while this is undoubtedly one the greatest rock albums of all time i really don't care for the cover. so when i learned the first cover art submission was as described below i was stunned. nothing could be further up my alley. i'm sure no pictures of the original exist. might have to recreate myself. and put on a tshirt.
"Jimmy Page has stated that the album cover was actually the second version submitted by Hipgnosis. The first, by artist Storm Thorgerson, featured an electric green tennis court with a tennis racquet on it. Furious that Thorgerson was implying their music sounded like a "racket", the band fired him and hired Powell in his place. Thorgerson did, however, go on to produce the album artwork for Led Zeppelin's subsequent albums Presence and In Through the Out Door."
aesthetics aside you can be damn sure i'm listening to this all the way through the moment i get home tonight. check out storm thorgerson's website and discover you're far more familiar with his work than you thought.
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