EaglesOfOneNest Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Anyone else love this album cover? I think the photos of the band are some of the best I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckman Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 19 hours ago, EaglesOfOneNest said: Anyone else love this album cover? I think the photos of the band are some of the best I've seen. I have absolutely no problem with the four individual photos. IMHO It's the overall art work design that feels really cheap A substandard desk top compositing job. It reminds me more of a box for a family board game than a cover of a great live album. The idea behind it was to mimic a fifties Western movie poster ( hence the typography & the album's title). But it makes no sense: Bonzo hammering his Ludwig kit, Jimmy and Jonesy clutching their respective Gibson double neck and Fender instruments? Our heroes conquering the Wild West? The BBC sessions artwork was not a graphic design masterpiece, but at least it had no pretense. it just screamed 'this is an archival release'. HTWWW would have faired better if a great live picture was used, or a stark image like their Welcome back 72 tour ad, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpat Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 On 8/9/2018 at 12:45 AM, duckman said: I have absolutely no problem with the four individual photos. IMHO It's the overall art work design that feels really cheap A substandard desk top compositing job. It reminds me more of a box for a family board game than a cover of a great live album. The idea behind it was to mimic a fifties Western movie poster ( hence the typography & the album's title). But it makes no sense: Bonzo hammering his Ludwig kit, Jimmy and Jonesy clutching their respective Gibson double neck and Fender instruments? Our heroes conquering the Wild West? The BBC sessions artwork was not a graphic design masterpiece, but at least it had no pretense. it just screamed 'this is an archival release'. HTWWW would have faired better if a great live picture was used, or a stark image like their Welcome back 72 tour ad, maybe? I hear the airplane-like echo intro to "Celebration Day" from III looking at this ad.🛩️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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