Orchestral Manouvers In the Dark (OMD) – Maid Of Orleans stained glass window cover

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Orchestral Manouvers In the Dark (OMD) – Maid Of Orleans 

45 RPM single front cover 

Cover Design [Stained Glass] by Anton Wolff 

photo of cover by Styrous® 

I published an article about the OMD Maid Of Orleans album earlier with the music and history behind it (link below). This entry focuses only on the cover of the album, so it belongs in the “Just the cover, ma’am” articles (link below).         

 

The cover for Maid Of Orleans is a brilliant graphics design by German graphic designer & painter Anton Wolff. It was printed on shiny mylar (polyester) which gave it the appearance of a stained glass window seen in cathedrals and churches.          

 

 

rose window of the Chartres Cathedral (Chartres, France) 

 

 

Both the front and the back of the album is covered in mylar so the back is like a mirror which captured my reflection when I photographed it; there was no way to avoid that.      

 

 

Orchestral Manouvers In the Dark (OMD) – Maid Of Orleans 

45 RPM single back cover 

Cover Design by Anton Wolff 

photo of back cover by Styrous® 

 

 

There are three albums in my collection that also used mylar, The Andromeda Strain soundtrack album cover, the Grand Funk Railroad ~ E Pluribus Funk album in the shape of a coin and The Monkees ~ Head soundtrack cover which was even shinier (links below).          

         

Viewfinder links:        

         

“Just the cover, ma’am”         

Grand Funk Railroad ~ E Pluribus Funk            

 The Monkees ~ Head         

Orchestral Manouvers In the Dark (OMD) – Maid Of Orleans        

        

Net links:        

         

Manual Cohen ~ Joan of Arc stained glass window, Orleans Cathedral          

Inspired Pencil ~ Stained Glass Joan         

Maidofheaven ~ Joan of Arc Stained Glass Window, Church in Rouen France     

        

YouTube link:        

        

OMD ~ Maid Of Orleans (live)                          

        

        

         

        

        

        

Styrous® ~ Monday, June 2, 2025        
       

 

 

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