Tuesday, November 10, 2015

ALBUM COVER SPOTLIGHT
11/10/2015
RAMASES-SPACE HYMNS
1971
Cover by Roger Dean.

Roger Dean is an artist known for creating surreal landscapes in his paintings. Dean is very well known for creating the covers for the British Progressive Rock band Yes, including Fragile, Close To The Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, and Relayer



This cover was made for a musician named Kimberly Barrington Frost (more simply known as Ramases) in 1971. It was the largest cover Roger Dean was ever allowed to paint, featuring the steeple of a church launching off of the building in a very spaceship-esque manner, the full painting seen below.



Ramases didn't become very popular or even very well known, only being able to publish some demo cassettes for his later album Glass Top Coffin in 1975. Unfortunately, Frost ended his own life in 1976. News of his death was not widespread until the 1990's, where his music started to become more popular.

Go enjoy more of Roger Dean's art on his website!

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