at 22:02

I only recognised it as Woodroffe, took about twenty mins to get it from there.

zuludawn · 30 Nov 2020 at 22:04

Tuppy_Glossop said:
The image is by a guy called Patrick Woodroffe from Halifax (local hero where I grew up). It's from 'The Pentateuch of Cosmogony' which is both a concept album and a vinyl art book thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentateuch_of_the_Cosmogony

Image four in this linky: http://toraoshiro.com/2017/09/05/art-by-patrick-woodroffe-from-the-vinylbook-the-pentateuch-of/

Do I win a fiver?

Wow thank you very much, I saw the cover picture loads last night but it didn’t click though, but I knew I was close, went bed at 3.00 am.

Hagar · 30 Nov 2020 at 23:58

Recognised the name Greenslade as soon as I read it. It's not an album I am familiar with.

LuckyBenski · 6 Dec 2020 at 14:28

So I recognised the art here and would you believe it...

Doing some tidying and found the album and art book! I brought it home while we were sorting through my girlfriend's grandad's record collection.

Brilliant stuff, though the music is distinctly 70s synthy weirdness. Shame I'm getting rid of the record player this weekend...

SexyGreyFox · 6 Dec 2020 at 15:13

I have 5x Greenslade albums but not that one.

Dis86 · 6 Dec 2020 at 15:58

SexyGreyFox said:
I have 5x Greenslade albums but not that one.

Surprised you've not seen them!

SexyGreyFox · 6 Dec 2020 at 16:43

Dis86 said:
Surprised you've not seen them!

Only once and it's in my head they supported Rory Gallagher which was an odd pairing because Rory is the blues and Greenslade were more like Yes, ELP & Genesis.
TBH, the 70s was weird for support bands, even in the Punk era you could get the Clash & Stranglers being supported by Reggae bands.

SexyGreyFox · 6 Dec 2020 at 17:16

Here is the booklet, I can't see the OPs picture in it even though it's in Tuppy's link - www.dmpoole.co.uk/pics/booklet.zip

I'm confused.

LuckyBenski · 6 Dec 2020 at 18:26

Hmm, it was in the book when I looked earlier. Nearly took a photo but didn't.

@SexyGreyFox if you'd like the record for Christmas I'll happily whack it in the post

potatolord · 6 Dec 2020 at 18:40

Tuppy_Glossop said:
The image is by a guy called Patrick Woodroffe from Halifax (local hero where I grew up). It's from 'The Pentateuch of Cosmogony' which is both a concept album and a vinyl art book thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentateuch_of_the_Cosmogony

Image four in this linky: http://toraoshiro.com/2017/09/05/art-by-patrick-woodroffe-from-the-vinylbook-the-pentateuch-of/

Do I win a fiver?

Heh, my mate bought that album on vinyl last week, solely for the art!

What a weird coincidence seeing it here

SexyGreyFox · 6 Dec 2020 at 18:52

LuckyBenski said:
@SexyGreyFox if you'd like the record for Christmas I'll happily whack it in the post

I had it within 5 minutes of this thread.
I was going to listen tomorrow but I've got the new Cats In Space album to listen to.

Album Cover Art from 1970-80

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