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mailotron
04-13-2009, 03:22 AM
wrong cover artwork :haha:
OverHillandDale
04-13-2009, 08:11 AM
wrong cover artwork :haha:

Actually, it is the correct cover art. That is the original lp art. It was later changed to the photo art for a repressing.
mailotron
04-13-2009, 03:41 PM
It was just a matter of releases, Star pix were UK/EUROPE, the one you displayed was USA/CND , thx OHD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands_(King_Crimson_album)
sharcnorris
04-13-2009, 07:40 PM
I know that the white double gate-fold with an Island on it was the one I bought in '71
mailotron
04-14-2009, 04:07 PM
never seen an Island's Us release in my life Sharc :-)
OverHillandDale
04-14-2009, 07:12 PM
Remember - no man is an Island. ;)
Yesspaz
04-14-2009, 07:29 PM
Just a "If Spaz ran the show" thing, but I've always thought if an album had two covers, and I were adding them to the tags, I'd alternate. For example, I'd do even tracks with Cover A and odd tracks with Cover B, or "Side A" and "Side B," etc. It's more work, but it's cool.

I'm not lobbying for it, because it's an immaterial thing.
OverHillandDale
04-15-2009, 08:26 AM
Just a "If Spaz ran the show" thing, but I've always thought if an album had two covers, and I were adding them to the tags, I'd alternate. For example, I'd do even tracks with Cover A and odd tracks with Cover B, or "Side A" and "Side B," etc. It's more work, but it's cool.

I'm not lobbying for it, because it's an immaterial thing.

Hey, it's your world - we're just living in it. :notworthy :alien:
KeithieW
04-15-2009, 01:37 PM
From the delightful Wikipedia:

"The original U.K. and European cover depicts the Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius. The original U.S. and Canadian album cover (as released by Atlantic Records) was a Peter Sinfield painting of off-white with coloured "islands". This was used as an internal gatefold sleeve in the U.K. When the King Crimson catalog was re-issued by EG, they standardised on the "Trifid Nebula" cover world-wide.The original U.K. and European cover depicts the Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius. The original U.S. and Canadian album cover (as released by Atlantic Records) was a Peter Sinfield painting of off-white with coloured "islands". This was used as an internal gatefold sleeve in the U.K. When the King Crimson catalog was re-issued by EG, they standardised on the "Trifid Nebula" cover world-wide."

I've only ever seen the Trifid Nebula cover.