I recently received a copy of VanHalen's A Different Kind of Truth album. Now, I'm not going to try to convince you to listen to them, but what I thought was interesting was the fact of what they decided to have a cut-out of on their album cover.
I never would have thought that a group like VanHalen would have ANY train on ANY of their albums, but I guess it just proves that the draw of a train like this one is irresistible. Right?
Acela
The timbers beneath the rails are not the only ties that bind on the railroad. --Robert S. McGonigal
You bet it's irresistable! Who doesn't like the Dreyfuss Hudson? OK, SOMEBODY out there doesn't like the Dreyfuss Hudson, but MOST everybody likes it!
But why their previous album didn't have a T-1 on on the front is beyond me
Phil Manzanera's "Diamond Head" album had a nice shot of Uncle Pete's City of LA's E-9's. Brian Auger's Oblivion Express albums typically had stylized early CB&Q streamliners on their albums.
- Erik
Boys, if you REALLY want to see the greatest album cover of all time do a 'Net search for Carly Simon's "No Secrets" album, ca. 1972. In a way it's not TOO much different from that Van Halen album, but that's all I'm going to say about it!
Aw gee.....
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