We're experiencing illness in the family at Moonbase at the mo so I'm staying with my daughter for the weekend. In need of non-taxing diversion we hit the charity shops of Shipley near Bradford, of which their are, fortunately for us, many.
Amongst the excellent selection of old and obscure VHS videos nestling on the shelves at 10p each, I also spotted what could be an interesting sub-genre of space collecting, space-themed LP records. In the space of two charity shops I saw two different ones: one I can't remember but it was children flying to the moon from the 1960's and the other was this Holst The Planets with a cool Apollo capsule cover.
Browsing cyberspace to check what other Holst covers there are I saw what has to be one of the kookiest! Check it out below, Flash Gordon meets Barbarella! I recognise the toy ray guns but can't put a name to them. Anyone?
So does anyone actually collect space themed records?
I bought a Van Gelis album once because it had a cover featuring the starship 'Hooded Swan' from the Brian Stableford novels. Never played it, don't own a record player!
ReplyDeleteHave to say - Any Yes Album (at least in the 70's.
ReplyDeleteTriple fold out sleeves and posters!
Hope every one gets well soon.
Sincere wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to all concerned!
ReplyDeleteI must confess to having bought the Electric Light Orchestra album Out of the Blue solely because of the space station cover art.
I always enjoyed the covers to Boston's albums which featured the guitar ships. I certainly agree with M-7's mention of the Yes album covers of roger Dean.
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