Sunday, November 24, 2019

THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND - "THE 5000 SPIRITS OR THE LAYERS OF THE ONION"

Artist: The Incredible String Band
Title: The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion
Label: Elektra
Catalog: EKS 74010
Year: 1967
Genre: folk-rock
Design: Simon and Marijke (aka Seemon Posthuma and Marijke Koger)
Cover art:  Simon and Marijke (aka Seemon Posthuma and Marijke Koger)
Grade: ***** star


If I had to pick five album covers that captured the mid-1960s zeitgeist (always wanted to use that word in a write-up), this would be one of them.  The cover is simply stunning.  Admitted the music is somewhat of an acquired taste (too folky for me), but the cover more than makes up for any musical shortcomings to my ears.  The Dutch artists are fascinating in their own way - I've included a link to the Wikipedia write-up on the pair.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fool_(design_collective)


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