They wanted the original cover to look more like this but the studio lost Mustaine's sketches and then ran out of time and money.
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Thu Apr 13, 2017 3:39 pm
Stat_Rad
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
I don't know about improved, but it's certainly an original idea:
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
markhebb wrote:
Didn't Killing is my business...also get a new cover for the reissue?
Mentioned in the OP. A sketch of what the original cover would have looked like can be seen on their 1984 demo 'Last Rites':
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Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:31 am
blacklorre
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
Cool: Meh:
Sat Apr 29, 2017 6:05 pm
Johnny Guitar
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
The 3rd version is a definite improvement on the first two.
Can't really decide out of these two. The wolf creature thing has a certain charm about it despite being rubbish, and the logo cover is a bit boring.
Sun Apr 30, 2017 11:01 am
blacklorre
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
That WOLF cover always raise a laugh! Definitely the winner!
Sun Apr 30, 2017 11:05 am
Dr Yail Bloor
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
The second version of that BAN is really iconic though, that's the one I prefer.
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
Another issue with the original Wolf cover is that the artist's signature is so prominent that it looks like the bloody album name.
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Mon May 01, 2017 4:33 am
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
RainbowPrince wrote:
Another issue with the original Wolf cover is that the artist's signature is so prominent that it looks like the bloody album name.
I've always wondered why any artist would want to own up to that thing!
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Mon May 01, 2017 5:09 am
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
Good thing he didn't include a surname. Could be any old Arnold.
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Mon May 01, 2017 5:52 am
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
RainbowPrince wrote:
Another issue with the original Wolf cover is that the artist's signature is so prominent that it looks like the bloody album name.
Apparently the 'artist' is a very famous children's books illustrator in Scandinavia. He may well be but he's still shite.
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blacklorre
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
The Wolf is called Arnold.
Mon May 01, 2017 11:43 am
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
Personally I don't think this is an improvement.
Original, by Dan Seagrave:
I have no idea who did the Metal Duck side, but here it is anyway:
And I can't find a decent pic of the reissue, so here's Youtube, but this is the reissue artwork.
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Tue May 02, 2017 11:32 pm
RainbowPrince
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
I personally don't mind the original too much, but I think the reissue is an improvement. It generally looks more menacing, and I prefer the colours as well.
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Sun May 14, 2017 11:50 am
blacklorre
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
No its nondescript, prefer the orig. It looks too much like the later albums. Same with Wolfheart, no improvement.
Sun May 14, 2017 11:58 am
Stat_Rad
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Re: Albums With Improved Reissue Covers
RainbowPrince wrote:
[I personally don't mind the original too much, but I think the reissue is an improvement. It generally looks more menacing, and I prefer the colours as well.
Agree, but that's blasphemy in some circles!
BLACK: The Wolfheart reissue stinks. It's so plain looking. The original cover suits the music far better.
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