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Docteur Faust (1971) by Igor Wakh\u00e9vitch.<\/em><\/p>\n Philippe Druillet<\/a>: album cover artist. As with John Martin<\/a>, I’m surprised there aren’t more examples. Once again, Discogs.com proves incomplete so I’ve added a couple more including the first on this list, Docteur Faust<\/em>. If you know of any others, please leave a comment.<\/p>\n Igor Wakh\u00e9vitch’s berserk masterpiece is a cult item in this house, and something I’ve written about already<\/a>. The cover art is the icing on an unclassifiable cake.<\/p>\n Grail (1970) by Grail.<\/em><\/p>\n The cover is the opening page of The Wild Wind Isles<\/em>, one of Druillet’s Lone Sloane stories. Produced by Rod Stewart; did you notice? “We are sailing…”<\/p>\n Electric Ladyland (1975) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.<\/em><\/p>\n A gatefold sleeve for a series of four Hendrix reissues<\/a> on the\u00a0Barclay label. The other covers were provided by Moebius, Jean Sol\u00e9 and an artist unidentified on the link above but it looks to me like the work of Philippe Caza.<\/p>\n Black Sun (1978) by Black Sun.<\/em><\/p>\n Black suns are a regular feature of Druillet’s work (and mine, ahem) so the artist at least suits the title. The debut album of a short-lived French funk\/soul group.<\/p>\n East\/West (1980) by Richard Pinhas.<\/em><\/p>\n The French equivalent of Krautrock doesn’t have a name but Richard Pinhas<\/a> is one of its leading practitioners. This is still my favourite among his solo works, not least because it’s more successfully musical than other albums which feature great slabs of guitar or synth doodling. In addition to a cover of David Bowie’s Sense Of Doubt<\/em> there’s also science fiction author Norman Spinrad ranting through a vocoder on the opening and closing tracks. The great cover art is a page from Druillet’s 1980 adaptation of Flaubert’s\u00a0Salammb\u00f4<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n K-Priss (1980) by Georges Gr\u00fcnblatt.<\/em><\/p>\n Druillet only provided the title design on this one, the photography being by P. Jelin.\u00a0Georges Gr\u00fcnblatt was a member of French rock outfit Heldon. His only solo album includes fellow Heldon members Richard Pinhas, Patrick Gauthier, Francois Auger and Didier Batard.<\/p>\n Neverending Destiny (1990) by Agressor.<\/em><\/p>\n A French death metal band. That orange Helvetica makes Cthulhu weep.<\/p>\n DWW (1992) by Richard Pinhas.<\/em><\/p>\n Symposium Of Rebirth (1994) by Agressor.<\/em><\/p>\n A page from Druillet’s Yragael<\/em> (1974) gets badly cropped. Pourquoi?<\/em><\/p>\n La Ville Ainsi Soit-Il (1995) by Pierre Bachelet.<\/em><\/p>\n Light pop, apparently. Only in France would you find an album like this being embellished by an artist better known for apocalyptic Lovecraftian frenzy.<\/p>\n La Nuit (1995) by Proton Burst.<\/em><\/p>\n A mini-album by a French band that not only features Druillet art inside and out<\/a> but is based on the Druillet book, La Nuit<\/em> (1976), that the artist called his darkest work.<\/p>\n Metropolis (2002) by Art Zoyd.<\/em><\/p>\n French band Art Zoyd have been going since the late 60s, and are still active. This release is a concept album based on Fritz Lang’s film.<\/p>\n Alexisstar Morphalite (2005) by Hidden.<\/em><\/p>\n The central image is a page adapted from Yragael<\/em>.<\/p>\n Yogsothery – Gate I : Chaosmogonic Rituals Of Fear (2010) by Various Artists.<\/em><\/p>\n One of the more apocalyptic moments from Yragael<\/em> on the cover of a metal collection dedicated to HP Lovecraft. The CD packaging<\/a> features Druillet artwork throughout.<\/p>\n Qwartz 7 (2011) by Various Artists.<\/em><\/p>\n A compilation album promoting a French electronic music award. Druillet created a poster<\/a> which is here cropped to form the CD cover.<\/p>\n Cosmic Machine \u2013 A Voyage Across French Cosmic & Electronic Avantgarde (1970\u20131980)\u00a0(2013) by Various Artists.<\/em><\/p>\n A great compilation album from the age of analogue synthesis that deserves its cover art.<\/p>\n Update:<\/strong> Added the Grail cover. Thanks to Lord Cornelius Plum for the tip. Elsewhere on { feuilleton } Previously on { feuilleton } Docteur Faust (1971) by Igor Wakh\u00e9vitch. Philippe Druillet: album cover artist. As with John Martin, I’m surprised there aren’t more examples. Once again, Discogs.com proves incomplete so I’ve added a couple more including the first on this list, Docteur Faust. If you know of any others, please leave a comment. 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\nUpdate 2:<\/strong> Added some recent covers by metal bands. Thanks to I, Voidhanger for the tip.
\nUpdate 3:<\/strong> Added the Cosmic Machine<\/em> compilation.
\nUpdate 4:<\/strong> Added Art Zoyd.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 The album covers archive<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Druillet\u2019s vampires<\/a>
\n\u2022 Salammb\u00f4 illustrated<\/a>
\n\u2022 Druillet meets Hodgson<\/a>
\n\u2022 The music of Igor Wakh\u00e9vitch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"