Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado - 1974
Bev Bevan - drums - about the cover art:
'After Eldorado was recorded, the band was shown the design for the album cover.
The band's first reaction was disbelief: 'What a load of crap! This has to be stopped immediately'.
Then they were told that the cover actually was a snapshot from the movie 'Wizard of Oz'. The cover pictures the green handed witch, trying to take away Dorothy's magic shoes. Don Arden, the band's manager, thought it would be good ELO promotion, as it was quite recognisable for American audiences. And afterwards, when the band got a lots of compliments for the artwork, they decided it was indeed a 'marvellous cover'.
Bev Bevan - drums - about the cover art:
'After Eldorado was recorded, the band was shown the design for the album cover.
The band's first reaction was disbelief: 'What a load of crap! This has to be stopped immediately'.
Then they were told that the cover actually was a snapshot from the movie 'Wizard of Oz'. The cover pictures the green handed witch, trying to take away Dorothy's magic shoes. Don Arden, the band's manager, thought it would be good ELO promotion, as it was quite recognisable for American audiences. And afterwards, when the band got a lots of compliments for the artwork, they decided it was indeed a 'marvellous cover'.