Neal Adams was an artist who penetrated not just the comics world, but having come from the world of advertising fit well into other formats such as movie posters and covers for music albums.
They have a made a comeback in recent years, but for decades album covers were one of the coolest places to seek out interesting artwork. Adams made perhaps his splash with his artwork for Grand Funk Railroad's All The Girls in the World album cover.
As seen above the art was used not for the album cover but for the concert posters as well. His MAD magazine approach to rendering the members of the band captures the over-the-top fun they exuded when at the top of their game. If perchance you're one of the unenlightened who have not yet sampled the Grand Funk goods, check out this link.
It's a smoother sleeker sound found in Bill LaBounty. This album cover for Promised Love is an errant cover from a typical romance comic book of the time. To get a sample check out this link.
The Mighty Groundhogs get a "superhero" styled cover for their album titled Who Will Save the World? To sample these almost super-heroes, check out this link.
Sights and sounds are a great way to wrap up a wild and wooly month. If you know of a Neal Adams album cover I've overlooked, please let me know.
Next stop is December. See you then.
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