Sure, you can't really see it from here, but the cover for Strange Days by the Doors was shot on Sniffen Court. (new window)

Houses of the Holy?

/whar?

really gives you an appreciation for perspective, light, and all of the other nuance that goes in to photography because most of those locations look mostly meh in google street view but pretty amazing when shot properly.

No Moving Pictures?

exparrot: Houses of the Holy?

/whar?

why don't you have a seat over there?

How about The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion?

I had always assumed the Animals cover was someone's imagination, not a photo.

sinanju: I had always assumed the Animals cover was someone's imagination, not a photo.

It's the Battersea power station in London, and it's HUGE. When I visited London I stayed near there, and it was weird seeing it in real life.

Klitch: really gives you an appreciation for perspective, light, and all of the other nuance that goes in to photography because most of those locations look mostly meh in google street view but pretty amazing when shot properly.

Even the powerstaion from Animals,with the angle and lighting, shows an architectural vision whereas the Google street shot it just looks like a big ol' building

qsblues: exparrot: Houses of the Holy?

/whar?

why don't you have a seat over there?

How about The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion?

I: think you're thinking of the follow-up, Amorica.

Nah, let's stick with Southern Harmony. Would like to see Murmur also.

I just knew Abbey Road was going to be in there. Wtf's the deal with the zig-zag lane markings in the last 100 feet before the crosswalk? If I followed those, the farking pedestrians wouldn't know which way to jump before I mowed them down!

sinanju: I had always assumed the Animals cover was someone's imagination, not a photo.

I was going to post the same thing. I always assumed it was a painting.

Slu: sinanju: I had always assumed the Animals cover was someone's imagination, not a photo.

I was going to post the same thing. I always assumed it was a painting.

Same here.

HAMMERTOE: I just knew Abbey Road was going to be in there. Wtf's the deal with the zig-zag lane markings in the last 100 feet before the crosswalk? If I followed those, the farking pedestrians wouldn't know which way to jump before I mowed them down!

It's the Brit equivalent of a "No Parking" sign.

Missing from the list:

Not a painting, they used a giant inflatable pig balloon for the Animals cover art.

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti location was also where the Rolling Stones made the waiting on a friend video

exparrot: Houses of the Holy?

/whar?

Does the Giant's Causeway have a streetview? I don't recall more than a road out that way...

h2oincfs:

I'm moving back there in a month, I can't wait

DC sucks

Great idea for a Google Street View hack. Not very well executed.

AngryTimmy: Slu: sinanju: I had always assumed the Animals cover was someone's imagination, not a photo.
I was going to post the same thing. I always assumed it was a painting.
Same here.

Same here. I thought it was some idealized art deco metaphor. Although I did learn later it was real. But it was still a shock when I saw it in person. I barely had time to grab the camera before it was too late.



I'd be real impressed if google can show the locations of Yes/Dean album covers

desktitute: Not a painting, they used a giant inflatable pig balloon for the Animals cover art.

The cover is faked. They never got a good shot of the inflatable pig before it tore loose of its moorings and floated away

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Slu: sinanju: I had always assumed the Animals cover was someone's imagination, not a photo.

I was going to post the same thing. I always assumed it was a painting.

Same here.

seriously guys?

the picture is real.
the pig floated away before they could get a good picture
(the rifle marksman never showed up)
so they edited in a picture of the pig, into the sky above the Station.

wiredroach: qsblues: exparrot: Houses of the Holy?

/whar?

why don't you have a seat over there?

How about The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion?

Blind Faith

Scorpions

kwame: h2oincfs: [i610.photobucket.com image 400x300]

Is that the one in Louisville?

Yes. Its a head shop

The_Philosopher_King: Same here. I thought it was some idealized art deco metaphor. Although I did learn later it was real.

One of the coolest things about Hipgnosis' album covers through the years -especially the ones for Floyd- is that they're all done for real with no special effects or camera trickery. That means they did insane things like make up a thousand bed on a beach. The Animals shoot was apparently as big a disaster as you'd expect; on the first day, the pig broke loose and they had to track it down and patch it up. The second day they took hundreds of shots, but only the one on the cover satisfied Storm and the band.

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The_Philosopher_King: Same here. I thought it was some idealized art deco metaphor. Although I did learn later it was real.

One of the coolest things about Hipgnosis' album covers through the years -especially the ones for Floyd- is that they're all done for real with no special effects or camera trickery. That means they did insane things like make up a thousand bed on a beach.

now, you see, "Momentary Lapse of Reason" is the one pink floyd cover that I thought was a painting.
To me, it just doesn't look like a picture.

........anybody...?.............no?

/truffle shuffles out of here.

I thought this one would be a gimme.
More info here > Link (new window)



And another link to album covers all over the world. I think I found this on the old Fark music tab IIRC.
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kwame: h2oincfs: [i610.photobucket.com image 400x300]

Is that the one in Louisville?

yes. are there others? i did not know that.

railroad tracks off Pyathai Rd. in Bangkok = Combat Rock cover