Gentle Giant Album Covers (Vinyl): UK vs. US
- Submitted by Geir Hasnes
- UK: gatefold sleeve, lyrics on inside of cover. Spiral on inner
sleeve.
- US: no release.
- UK: gatefold sleeve, title in green letters, lyrics in blue on
black inside covers. Spiral on inner sleeve.
- US: same as UK, but title in black letters, lyrics in black on
white on one page and white on purple on the other, opening inwards. Blank
inner sleeve.
- UK: gatefold sleeve, lyrics on inside of cover. Spiral on inner
sleeve.
- US: gatefold sleeve, 1st UK album cover with title on the
outside, the UK inside cover of Three Friends on the inside. Blank inner
sleeve.
- UK: gatefold sleeve, Roger Dean painting, lyrics on inside of cover.
Spiral on inner sleeve.
- US: die-cut jar-shaped cover depicting an octopus in a jar. Blue
inner sleeve with lyrics on one side. Later editions were not die-cut.
- UK: printed silk screen on cover. Photograph insert. Lyrics on
inner sleeve.
- US: no release.
- UK: die-cut half playing-card shaped cover, spades and gothic
"G's" on the spine. Lyric insert. Blank inner sleeve.
- US: same cover, with Capitol C trademark on it. Lyrics on inner
sleeve. Later editions were not die-cut.
- UK: ordinary cover. Lyric insert. Blank inner sleeve.
- US: a different photograph of the same motive on the cover, with Capitol C
trademark on it. Lyrics on inner sleeve.
- UK: ordinary cover. Lyrics on inner sleeve.
- US: same cover, with Capitol C trademark on it. Lyrics on inner
sleeve. Some European releases had lyric insert.
- UK: gatefold sleeve, information on inside of cover. The first
10,000 UK copies had a 12 page book inserted presenting the band, but they
including no lyrics. Blank inner sleeves.
- US: same cover, with Capitol C trademark on it. No book. Blank
inner sleeves.
- UK: ordinary cover. Green inner sleeve with puzzle piece, NO LYRICS.
- US: same cover, with Capitol C trademark on it. Same sleeve as
UK. NO LYRICS.
- UK: ordinary cover. Mask insert. Lyrics on both sides of inner sleeve.
- US: same cover in a darker blue. The inner sleeve carried the mask on one
side and the lyrics on the other.
- UK: ordinary cover. Lyrics on inner sleeve.
- US: same cover. Lyrics on inner sleeve. A US promo version had
different colors on the cover.
The German, French, Spanish and Italian editions carried the lyrics in
their respective tongues on the inner sleeve.
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