The Awesome Sci-Fi Stylings of Prog Rock Album Covers: ELO edition.

ELO; to the uninitiated, Electric light Orchestra was/is a British Progressive Rock outfit that made a name for itself with its monster double LP Out of the Blue. While Prog-heads probably appreciate the band for its stylized overdubing of string instruments and general high-concept-ness. We, as young quadraphonic headphone, Afro sporting listeners, could never get past the awesome sci-fi covers.

The work of prolific illustrator Shusei Nagaoka; ELO's brand and theme appeared to be a space ship that took its design documents from a "Simon" and Stanley Kubrick's psychedelic toss off " 2076: A Space Funk Odyssey). (ed - I would totally watch that movie)

The danger of digital downloads and electronic only tracks is that the art, and damn if it isn't sweet art, of the album cover is being lost.

(from http://tristonrobinson.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/out-of-the-blue1.jpg)

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The world in a drop of ELO