Our first Pink Floyd album! Don’t worry – they’ll be plenty more.
So, we seem to be in a back lot of a movie company here. It further appears that two men are shaking hands in front of a storm drain. Lastly, one of those men is on fire!
This rather surrealistic image actually reflects one of the album’s themes – a criticism of the music biz. It was done by probably the best cover designer ever, Storm Thorgerson.
He did many more for the band, as well as for plenty of other groups. Honestly, I think the man’s a genius, something like a modern Magritte.
You’ll be seeing more of him here for sure.
Thorgerson also did the back cover and inner stuff as well, all of which is very interesting in its own right.
The album came out right after Dark Side of the Moon. A second theme on it revolved around former band member Syd Barrett (who, I’m sure you remember, went crazy). The title song and the hit “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” are all about him.
WYWH was David Gilmour’s favorite album, though I always found it a little tame. The artwork, on the other hand, is truly something else.
Nick Mason, Syd, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright
Parodies? Are you kidding me?
BTW, that last one was somebody's Christmas card.
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