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1. So many burnt into my noggin images here! Well done!

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4. Hi there,
   Here’s the Danta cover:
   http://www.hipgnosiscovers.com/danta.html
   PS: There are some errors/missing covers in your list. Compare with my site to find out which ones…

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   • The Brotherhood of the Record Geek comes through again. Thanks very much for the use of your Danta cover. You guys need to check out Stian’s site at http://www.hipgnosiscovers.com. It’s the real deal!

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7. Utterly fantastic work! I think however that Peter Saville pretty handily squeaks by them as the best, at least in my subjective opinion 🙂

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   • There are actually quite a few who squeak by Storm and the boy, so you have to forgive the hyperbole 🙂

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8. Hi. Nice list. You might be interested in this site which talks about how some of these were retouched. It’s my father’s, who isn’t great at the self-promotion lark. Technical, and for the uber-geeks only, I suspect, but still, an interesting resource : http://www.richardmanning.co.uk/hipgnosis-album-cover-artwork

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   • Absolutely brilliant. Thank you!

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     • yeah he was great !! he did a lot of master pieces !!

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17. Where is T.Rex’s Electric Warrior?

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    • Oh I missed it sorry 😀

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21. discogs.com has a photo of the Danta cover – not very good, but it might help you some.

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22. the hollies romany

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23. the hollies romany, allan clarke my real name is arold and headroom

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64. Simply fantastic thanks.

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