20,000 vinyl LPs 173: The Andromeda Strain soundtrack cover

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Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP back cover

photo by Styrous®

This article is ONLY about the album cover for the The Andromeda Strain soundtrack, part of my series, “Just the cover, ma’am!” (link below); there is another entry for complete info about the album (link below). The album has the usual 12" square profile but the housing attached to the front of the cover holds the vinyl LP record, which has its own surprise, and is designed like the shutter of a camera. I don't know of another album with this configuration.     

 

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP album cover with shutters closed

photo by Styrous®

 

The jacket cover is by graphic designer, Virginia Clark, with assistance by sculptor, Joel Shapiro. Clark designed the album cover for Black Mass by Lucifer (Mort Garson) as well as Big Black, Cher, Neil Diamond, Yvonne Elliman, Rick Nelson, Saddhu Brand, Sony & Cher, Roger Williams and many others (link below). The collage photography is by Ruth Corbett. The jacket cover was printed by Bert-Co Enterprises.    

Gil Melle ~ 
The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP album cover with shutters open

photo by Styrous®

 

I love the hexagon shape of the 10" vinyl LP record; I think it's totally cool. The plastic record sleeve has a label with a warning to the owner to beware of damage to the needle if not played properly.        

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
10" hexagon vinyl LP record 

photo by Styrous®




 

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP hexagon record warning

detail photo by Styrous®

images on the shutters

          

      

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack

vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

detail photo by Styrous®

 

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

detail photo by Styrous®

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

detail photo by Styrous®

  

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

detail photo by Styrous®

 

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

detail photo by Styrous®

 

 

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

detail photo by Styrous®

The Record

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
10" hexagon vinyl LP record, side 1

photo by Styrous®

 

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
10" hexagon vinyl LP record label, side 1

photo by Styrous®

 

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
10" hexagon vinyl LP record, side 2

photo by Styrous®

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
10" hexagon vinyl LP record label, side 2

photo by Styrous®

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Wildfire - 2:41
A2 - Hex - 3:57
A3 - Andromeda    - 2:33
A4 - Desert Strip - 4:14
Side 2:

B1 - The Piedmont Elegy - 2:22
B2 - Op - 2:43
B3 - Xenogenesis - 2:40
B4 - Strobe Crystal Green - 4:45

Credits:

    Engineer – Alan Sohl, Gordon Clark, Terry Brown
    Producer, Composed By, Arranged By – Gil Mellé

Notes:

LP is hexagon -shaped and comes housed in an elaborate folded pod-shaped sleeve. 

Gil Mellé ‎– The Andromeda Strain (Original Electronic Soundtrack)
Label: Kapp Records ‎– KRS-5513
Format: Vinyl, 10", LP, Album, Shape, Hexagonal
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Electronic, Stage & Screen
Style: Experimental, Soundtrack

         
          
     
         
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“Just the cover, ma’am!”     
Gil Mellé ‎– The Andromeda Strain (original electronic soundtrack)



Styrous® ~  Monday, March 11, 2019          

       

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